The Licensing International Expo starts today and Sony, as always, is there. However, unlike previous years, that presented the Ghostbusters license in general terms, Sony is pushing Ghostbusters not only in terms of products for fanboys, but in terms of the long-gestating third film, which they are now talking about as a 2013 release.
This is semi-official. Sony Consumer Products has to deal as if the movie is coming and has to talk about it with a date in mind, but this is not the same as there being a greenlit date necessarily. Still, it’s a good sight that Ghostbusters continues to be an important property with Sony.
The date was mentioned in Sony’s full-page add in the tradeshow’s magazine, being handed out at the show.
[VIA Toys and Gadgets]
Not logged in 
sorry but the leaflet just says a relaunch of the GB franchise, how do we know its gonna be GB3 and not just the original reformatted and in 3D, etc.?
Did the same thing last year. Not getting excited yet.
the word “relaunch” has me shivering a bit… dear god i hope they don’t go the way of “rebooting” the movies. i know that’s not what seems to be the idea at this point, but that little snippit just rubs me the wrong way.
It would make sense if they did a relaunch. Murray doesn’t seem enthused about a third installment, and perhaps rebooting would help to get another film off the ground. Some film series have enjoyed accolades and success as reboots. Long-after-the-fact sequels, on the other hand, may be as hit and miss as a relaunch — but people will make a bigger deal out of a sequel being bad than a relaunch.
Seeing Indiana Jones old didn’t do anything for me. Same applies here. I think I can forgo seeing the original crew gear back up for a full hour and a half.
But it’s pretty early to read so much into one sentence. And as was mentioned earlier, this is hardly a commitment to another film. I just wanted to get my two cents in.
I think it’s interesting to note that the logo picture and text both specifically do NOT say “Ghostbusters 3″. Of course, that’s what’s being hinted at, but it’s not specifically mentioned. Here’s what it says exactly, in some VERY carefully chosen words:
“Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has a licensing program targeting the Ghostbusters core fan base for the relaunch of the movie franchise in 2013. The programme continues to add partners who recognise the strength and longevity of the brand.”
The other text mentions specific movies – Men In Black 3, Spider-Man 3D – while the Ghostbusters blurb just says “relaunch of the movie franchise in 2013″, but not “Ghostbusters 3″ specifically. Very interesting.
Could the relaunch mean they will relaunch the originals in 3d?
either way its finally sony confirming some sort of new movie reguardless of it being an animated cgi feature, a reboot, or a sequal for 2013!!!!!!!!
I thought they did the same thing last year without a date? Honestly I think this is all just to keep fanboys stirred up and buying ghostbuster stuff. It’s never going to happen.
If it were possible to do the right way, I think that the best option would be to have 30-somenthing Egon, Peter, Winston and Ray back… which means some other actors would have to take over those roles, like (and I don’t like this example) Star Trek. There is the problem right there, I can’t picture any of the current crop of comedians being able to do justice to the characters or the Ghostbusters type of dead pan humor.
This may be totally un-related, but I spoke with a Sony rep last month regarding getting permission to show the first movie at an outdoor screening, and she told me they had put a moratorium on licensing the movie because they are considering re-releasing the original film in theaters this fall. It didn’t sound to me like anything was set in stone, but perhaps they want to get the franchise fresh in people’s minds again (and guage interest) before doing a third movie.
WOW! NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE HEARD ABOUT SONY’s PLANS TO MAKE A THIRD GHOSTBUSTERS MOVIE!!! OMG!! Wait a minute,..we’ve been hearing about their plans to make a third movie for the last 10 years. Stop posting this crap!Not excited..
Yeah, at this point… unless Bill Murray interrupts television with a live announcement stating there is going to be a Ghostbusters 3 and it’s coming out on whatever day, I don’t think I’ll ever believe it.
Ha! Yeah, if only **EVERYONE** loved Ghostbusters so much…
Well, I don’t know…that might fly on a show that Ghostheads generally tune into and vice vera…not sure what that would be…
Wow, it seem like this movie is always supposed to happen somewhere in the not so distant future, and then when we get to that date, it is then pushed even further into the not so distant future. That being said when i see an OFFICIAL trailer or a teaser of some sort, I will believe, until then may faith is reserved.
I think that any new Ghostbusters film needs to solely be about the originals, or they add in all new cliche free Ghostbusters, but a reboot does NOT need to happen. ESPECIALLY If by reboot they mean starting the series over with new actors playing the role of Egon, Ray,Peter, and Winston because that is horrible idea.
The roles are just too iconic,and now matter how well the new actors do they will be hated and judged unfairly. Even if they mean rebooting with an all new story and characters it’s equally as horrible, because no one wants that. A new Ghostbusters film is thin line between epic and what in the #@$%. They have to be really, REALLY careful.
I’m just glad IDW is coming out with a monthly comic book. The last time I had a incling of a good feeling about GB3 was when Bill was dressed up at the Scream awards. Other than that I’m not holding my breath. We all know GB3 will never have the majic of the first movie, but it would be great to take my son to the theatre to watch the original on the big screen. I wouldn’t mind a reboot with some cameos of the the original 3 then having Winston still on the rebooted team. Ernie Hudson is still in great shape and in my opinion the only original GB that would be believable to still dawn a pack and trap.
Just imagine the original four Ghostbusters get in a fight over the direction and future of their beloved company. They decide to split up due to the high demand and excess travel needed to vanquish the supernatural. So instead of having just one new team Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston open up franchises in different parts of the US. Each group is completly different due to the personality in leadership and recruting. You see glimpses of the teams trainng and on the job busts and how Petes team is more about showmanship and getting the press while Egons team is obsessed with building and enhancing there gear at the same time Rays group has alot of heart and wants to document every supernatural event possible and Winstons team is down and dirty hard work to make ends meet and keep collecting a pay check. In the end a force so big threatens the end of the world and the teams unite to save the day.
No ‘reboot’. No ‘passing of the torch’.
Just give us one final film starring the original characters.
# Andy, Posted June 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM
This may be totally un-related, but I spoke with a Sony rep last month regarding getting permission to show the first movie at an outdoor screening, and she told me they had put a moratorium on licensing the movie because they are considering re-releasing the original film in theaters this fall.
Well, there’s an outdoor showing in NYC on July 14th, so I don’t know how much you should believe that Sony rep.
Just imagine that in the third movie the original four Ghostbusters get in a fight over whether or not to make a third movie.
As far as the whole maratorium thing goes, I don’t really know what to think about it, but I guess it depends on when it started. I would assume the NYC screening was set up a while ago, so maybe it hadn’t been put in place yet. I called in on May 10th for last minute permission to show it on the 13th, and was granted a one time gratis screening because of the small group I was showing it for. Just based on how the woman talked about it, the whole thing sounded pretty fresh. I don’t know how serious she was about it, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I would be all for a theatrical re-release personally.
Though we can agree the characters are iconic, we should probably acknowledge the fact that theyre only iconic to us as murray has made sure that new installments to the franchise be made more or less inaccessable
Id prefer to give a reboot a shot. Its bound to give the fandom more to talk about than we have now. And to be honest, at this point, id strongly prefer to see murray not be allowed to have anything to do with it.
Miserable bastard.
I think Sony have been deliberately ambiguous with this statement, and it reads to me that they are looking at a “Plan A” or “Plan B” approach.
Plan A being that Bill Murray signs on the dotted line and a straight sequel is greenlit.
Plan B being that Mr Murray doesnt sign on the dotted line but (along with the others) gives his blessing for a reboot.
All parties have said that the studio really wants to press ahead (the new 2013 date Im guessing is Sony accomodating Mr Murray’s FDR committments), so it would make sense for them to try and come up with alternative ways of getting what they want.
Just my humble opinion
A reboot didn’t hurt the Batman franchise. and as much as I hate to admit it, they were definitely better than the Tim Burton spin offs.
However, I personally would be sorely disappointed by a re-boot of GB. And whoever mentions that the boys are too old and decrepit to carry such a monumental task off are talking from their sweaty gonads. Those proton packs may look heavy, but I’m sure the prop department knock those up with balsa wood and polystyrene.
Just shows the dynamics of their acting skills -to fool us into thinking they were as heavy as lead.
It’s not the Bill Murray signing on that troubles me, it’s the recalling of Slimer where they’re likely to experience filming problems. Now that he’s retired. Can’t be much demand for green ghouls in Hollywood without the usual stereo typing I should think..?
And as for the re-release of thge original GB movie…they relaunched BTTF here recently in the UK. Don’t know if they opted for that move globally. I never saw it re-mastered and touched up beyond my limited visual spectrum for the theatres.
So, will re-launching GB be necessary?
It’s still a fresh film in my mind. But then I have aged somewhat since 1984 and maybe looking back on it with nostalgiac fondness and a slight childlike dementia..?
And for the record. l love my childlike dementia! Whatever the hell that is?
C’mon Bill. Sign that contract. It’s a freakin’ cakewalk!!
Comparing the Batman films to Ghostbusters is inaccurate. It’s not the same thing. Comic characters are mostly forty-plus years old and were established in print. Ghostbusters has only been known to the world as starring the original cast and were established that way. It’s easier to buy into different actors wearing a mask than it would be to buy into someone else being Peter Venkman, et all.