According to Deadline, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire star Mckenna Grace has signed on for the leading role in the upcoming psychological thriller titled Straight Lies, which is inspired by real-life events from writer Ren Trella’s teenage years. “I am so honored to bring this compelling story to the screen,” Grace said. “After speaking with our amazing … Read more
It seemed surreal to me that we got one Ghostbusters movie featuring the surviving members of the original Ghostbusters team, 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It took decades to convince Bill Murray to show up for another one of these. It felt impossible it might ever happen again. Shows what I know! Just three years later, Murray showed up again — along with Dan … Read more
The surviving original Ghostbusters — Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, plus, as their intrepid former assistant Janine, Annie Potts — all appeared in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. But those were very much cameos in a film that was about the heretofore unmentioned family of the late great Egon Spengler (RIP Harold Ramis). Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire still includes Egon’s daughter … Read more
After decades where fans begged and pleased for a third Ghostbusters movie that never happened, it finally arrived in 2021 with Ghostbusters: Afterlife. And now, even more improbably, Ghostbusters is just an ongoing franchise again — here, two years later, is the first teaser for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire which directly continues the story of Afterlife and looks to be a full-fledged team-up film … Read more
The new episode of 80s Horror Memories covers Ghostbusters and includes an extended interview with FX artist Steve Johnson JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The … Read more
I have no idea how many times I’ve seen Ghostbusters, but I would estimate it’s at least 50 times. Maybe it’s 70. Maybe it’s 100. It’s a lot. It’s one of the titles, along with Spaceballs and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, that’s in the running for the movie I have watched more than any other. Over the weekend, I … Read more
Sony has delayed its upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel to 2024. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the next big-screen entry in the Ghostbusters franchise has moved from Dec. 20, 2023 to Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’s previous release date of March 29, 2024. Beyond the Spider-Verse, in turn, has been delayed indefinitely. The Ghostbusters and Spider-Verse sequels are … Read more
To kick off the annual event, Sony spooks CinemaCon 2023 guests with new details about its Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel! CinemaCon 2023 is officially underway! Sony is bringing its Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel to the stage to kick the annual event off with a scare, and fans of the franchise couldn’t wait to check it out. The … Read more