Ghostbusters 3 Confirmed in PreProduction by Columbia

Superhero Hype just posted up a Press Release from Columbia Pictures that is mostly about Chiefs and Presidents at the studio and the Spider-Man franchise. Why are we reporting on it? Because nonchalantly mentioned at the bottom of the press release is this little blurb.

Columbia Pictures is set to ramp up production on some of the most prized and recognized franchises in motion picture history. In addition to Spider-Man, the studio is in production or pre-production on films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Men in Black 3, Karate Kid 2, Total Recall, and a new chapter in the Ghostbusters franchise, among others.

While this month Ghostbusters Italia had a Sony Rep say that things are in motion, this is the first official written confirmation ever from a studio that pre-production or production is currently happening on Ghostbusters 3.

I was a little weary going into this, but there it is, spelled out in an official press release. Anything can go wrong (Bill Murray), but for the first time it really feels like everything is going right (Bill Murray). I will be sending a follow up email to the press release's writer in case he might give us any more clues. No idea if he would respond to such an inquiry, so we will see!

Thanks for the tipoff @Zack Parks!