Here's a curveball! WKYC out of Ohio is reporting that "Sony has penciled in spring 2014 date" to begin shooting the third Ghostbusters installment in the city of Cleveland. This marks two major rumors in two days, at a time when final decisions would be expected from the studio to try and get Ghostbusters 3 made in time for the first film's 30th anniversary.
We reached out to Will Ujek who wrote the article to see if he can clarify his source. He responded with an air of mystery, telling us "Im sure you understand I cant reveal my source." Not even a hint? Par for a movie blog, weird for a local NBC affiliate.
UPDATE: Ivan Schwarz, the executive director of the Greater Cleveland Film Commission has told Cleveland.com's Clint O'Connor “At this time, I cannot confirm nor deny,” the Ghostbusters 3 locale rumor. Coy but more telling than an outright dismissal.
UPDATE 2: The original article as been edited to include sourcing. It now reads "A Sony Pictures Entertainment executive confirms that Cleveland is being considered as a filming location for Ghostbusters III." What's interesting is, now the "spring 2014" date has been scrubbed from the story! What the WKYC giveth, the WKYC taketh away.
A little mid-west Ghostbusters history: Dan Aykroyd met with director Ivan Reitman in Cleveland on June 7th to talk about the third film. There was also a brief casting-call rumor circulated around Chicago exactly 3 years ago.
Hat tip to Davide Passaia, who is always ALL OVER THIS STUFF.
Cleaveland was used to duplicate New York in films like Spider-Man 3. Now is this what they are trying to do? Merely shoot a few setpieces there? Or are they seriously planning on setting the whole darn flick there?
ReplyDeleteNo offence to you people from Cleaveland, but taking the story out of New York is an INSANE idea for a British fan like me who adores that amazing skyscraper city and it's constant Ghostbusters imagery.
Is this also a question of money? New York can be expensive to film but this is no excuse after seeing it done so brilliantly in two films previously. Ghostbusters is called one of the great New York movies for a reason y'know.
So now we're losing Bill Murray, the original proton pack tecnology, Ecto-1's cadillac look and even potentially New York! And we're gaining the dull as dishwater Jonah Hill and "Gwen Stacy" out of Amazing Spider-man. Everyone can relax then lol Is Sony going bananna's?
It's better left undone without Bill Murray!! What are they thinking?
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