Jason Reitman's "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" Set for July 2020

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Jason Reitman to Direct New Ghostbusters Movie
by Borys Kit
Jan. 15, 2019


Sony Pictures is once again calling on the Ghostbusters, this time enlisting Jason Reitman as director.

Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters helmer Ivan Reitman, will helm a new movie that he has been working on in secret.




The filmmaker discreetly co-wrote a script with Gil Kenan, director of the animated movie Monster House, and the pic is set to go into production this summer with an eye on a 2020 release.

The whole project has been under a veil of secrecy; the code name it has been operating under has been "Rust City."




Sony is calling the new feature “the next chapter in the original story,” saying it continues the narrative of the 1980s classic. It has also been described as a passing of the torch, “both inside and out.”

What is unclear is if any of the original members will return. Sources say that Reitman is on the lookout to cast four teens in the movie, two boys and two girls.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife First Look
by Nick Romano
December 6, 2019


Director Jason Reitman, son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, is finally ready to let the public in on what he’s planning for the next installment of the phantom-fighting comedy franchise.

With a series of first-look images and plot details, released online Friday via Vanity Fair, Reitman cracked open the vault and revealed how his film, officially titled Ghostbusters: Afterlife, serves as a continuation of those original films and not the female-led reboot from 2016.




The movie, set for a 2020 release, stars The Leftovers‘ Carrie Coon as Callie with Captain Marvel‘s Mckenna Grace and Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard as her children, science-y Phoebe and gearhead Trevor.

Callie’s father was one of the original Ghostbusters — we don’t officially know which one just yet, but Phoebe’s Harold Ramis vibes are real. Her kids must then decide whether or not to join the family business when they move to a property in a small Oklahoma town they inherit.

“As the family arrives at an old farm, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters,” Reitman tells Vanity Fair. “Trevor and Phoebe are about to find out who their grandfather was and whether they’re ready to pick up the proton pack themselves.”




Actor Logan Kim also plays one of Phoebe’s classmates who helps her investigate the mysteries of their new town.

Then there’s Paul Rudd as Mr. Grooberson. As a kid, this school teacher was in New York during the “Manhattan Crossrip,” which is what this movie uses in reference to the event of 1984 when a giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man terrorized Manhattan in the first Ghostbusters movie.




Original franchise stars Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, and Sigourney Weaver will also return.

The film will debut in theaters on July 10, 2020.

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