Just yesterday the news dropped that another Ghostbusters movie is on the way next year, directed by Jason Reitman, AKA the original filmmaker’s son.
Now we’ve just copped the first teaser trailer for what has been working title-d Ghostbusters 3, as well as the announcement that the film will be released in 2020 during the US summer, AKA our winter.
The teaser is giving off serious Stranger Things vibes, and you know what? We don’t hate it.
The ‘threequel’ is said to reunite the OG stars Dan Aykroyd and Bill murray, but according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter’s Borys Kit, the main characters will be four teenagers: two boys and two girls. Hence the very potent Stranger Things feels.
Teens fighting supernatural dark forces resonated so well with the ever-growing Stranger Things fandom, so maybe Ghostbusters is trying to get a piece of the pie. Not a terrible idea to be honest, if they find kids as talented as the Stranger Things cast.
The main characters will be 4 teens: 2 boys, 2 girls, per sources. https://t.co/jwcSlpz3CY
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) January 16, 2019
While the original Ghostbusters is innately oldschool, Reitman made clear that the new movie will be something different.
“This is the next chapter in the original franchise.” He said to Entertainment Weekly. “It is not a reboot,” he said. “What happened in the ’80s happened in the ’80s, and this is set in the present day.”
We’re keen to see what the Juno director brings to the table and just praying he can capture that same spirit that Stranger Things absolutely nailed.