Jason Reitman says his father hated sequels despite having made Ghostbusters II; And reveals an error in the film

THE Ghostbusters The franchising began in 1984 when the first film, directed by Ivan Reitmanhas been released. Five years later, the sequel was released, but apparently, it was not because Reitman was trying to make him happen.

The study must have made him an offer he could not refuse, since his son, who continued to write and direct the return film of the franchise decades later, said that his father did not like sequel.

During a recent interview on Blocks Podcast with Neil Brennan, the young Reitman spoke of his film career and revealed what his father said when he shared the screenplay Ghostbusters: Afterlife With him.

Jason explained: “My father never understood the sequels. My father was like “I don’t know why people want to go back to this stuff”. When I wrote AdififeAnd you meet this girl, and she, as, goes to Oklahoma, and she finds a pack of protons, and my father is like “is fantastic”.

“And then the terrorist dogs presented themselves, which is the same thing as ’84, and is it like” why gozer? Why should we go back? Is it like “can I only have a new story?”

“I think it is one of the reasons why the Ghostbusters The franchise did not thrive, as, constantly over the decades, it is because my father after Ghostbusters It was like ‘I’m going to do it Twins. I am not interested.’ He did Ghostbusters II And then there has been nothing for years. “

Arrival where it comes from and I can appreciate not to use your previous material as a crutch. But fans of franchise love a callback. I think until the story is strong, you can wink the things that have already been established in the universe.

Jason continued to talk about a function in Ghostbusters II who questioned his father: “This is my father to worry about the sequels: on the Ghostbusters machine Ghostbusters II, Has the [Ghostbusters II logo]. It makes no sense.

“I asked him years later, I was like, ‘Why does the logo of the film Ghostbusters for the sequel appears on ect-1? Are they aware of being in a sequel?

“Is this why they have the ghost of Ghostbusters with two on the side of their physical car?” My father was like “yes, it was probably an error”.

It is quite fun that someone has decided to add the sequel logo instead of the original, and nobody took it! But if Ivan Reitman was only calling, he makes sense that he missed him. He proved to be a fun film, despite his apathy.

Jason Reitman continued to make the big return sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and co-scored the fourth film Ghostbusters: frozen empire (2024). It is not clear where the franchise will go from here, but I’m happy that Jason was more enthusiastic than the sequel to his father.

Away: cinemablend