‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel ‘Will Happen’ Says Sony Exec

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I'd say it's way too early to declare it has "no chance" of spawning a franchise. Scott Mendelson at Forbes points out in his typically super informative box office analysis that Paul Feig movies, Melissa McCarthy movies, and female driven comedies in general tend to have pretty good legs over several weeks, and the movie has yet to open in most foreign markets so the jury's still out there. (Though China's refusal to screen it is certainly a big hit against it.)

There's also the possibility that Sony sees this movie as having made enough headway with some underserved markets that they'd be well positioned for a breakout sequel, the way Dark Knight broke out from Batman Begins (a movie that made 48mil off a 150mil budget in its own domestic opening, the same ratio as Ghostbusters) or possibly even more aptly, Pitch Perfect to Pitch Perfect 2. It would not be unreasonable to think Ghostbusters has a shot at galvanizing an audience over the next few years like Pitch Perfect did, long after the weight of expectations has faded, because it's not like there's a glut of female-ensemble comedies fighting for attention*, let alone ones that also have action and ghosts. If they could get this out to feed the demand for more Kate McKinnon* before she breaks out any further, even that would be a plus.

*(When it comes to female ensemble comedies I've gotta give a nod to Sony's own in-production "Rock that Body," helmed by Broad City director Lucia Aniello and starring Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glaser and... Kate McKinnon! If anything can steal Ghostbusters' thunder in some key points of interest it's ironically this, albeit in a decidedly less kid-friendly, ghost-free way.)

Its an old report he quoted.

I think a mixed cast of 2 men and 2 women working together would have been the better idea.

McCarthy is the film's big star so she may be the only one from the original cast who stays, unless she prices herself out or just doesn't want to do it. There were rumors from the set she was very unhappy during filming because she wanted something more akin to "the Real Ghostbusters" cartoon.