The goal of every reboot, redo and revival in production is to kickstart a fresh franchise. Whether Paul Feig's new Ghostbusters scores sufficiently at the box office to warrant it remains to be seen, but the early signs are promising for a sequel. The man himself is, as he told the Empire Podcast, primed and ready for that possibility.
"I’ve got a story in line,” Feig tells Empire of a potential next outing for the now fully-fledged ‘busters. It's one that may even take Erin (Kristen Wiig), Patty (Leslie Jones), Abby (Melissa McCarthy) and Jillian (Kate McKinnon) out of the Big Apple, in a franchise-first spot of long-distance parapsychology. "I might go to some other places too,” hints the movie’s director and co-writer.
"I’ve always steered clear of doing sequels just because I always liked to do new stuff,” continues Feig, "but this world is so rich and this cast is so great [that] I’d be open to it. There’s so much stuff that can be done.” Get the fire extinguishers ready on Reddit, there may be a lot more to come from the gang.
If you haven’t caught it, Empire's Ghostbusters verdict is in. Check back later this week for our Ghostbusters spoiler podcast, featuring the full interview with Hollywood’s best-dressed director. The movie is in cinemas now.