Ghostbusters 3 – Director Paul Feig Offers New Details
Steve Barton
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Director Paul Feig just dropped some new details on the next Ghostbusters or Ghostbusters 3 or whatever the hell this thing is shaping up to be, and we have them all for you right here.
Empire caught up with Feig, who provided the following info for fans.
As for his decision to reboot the franchise instead of just making the sequel we all were hoping for…
“A lot of people ask why I didn’t create my own thing, but Ghostbusters never ran out of steam; it’s such a great idea. It’s such a fun franchise so why not bring it to a new generation? The old movie is never going to not exist. It’s not my plan to erase every copy! Hopefully they can all live together.”
On the possible casting of Melissa McCarthy…
“It came out publicly that we’re in talks with Melissa, but there’s a lot to work out.”
Will his movie mention what’s come before it in any way? Homages?
“We’re not recreating the old movie, but we want to do just enough fun nods that the fans will go, ‘Oh, okay, they’re acknowledging that the other movie existed.’ I like to watch parodies, but I don’t want to do them because they’re too referential. Comedy that’s too referential has such a short shelf life; whereas, comedy that’s based around characters will be relatable 2,000 years from now because people won’t change that much.”
Location revealed…
“To me it’s such a New York movie, and the biggest sin would be to pull it out of there. I just love New York, and selfishly, I just want to shoot in New York.”
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