Not too long ago Sony surprised us with a first trailer for the upcoming „Spider-Man:
Far from home“ movie.
But the even bigger surprise followed right after that.
Out of the blue came the first teaser trailer for „Ghostbusters 3“.
We would now like to discuss this first trailer, its meaning for the ghostbusters franchise
in general and why it took them so long to even make a third film.
Final disclaimer: This video will contain spoilers.
You have been warned.
Ghostbuster 3 The first teaser does not really seem to give
away anything of major importance.
It seems like we have left the cities of new york and switched the location to the countryside.
But not everything is as harmonic as it seems.
A closer look reveals ectoplasmic material on the farms fences.
And the gathering storm in the background seems menacing as well.
We close in on a shed where an unseen person seems to be working on a proton pack.
Underneath a tarp the ecto 1 aka the iconic ghost busters vehicle is revealed.
The teaser then simply tells us to get ready fo 2020.
Ever since this first glimpse was published – the internet was bombared with countless
theories.
Even public rejections towards the film were made – most notably by Leslie Jones, who
starred in the Paul Feig directed 2016 reboot.
After all the new film will completely ignore the existence of her film.
Instead it will be the real part 3 and a continuation of the old ghostbusters movies from 1984 and
1989.
The movie will be written and directed by Jason Reitman, who is famous for dramedy films
like „Juno“, „Up in the Air“ and Sully.
But the most interesting part of his involvement with Ghostbusers is the fact that his father
Ivan Reitman helmed the original two films.
No details regarding the plot have been revealed which is why the rest of the video should
be taken with a grain of salt.
However Part 3 seems to leave new york city behind and move to the countryside instead.
The shed in the trailer is an indicator for that.
Maybe one of the OG Ghostbusters left the big apple after the success of the previous
films and now leads a hermits life.
Whether or not Venkman, Ray or Winston will grace the screen in the film has yet to be
revealed.
Ernie Hudson did however confirm, that he would be willing to appear in the film.
Dan Aykroyd has also been a long time supporter of a third film.
The only person who has yet to adress it is Bill Murray.
It is unknown whether or not he would like to return.
This is why it seems likely that some of the rumors may be true.
Meaning the film will heavily focus on new characters.
Initially we heard rumors of two children.
A 13 year old boy who was said to be passionate fantasy and conspiracy theories and a 12 year
old girl who was described as a female version of Sheldon Cooper – insanely smart but having
a hard time with expressing and interpreting feelings.
Now there are rumors that speak of 4 teenagers.
2 boys and 2 girls who will take on the legacy of the ghostbusters.
We could think of several candidates that would be perfect for the job – after all
the kids from stranger things demonstrated to be pretty good at being the ghostbusters.
This group of kids is said to be led by one of the original cast members.
A grumpy old Bill Murray would be our favorite choice.
He could also be the link to the rest of the originsal crew.
So it seems like the new ghostbusters could work by following the tradition of „Stephen
Kings IT“ and „Stranger Things“ And kids or youngsters wouldn't even be newcomers
to the franchise.
History of the ghostbusters.
In 1984 Ghostbusters starring Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and
Sigourney Weaver hit theatres.
The viewers loved the bizarre story, the funny characters and the cool ghost effects.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow-Man has become one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time.
The movie became a huge success and gathered a cult following.
It was followed by a cartoon series calles „The Real Ghostbusters“ which aired between
1986 and 1991 that would continue to tell the tale of our favorite characters.
The success of „Ghostbusters“ and the growing popularity of the cartoon show paved
the way for a sequel, which hit theatres in 1989.
The film was met with mixed reactions by critics, who felt that the film did not add anything
new.
Nonetheless Part 2 has a couple iconic sequences and became a financial success.
Ideas for a third film surfaced but nothing ever manifested - at least until now.
Instead another cartoon series called „Extreme Ghostbusters“ was developed, that acted
as a sequel to the first show and told the story of a group of young folks who took on
the legacy of the Original Ghostbusters.
This show could be the source material for the upcoming film.
In 2016 the infamous all female Paul Feig reboot hit theatres.
The film was panned by fans of the original films and bombed at the box office.
The long road to „Ghostbusters 3“ Ever since the 90's people have been talking
about a third movie.
Dan Aykroyd himself even pitched a script called „Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent“.
In the script the Ghostbusters were succed into an alternate version of Manhattan called
Manhellton.
This dimension was populated by the evil versions of manhattans inhabitants and the ghostbusters
were supposed to face the devil himself in the climax.
A slightly altered version of Dan Aykroyds script was used for the 2009 video game „Ghostbusters:
The Video Game“.
Unfortunately it became evident that Bill Murray was no longer enthusiastic about ghostbusters.
Time passed and Raimis lost interest as well, which is why the script had to be altered
to introduce new characters.
The script continued to be altered over and over againd until a first draft was finished
in 2008.
By 2012 the sript was finally completed.
A new cast was said to be introduced while the original ghostbusters (with the exception
of Bill Murray) were all set to return.
The production was scheduled for 2015 – but everything was put on hold after Harold Ramis
passed away.
And the rest is history.
The 2016 reboot was released and bombed.
Jason Reitman will now helm the third film which will be released in 2020.
And we genuinely hope that this one turns out to be a worthy sequel.
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