Director Paul Feig’s plans for a Ghostbusters sequel would have moved the team onto an international stage.
Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Feig addressed the divisive 2016 Ghostbusters remake, which drew often-vitriolic online backlash virtually from the moment it was announced in response to its female-led cast. Although the film earned $229 million worldwide, it was a box-office disappointment, making a sequel unlikely.
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Feig revealed on the podcast that the sequel would have taken on a larger scale, leaving New York City and traveling around the world. “I definitely wanted us to go to another country,” he said. “Because when we were doing the press tour, the international press tour, every country the reporters would come with these drawings or artist renderings of that country’s ghosts. And every country has these really wild ghost stories and ghost characters that they scare kids with or keep people in line with. I really loved the idea of the Ghostbusters going to, like, Asia.”
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While there are no immediate plans for a sequel, Sony Pictures certainly has its sights on the future of the franchise, with an animated feature, more live-action films, and possibly a television series.
(via ComingSoon)