Back in October, we reported that Sony Pictures is developing aGhostbusters Animated Movie, to compliment this summer’sGhostbustersreboot and the long-rumoredGhostbusters 4, which is developing forChanning Tatum. Today,The Hollywood Reporterreports that the studio has found a director for theanimated movie, withFletcher Moulescoming aboard. This would mark his feature film debut, but you may have seen his work before.
Fletcher Moulesis best known for the animatedClash of Clans, which promote the hit mobile game. Before he turned to animation, he worked in the props department onThe Matrixand Red Planet, and served in the creature department onStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. He also worked as the art director on the 2011 animated movie Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace.
As for theGhostbusters Animated Movie, no story details have been given. Our report from October claims it will closely follow the story of the 1984 originalGhostbusters. The sci-fi/horror comedy adventure will reportedly centers a team of scientists together in Manhattan who develop new technology used for capturing and containing ghosts. They must save the city when asupernaturalentity threatens to wipe out mankind.
The project doesn’t have a screenwriter attached as of yet, so it isn’t known if those story details are confirmed or not.Ivan Reitman, who directed the originalGhostbusters, is on board to produce the animated movie. TheGhostbustersfranchise has previously taken animated form with the 1986 TV seriesThe Real Ghost Busters. The show ran for seven seasons between 1986 and 1991, which continued the adventures of Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddmore and the beloved ghostSlimer.
Ivan ReitmanandDan Aykroydalso head up what Sony is calling the “Ghost Corps,” a collective which is generating ideas to create a comprehensiveGhostbusterscinematic universe. While theGhostbusters 4project withChanning Tatumis still in early stages of development,Joe RussoandAnthony Russoare set to produce. What do you think about these new developments?
