2024's Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire received mixed-to-negative reviews and grossed $202 million worldwide on a budget of $100 million, but Sony Pictures clearly still sees potential profitability in the franchise, and the studio is reportedly developing a new live-action movie.
According to Daniel Richtman, Sonic the Hedgehog writer Josh Miller is working on the script for Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street.
The scooper doesn't share any more details, but based on the title, there's obviously a good chance that the story will take place during the Holiday season. We assume the new movie will focus on the characters that featured in Afterlife and Frozen Empire, but nothing has been confirmed.
Afterlife featured the late Egon Spengler's (Harold Ramis) daughter Callie (Carrie Coon) and grandkids Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) forming a new team with Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), with support from Ghostbusters vets Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), and Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) in Frozen Empire.
Earlier this year, Netflix unveiled the title and logo for its upcoming Ghostbusters animated series.
Ghostbusters: Night Shift is executive produced by Ben Hibon, Elliott Kalan, Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan, Amie Karp, and Dan Aykroyd. Reitman and Kenan co-wrote Sony Pictures' recent live-action movies, with the former directing Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Kenan taking the helm of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Night Shift plot details are still under wraps, but Netflix did release the following blurb.
"The Ghostbusters are officially pulling an all-nighter. Ghostbusters: Night Shift, a series from Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation based on the beloved Ghostbusters franchise, will debut exclusively on Netflix in 2027. The new series marks the next chapter in the franchise’s ghoul-catching legacy, bringing supernatural comedy and paranormal action back to animation.
This isn’t the first time the Ghostbusters universe has gone animated. The 1980s and ’90s saw The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters take over the small screen. For now, you can rest assured: If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, a Ghostbuster will be on the job — even if it’s after hours."
"In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family decide to leave Summerville, Oklahoma and go back to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – and help the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level! But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes a mysterious and evil force, known as the Death Chill, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a deadly and unpredictable fate that unknowingly, could affect earth’s history with a second Ice Age."