Sony surprises at CinemaCon with a screening – Deadline

Here’s something no one saw coming to CinemaCon, unless you can decipher the three-hour block Sony set aside for their presentation: The studio surprised those who braved the Las Vegas confab tonight with a screening by Jason Reitman Ghostbusters: the afterlife.

The photo will hit theaters on Veterans Day, November 11. In the sequel to Bill Murray-Harold Ramis-Dan Aykroyd’s classic 1984 action comedy, a single mother and her two children arrive in a small town. They begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy left by their grandfather.

Sony, which sent a number of its films to streamers during the pandemic, has kept this gem of the franchise for a theatrical release.

Ivan Reitman, the director of the 1989 first pic and sequel, but who produces here, introduced himself with his son Jason Reitman who directed and wrote Life after death.

It was said that the talent isn’t coming to CinemaCon, but here they are.

After Sony Pictures Entertainment Chariman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra introduced the duo, the elder Reitman recalled the first movie he had ever seen (Robin Hood) which inspired him at the age of 5 and a half to become a filmmaker. He further talked about a first preview showing of the original. ghost hunters in 1984 there were no visual effects – that is, when they shot the proton packs, nothing came out; Slimer was just a lit light; and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was just a Styrofoam head. But, “the audience went crazy and it made me feel so good that we were going to be okay with it.”

Jason Reitman was introduced by his father and as per the message from Sony’s presentation tonight said, “I am honored to be here tonight on behalf of Sony as this is the only studio entirely dedicated to distribution. in theaters.

He added: “For 40 years, the question I was asked more than any other was: are you going to do a ghost hunters movie? ”In the end, Reitman said he decided to do it because he“ wanted to make a movie for my dad and I wanted to make a movie for my daughter… ghost hunters is a rare franchise, it doesn’t belong to the filmmakers, it doesn’t belong to me, it doesn’t belong to my father – technically it belongs to Sony – but it belongs to you.

Presentation of the Life after death screening, Reitman asked the audience how many had seen the original ghost hunters and promised, “You are about to participate in the greatest Easter egg hunt of all time.” From the opening musical to the end of the end credits, and all I’m asking is not to spoil… We’ve kept the ending a secret so that people who come to your venues (can find out) . I mean, if you like the movie, you can tell people.