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  • Leslie Jones Slams Jason Reitman’s ‘Insulting’ ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel

    Leslie Jones Slams Jason Reitman’s ‘Insulting’ ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel

    Sony

    While many “Ghostbusters” fans have been celebrating the news of an upcoming third film in the original series, one star of the recent reboot isn’t happy.

    Leslie Jones took to Twitter over the weekend to voice her disapproval of Jason Reitman‘s sequel, which will be a direct follow-up to his father Ivan Reitman’s 1984 and 1989 flicks. The Sony film will be entirely separate from Jones’s 2016 feature, and will not reference any of its characters or events.

    According to Jones, the move is dismissive and “so insulting,” essentially saying “f*ck us” to herself and the rest of the cast, including Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon. The actress also referenced the hate her film received because of its all-female ensemble, noting sarcastically that this new movie would be “better with men” because, after all, “those women ain’t [Ghostbusters].”

    While Jones’s comments are a bit over-the-top, she’s not entirely wrong that Sony’s decision is kind of “a d*ck move.” After all, critics and fans generally enjoyed the 2016 film, which received mostly positive reviews despite some intense backlash from trolls who declared it a childhood-ruining abomination (and took much of their frustration out on Jones, who received such incessant racist abuse that she briefly quit Twitter). 

    But director Paul Feig‘s flick didn’t do big numbers at the box office, and Sony declined to move forward on a sequel as a result. The studio was eager to keep the “Ghostbusters” name alive, though, and continued to work on other projects centered around the property, ultimately leading Reitman to develop his new film.

    It’s unclear what the director’s feature will focus on, though the film’s first teaser suggests it will be a passing of the torch to a new generation of paranormal investigators. No word yet on whether or not original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, or Ernie Hudson will appear. (Harold Ramis passed away in 2014.)

    We’re guessing at this point, Jones won’t be willing to make a cameo. Here’s hoping Sony reaches out to the 2016 cast anyway, though, as a gesture of goodwill.

  • A ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Teaser Trailer Is Already Here to Slime Your Mind

    A ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Teaser Trailer Is Already Here to Slime Your Mind

    Sony

    That was fast. Last night’s news that a “Ghostbusters 3” was in the works with director Jason Reitman is followed by the first teaser trailer (yes, already!).

    The teaser has absolutely no footage from the upcoming movie, but provide a few hints about what to expect.

    “Ghostbusters 3” is a direct follow-up to the 1984 original and 1989 sequel (both of which were directed by Jason’s father, Ivan Reitman). The teaser shows a remote barn housing the old Ecto-1 underneath a tarp, suggesting that the original crew (played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and the late Harold Ramis) are long retired. But judging by the sparks in the barn,  it looks like someone is tinkering around with a proton pack.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV2XKE6G9yI&feature=youtu.be

    “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot,” Reitman explained. “What happened in the ‘80s happened in the ‘80s, and this is set in the present day.”

    He added, “We have a lot of wonderful surprises and new characters for the audience to meet.”

    Will Murray, Aykroyd, and Hudson will be involved somehow? Perhaps Sigourney Weaver, too? Or could it be a next generation kind of thing involving their kids? Only time will tell.

  • Jason Reitman Is Directing the Next ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie

    Jason Reitman Is Directing the Next ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie

    Paramount

    Jason Reitman — whose dad, Ivan Reitman, directed the first two “Ghostbusters” films — is taking over the franchise, EW reports.

    It will be “set in the world that was saved decades previously by the proton pack-wearing working stiffs in the original 1984 movie.”

    So… does that mean that Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson will be back?  That’s not addressed, but we do know that it will be set in the present day. And make no reference to the 2016 reboot.

    “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot. What happened in the ‘80s happened in the ‘80s, and this is set in the present day,” says Jason Reitman. “I have so much respect for what Paul [Feig] created with those brilliant actresses [in the 2016 film], and would love to see more stories from them. However, this new movie will follow the trajectory of the original film.”

    When he was six, by the way, he was an extra in the 1984 original. And the kid who tells the now down-and-out Ghostbusters in the 1989 sequel, “My dad says you guys are full of crap.”

    Sony Pictures has scheduled the film for Summer 2020, with plans to start shooting in a few months.

    Father Ivan is producing the movie. “It will be a passing of the torch both inside and out,” he told EW. “[Jason] worked really hard to be independent and developed a wonderful career on his own. So I was quite surprised when he came to me with [cowriter Gil Kenan] and said, ‘I know I’ve been saying for 10 years I’m the last person who should make a ‘Ghostbusters’ movie, but…I have this idea.’ Literally, I was crying by the end of it, it was so emotional and funny.”

    The film has reportedly been developed under the fake title “Rust City” to stay under the radar.

    It’ll be the first major studio film for Jason Reitman, whose films include “Up in the Air,” “Tully,” and “The Front Runner.”

    But hey, he’s got his dad’s blessing. How does Slimer feel about it?

    [Via EW,  Variety]

     

  • Hugh Jackman Is Scandal-Struck Politician Gary Hart in ‘The Front Runner’ Trailer

    Hugh Jackman Is Scandal-Struck Politician Gary Hart in ‘The Front Runner’ Trailer

    The Front Runner, Hugh Jackman
    Sony Pictures

    Hugh Jackman may be an Oscar frontrunner himself after “The Front Runner.”

    The Jason Reitman film premieres at the Telluride Film Festival, before its November release in theaters, and just shared its first trailer with Entertainment Weekly.

    Jackman plays U.S. politician Gary Hart, who was the Democratic frontrunner for president in 1988. But his chances nosedived when a love affair came to light, at a time when the press was starting to pay more attention to candidates’ personal lives, and the line between salacious gossip and news was blurring.

    “There was a moment when Gary Hart looked like he was going to be the next president of the United States. And within a week he was out of the race and never ran again,” Reitman told EW. “It was a moment in which the Hart campaign, The Washington Post, the Miami Herald, and Hart himself were trying to make decisions in real time with not enough information and no sense of how much the landscape had changed forever.”

    “The Front Runner” is based on the book “All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid” by Matt Bai, who co-wrote the film’s script.

    Vera Farmiga plays Gary Hart’s wife, Lee Hart; J.K. Simmons plays campaign manager Bill Dixon; Sara Paxton is Donna Rice, the actress/model involved in the scandal. According to EW, Mamoudou Athie plays A.J. Parker, an amalgamation of reporters for The Washington Post; Molly Ephraim is Irene Kelly, another composite character, who is a scheduler with campaign; Steve Zissis is real-life Miami Herald reporter Tom Fiedler. Alfred Molina, Kaitlyn Dever, and Mike Judge also star.

    Director Jason Reitman said the film will observe the story “from every perspective,” and you can get a sense of that in the trailer:

    Here’s the synopsis, via Variety:

    “‘The Front Runner’ chronicles the rise and fall of Hart, a charismatic U.S. Senator from Colorado, who was considered the frontrunner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. In what may have been the first merger of tabloid journalism and political journalism, Hart was forced to drop out of the race.”

    “The Front Runner” will open, fittingly enough, just after election day on November 7.

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