Kingpin wrote: ↑April 27th, 2022, 6:17 amI mean... We did have the guys suited up... Is it essential to see them getting dressed?
Especially given it's something that doesn't actually appear in either (or in fact any) of the previous movies! The closest we get in any of the pre-
Afterlife films is Louis being zipped up by Janine in
Ghostbusters II, and the only time we see one of the "main" Ghostbusters suit up is Trevor glancing at Lucky putting on the jumpsuit in
Afterlife.
I still think it is not going to be a
big name director. It's true that Waititi has been lured into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but otherwise, you have to remember that
Ghostbusters is an intimidating franchise to take on, and this is also the fourth movie in the series, the fifth movie overall. It's a gig that comes with both obligations and responsibilities. It's more likely that whoever we get will be a smaller name than Wright, Raimi, Waititi, etc. The essential thing is less whether or not their talents would suit them to a
Ghostbusters movie, but what would drive them creatively to want to do it? Where are they at in their careers? What does the opportunity mean for them in their careers? Not everyone is chomping at the bit to do any franchise movies, much less
Ghostbusters specifically. It's clear that Jason had emotional and artistic reasons for doing the movie -- that's the kind of thing you're looking for (even though, of course, nobody is going to have Jason's kind of emotional reasons).
Ruben Fleischer was one of the only people that Sony talked to who actually wanted the gig back when it was
Alive Again, and he's turned out consistent hits for the studio with the two
Zombieland movies and the first
Venom. I would also agree with the person who suggested Jake Kasdan as a possibility following the two newer
Jumanji movies. I also wouldn't be 100% shocked to hear that Jon Watts is of interest following his successful
Spider-Man run at Sony. They could also potentially lure Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg off of "Cobra Kai," although they might not want to leave, and their movie work has not been nearly as successful as the show.