Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director by Gil Kenan, who co-wrote the film with Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman discussed the new mythology they have created for the film in the new issue of Empire Magazine. “Because the Spengler family story drove the narrative in Afterlife, bringing Gozer back to centre-stage was a natural way to close the book on the past,” explains Kenan. “But we are now in the post-Gozerian era of the Ghostbusters saga, so that means we’re able to stretch out and create an entirely new mythology. And that’s thrilling as a storyteller, because there are all-new and terrifying stakes with fresh visual references to draw on.”
Kenan also discussed directing the stars of the original Ghostbusters, Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson, in the famous firehouse. “I remember there was a moment halfway through the first morning of directing one of the big scenes where I looked at the monitor, and just caught myself with the biggest grin ever,” says Kenan. “Finally, it dawned on me that I was calling ‘Action!’ and ‘Cut!’ on some of my very favourite characters in movies, working on a big cinematic scale on something that I really cared about. I try to hold on to that feeling. I still have it now, finishing the film.”
Empire Magazine has also released an exclusive photo from the highly anticipated upcoming film that include OG star Bill Murray and Ghostbusters: Afterlife star Paul Rudd.
Source: Empire