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Kumail Nanjiani says Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was influenced by The Real Ghostbusters

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Now that the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, actors are finally able to speak openly about their upcoming films again and some haven’t taken long to do so. One such actor is Kumail Nanjiani who expressed his excitement over joining the Ghostbusters franchise after yesterday’s trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, even revealing the filmmakers took inspiration from the classic […]

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition available to pre-order for Nintendo Switch

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IllFonic has announced that the Ecto Edition of  Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, will be available to pre-order for the Nintendo Switch on 28th September at 9am PST.  This action-packed asymmetrical multiplayer set in the Ghostbusters universe pits a team of Ghostbusters against a formidable ghost.   The Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition will initially release as a digital […]

Bust ghosts in VR with Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord gameplay trailer

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At yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and VR developer nDreams revealed that Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord will be released on PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3 on 26th October.  Watch the new trailer below…. In Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord players become the latest members of the […]

Sony shakes up film slate, pushes back Ghostbusters sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse and more

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Sony Pictures has decided to shift its release schedule than work out issues with the Hollywood Strike. As we enter weeks into both the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strike, the major movie studios are beginning to do drastic things to work around the strike instead of working on negotiations. Sony Pictures is moving two of […]

Jennifer Lawrence has also met with Paul Feig for Ghostbusters reboot

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Earlier today we brought you the news that Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect 2) had met with Paul Feig for the Ghostbusters reboot. And now we bring word that Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1) has also met with the director about a role. Speaking with MTV (via CBM) Lawrence said, […]

Ernie Hudson changes his mind on all-female Ghostbusters, calls them “Phenomenal!”

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The other day, original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson posted his rather negative thoughts on Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters remake saying, “two words: no comment”. Well, it looks like he may have changed his mind. Hudson told The Hollywood Reporter, “four fiercely funny, foxy, females busting ghosts … phenomenal!” In previous interviews, Hudson has said that an […]

Sigourney Weaver hopes for a role in the Ghostbusters reboot; calls the all-female cast “awesome”

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With all of the hullabaloo over Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, Sigourney Weaver has had the majority of her Chappie interview questions surrounding her return to the role of Ripley. But someone did take the time to ask about her thoughts on Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot. “I think that’s awesome,” she told Screenrant. “I think […]

Is Deadpool ridiculously overrated?

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Luke Owen looks at Deadpool… If you’ve read my work before, or listened to me on the Flickering Myth podcast, or watched me on The Flickering Myth Movie Show, then you’ll know that I am not a fan of Deadpool. I, personally, think that he’s funny when you first discover his existence, but then find him […]

Ernie Hudson says the Ghostbusters reboot is “going to be very good”

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Although he found himself in hot water after the all-female cast announcement, Ernie Hudson has turned a corner on the Ghostbusters reboot by first showing his excitement, then filming a cameo and now he’s saying even more positive things about Paul Feig’s movie. “I have a cameo”, he told Entertainment Weekly. “I came back, Bill […]

Ghostbusters trailer gives you someone to call

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After a lot of build-up, the trailer for this summer’s Ghostbusters reboot has finally arrived. As one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, Ghostbusters features a new cast as they take up the mantle left behind by the original Ghostbusters to prevent paranormal beings from causing chaos in New York City. Look out […]