Over the weekend, a Ghostbusters fan event in Los Angeles celebrated the 35th birthday of the classic supernatural comedy. In attendance were director Ivan Reitman, who helmed the first to films, Paul Feig, who directed 2016’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, as well as Reitman’s son, Jason, who’s directing an all-new take on the classic franchise.
Speaking to the crowd (quotes via Cinema Blend), the younger Reitman teased what the initial inspiration for his film was.
“This character came to me. She was a 12-year-old girl. I didn’t know who she was or why she popped into my head, but I saw her with a proton pack in her hand. And I wrote this story. This story began to form over many years actually. It started with a girl and all of a sudden it was a family. And eventually, I knew this movie that I needed to make, that I needed to write.“
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He also confirmed the 12-year-old would be played by Mckenna Grace (Captain Marvel), with Carrie Coon (The Leftovers) playing her mother. He also didn’t confirm the story that Sigourney Weaver and her co-stars from the original would be in the new film — but he didn’t deny it, either.
Reitman also thanked Feig “for kicking down the door on what a Ghostbuster and who a Ghostbuster can be.” While he didn’t give away any other specifics, he did confirm that “It’s a new movie. It’s really about a new set of characters. It takes place in a new place, a new location.“
We also know that Reitman, who had a cameo in 1989’s Ghostbusters 2, will be co-writing the script with Gil Kenan (Monster House, Poltergeist), who is no stranger to ghost stories. The new Ghostbusters is slated to drop in theaters on July 10, 2020.
30 Teen Actors That Could Be the Next Ghostbusters
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Finn Wolfhard
FAMOUS FOR: Stranger Things, IT Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience, looks good in a Ghostbusters uniform
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Odeya Rush
FAMOUS FOR: Lady Bird, Goosebumps, Dumplin'
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Timothée Chalamet
FAMOUS FOR: Beautiful Boy, Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird
ADVANTAGES: worked with Jason Reitman on Men, Women & Children
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Katherine Langford
FAMOUS FOR: 13 Reasons Why, Avengers: Endgame, Love, Simon
ADVANTAGES: special effects experience
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Caleb McLaughlin
FAMOUS FOR: Stranger Things, High Flying Bird
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience, looks good in a Ghostbusters uniform
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Angourie Rice
FAMOUS FOR: The Nice Guys, The Beguiled, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Far From Home
ADVANTAGES: comedy experience
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Asher Angel
FAMOUS FOR: Shazam!, Andi Mack
ADVANTAGES: special effects and comedy experience
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Jacob Tremblay
FAMOUS FOR: The Predator, Wonder, Room
ADVANTAGES: critically acclaimed, special effects horror experience
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Jeremy Ray Taylor
FAMOUS FOR: IT Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Goosebumps 2
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Elsie Fisher
FAMOUS FOR: Eighth Grade, McFarland, USA
ADVANTAGES: critically acclaimed, comedy experience
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Jack Dylan Grazer
FAMOUS FOR: IT Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Shazam!
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Maisie Williams
FAMOUS FOR: Game of Thrones, The New Mutants
ADVANTAGES: special effects experience
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Madison Wolfe
FAMOUS FOR: The Conjuring 2, I Kill Giants, Joy
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience
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Mackenzie Foy
FAMOUS FOR: The Conjuring, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience
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Sophia Lillis
FAMOUS FOR: IT Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Sharp Objects
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience
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Justice Smith
FAMOUS FOR: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Get Down
ADVANTAGES: special effects experience
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Oona Laurence
FAMOUS FOR: Pete's Dragon, Bad Moms, Southpaw
ADVANTAGES: Special effects and comedy experience
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Lucas Hedges
FAMOUS FOR: Moonrise Kingdom, Manchester by the Sea, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
ADVANTAGES: comedy experience, critically acclaimed
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Madison Iseman
FAMOUS FOR: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Goosebumps 2, Annabelle 3
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Talitha Eliana Bateman
FAMOUS FOR: Love, Simon, Geostorm, Annabelle: Creation
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/special effects experience
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Alex Wolff
FAMOUS FOR: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Hereditary, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Mark McKenna
FAMOUS FOR: Wayne, Sing Street, Overlord
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Owen Vaccaro
FAMOUS FOR: The House With a Clock in its Walls, Daddy's Home, The Ghostbusters: A Web Series
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience, appeared in a Ghostbusters fan series
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Lulu Wilson
FAMOUS FOR: The Haunting of Hill House, Annabelle: Creation, Ouija: Origin of Evil
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience
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Amandla Stenberg
FAMOUS FOR: The Hate U Give, The Hunger Games, The Darkest Minds
ADVANTAGES: supernatural/special effects experience
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Zendaya
FAMOUS FOR: Spider-Man Homecoming and Far From Home, The Greatest Showman
ADVANTAGES: special effects/comedy experience
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Mckenna Grace
FAMOUS FOR: The Haunting of Hill House, Gifted, Annabelle 3
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror experience
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Dylan Minnette
FAMOUS FOR: 13 Reasons Why, Don't Breathe, Goosebumps
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/comedy experience
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Millie Bobby Brown
FAMOUS FOR: Stranger Things, Godzilla: King of the Monsters
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/special effects experience
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Jaeden Lieberher
FAMOUS FOR: Midnight Special, IT Chapter 1, St. Vincent
ADVANTAGES: supernatural horror/special effects experience, Bill Murray experience
