function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); The future of theGhostbusters franchise was uncertain after last years female-fronted reboot failed to recoup Sonys hefty production and marketing expenses at the box office. But Ivan Reitman, who directed the original and co-owns the Ghost Corps production company, says more slime is on the way.In aninterview with io9 published Tuesday, Reitman acknowledged the remakes disappointing returns but said the intended cinematic universe will expand nonetheless. First up is an animated movie (coming in 2019 or 2020), and Reitman says he is currentlydeveloping more live-action installments.We certainly wouldve loved to have a larger hit, Reitman said. But considering the last film was almost 30 years ago, it really did extremely well. I think the film cost too much, frankly, and thats the real issue. I personally had other points of view in terms of where the film should go and it was kind of a continuous conversation with Paul [Feig] about that. But Paul was the filmmaker on this one and hes a very talented director. I wanted to give him enough room to do the film he thought it should be.Feig has sent mixed messages about a potential sequel.Last October, he discussed his contentious relationship with Sony, including battles about which jokes would be cut from the movie. He said hed love to see Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon suit up again, but then in November said hed bevery surprised if the studio opted to move forward with the Ghostbusters franchise.Released last July, Ghostbusters made $229 million worldwide.At first glance, thats not bad. But when the $144 million budget and sizable marketing expenses are taken into account, it turns out Sony reportedly needed about $300 million in revenue just to break even. But, as weve seen a lot lately, studios are desperate to juice their existing intellectual property, regardless of whether theres verifiable audience interest.The Huffington Post reached out to a Sony rep, but she declined to comment. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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