Busting Feel Good?

Only in the last few days have I heard about this, and it's interesting to see this as something to come out. The neighborhoods are going to be strange as a new Ghostbusters movie is looking to be ready. The expectation is for it to release in the summer next year. Potential hype could be through the roof as it is set within the ones released in the 80s.

It's being done by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan, who directed the 80s ones. Within a 15 year period, he has done at least three movies with screenwriter Diablo Cody with various amounts of success. He's written a few himself that have been moderate to huge hits. Whether he can turn Ghostbusters around is another story. The mere fact about this one has pissed off the 2016 star, Leslie Jones. Regarding the trailer, it's just a teaser and it doesn't really reveal much. Unless I'm missing something, here's a few things on why the 2016 one isn't getting a sequel.

First, expectations were very low. Even a year before it, Ghostbusters 2016 was met with a lot of hate. From the casting to what they were aiming for, it turned off more than just geeks. Second, even though it was well received by critics, it ultimately has been turned off by lots of audiences despite making 128 million domestically. That cast overall is not a crowd pleaser. Last was the amount of money it lost. It had a 144 million dollar budget. Advertising and the low amount of box office worldwide at just below 230 mil certainly didn't make executives pleased.

People have been begging for a third Ghostbusters movie for a long time. Now, the 2009 video game is that, but an actual movie was far from reality. Too many delays, casting, and a few other issues kept coming into play. It's hard to judge now since we haven't heard anything yet. I got a feeling we will see a full trailer sometime in the fall or winter to get audiences hyped. The name can be a money maker when treated right. Has 30 plus years been too long? It could be. For now, all we can do is speculate. Too early to make a judgement call like Jones is and too early to know if this film will even come out next year. An actual trailer will put those doubts to rest when that day comes.