In May 2003, Sony signed an agreement with 88MPH Studios to work on a comic update of the Ghostbusters film, to be released later in the year. [136] [137] [ unreliable source?] Ghostbusters: Legion saw the return of the four Ghostbusters and the principal cast from the film. Legion updated the series by setting the events of the first film in 2004, rather than 1984. Set six months after the Gozer incident, the series was designed to follow the Ghostbusters as their initial fame faded and they returned to the regular chore of busting ghosts on a daily basis. The series sees the team run ragged as a spate of supernatural crimes and other related occurrences plague the city, as well as contemplating the greater effects of their success beyond the immediate media attention. The P.K.E. Meter has three different colors which it will display to let the user know what is near. a b Kit, Borys (March 8, 2016). " 'Ghostbusters' Animated Movie Snares 'Clash of Clans' Commercial Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Eventually, the revised script had been completed with plans to start production in 2015. However, Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014. [72] Initially, Sony/Columbia said that Ramis's role in the film had been minimal and would not affect production, but Reitman felt that the screenplay had to be reworked to better account for this, and approached the studio with his concerns. [73] Following his meetings with Sony, Reitman instead decided to drop out as director of the film, a combination of the impact of Ramis' death on his outlook, the struggles to get a third Ghostbusters film made, and a desire to work on smaller projects such as the recently completed Draft Day. Reitman committed to Sony to remain on in production and helped Sony look for a new director for the film. [74] Over mid-2014, Sony pursued a short list of potential directors for the film. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were in talks to direct the film, but passed on the project. [75] Ruben Fleischer had also been considered. [76] Alternate dimensions and spin-off developments (2014–2018) [ edit ]

During one Christmas holiday, Ray and Egon invented the Ectoplasmic Glasses which could also scan for entities. Upon the manifestation of the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Glasses detected a P.K.E. surge and Egon reported the Glasses may have been broken. When the team went on vacation and attended the Independence Day Con, Egon still brought along his P.K.E. Meter which was a violation of the vacation rules. However, since he had the Meter, Egon was able to confirm the presence of two actual entities, Frank Bancroft and D'Orka. Anderton, Ethan (November 28, 2016). "Ivan Reitman Says There Are "Many" More 'Ghostbusters' Movies in Development". /Film. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016 . Retrieved November 28, 2016. I have attached my code files to save you going through the stress that I did in piecing it all together like I did. The files ghostBox.py and pkebuttons.py go in /home/pi. Wilson, Mike (June 2, 2023). "New Story Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord' Details New Villain, New Ghostbusters HQ [Video]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved June 2, 2023. Terror, Jude (July 20, 2017). "TMNT/Ghostbusters Comic Gets A Sequel For November, With Crossover Toys In Target Stores". Bleeding Cool.com . Retrieved August 25, 2017.EXCLUSIVE: IDW Adds "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters", "Edward Scissorhands" ". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 30, 2016. Daly, Steve (June 2, 1995). "It's All an Allusion: 'Casper' is full of pop culture references". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 25, 2009. Fresch, Will (January 1, 2002). "A Well-Traveled Gentleman". Crazewire. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007 . Retrieved August 13, 2007. Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 9, 2015). "Sony Plans New 'Ghostbusters' Film With Russo Brothers, Channing Tatum & 'IM3' Scribe Drew Pearce". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 15, 2022.

Ray Stantz (1999). Ghostbusters II, Chapter 5: Investigating Oscar (1989) (DVD ts. 20:39-20:41). Columbia Pictures. Ray Stantz says: "I've got 1-1-1-8 on the PKE!" IDW Publishing also released a comic book series based on the franchise. Their first series, Ghostbusters: The Other Side, was written by Keith Champagne, with art by Tom Nguyen. [140] A second series was later released in 2009 as Ghostbusters: Displaced Aggression. A third series, Ghostbusters: Haunted Holidays was released in November 2010. From September 2011 through December 2012, IDW published an ongoing series that ran 16 issues, written by Erik Burnham with art by Dan Schoening and Luis Antonio Delgado. [141] From February 2013 through September 2014, a new ongoing series titled The New Ghostbusters, also by Burnham, Schoening, and Delgado, ran 20 issues. [142] Far top left: P.K.E. Meter screen during the Spectral Well discovery in The Real Ghostbusters episode " The Magnificent Five" The original P.K.E. Meter props from the 1984 movie were 3-D scanned and the props used in Afterlife were made from those scans. [12] In December 2021, Dan Aykroyd expressed interest in having the surviving three actors of the original Ghostbusters team reprise their roles in up to three additional sequels. [11] On the possibility of sequels, David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research felt that Afterlife performed well enough at the box office for Sony to pursue additional films. [12]

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