[quote=timeware post_id=4911002 time=1542993225 user_id=5230]It surprises me that they haven’t talked to IDW about a Walking Dead Comic book cross over with the shows rise in popularity over the years.
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You don’t need to have a crossover with everything that happens to be popular… And I thought the show was losing popularity these days?
This isn’t like TMNT, or that brief (and badly rendered) X-Files crossover, or even Infestation, crossing over with the Walking Dead would require the IDW Ghostbusters world to be substantially changed by having the actual apocalypse.
AND… If they were gonna have a crossover with The Walking Dead, cross it over with the comic, not the rediculously divergent TV series.
You’d probably be better of checking it every couple of weeks… Even if this talk does lead into something, it’s not going to happen instantly.
Little bits have. But maybe this one was part of those Sony leaks?
EDIT: Yeah, it was from the Cohen 2nd draft 12/18/13. In a reply, Adam North (Creative Executive at Sony Pictures Entertainment at the time) mentioned haunted toys and the ghost at the end was a giant baby. Are we allowed to link to WikiLeaks?
This is an almost complete and definitive look at how the Ghostbusters Alive Again concept was discarded, how Sony enraged both Reitman and Aykroyd, how they made up for it, how the reboot came alive giving Reitman a safety plan for his non violent revenge (he must have a Feig photo somewhere where he and Dan throw little arrows while laughing at it).
Seriously, it’s the most equilibrate look at all the saga I ever seen. Chapeau, Throwingchicken.
I think you missed the “seriously” clarification at the end of the post. I think TC made a good analysis of what was leaked, Reitman and Aykroyd “rage burst” included
I think Fleischer is a great candidate to helm a new Ghostbusters film. I think Fleischer would actually cooperate with Ivan Reitman as opposed to one artist’s view clashing with the other. I think they would make a great team. He also seems to be a big fan of the Ghostbusters Franchise. As seen with Bill Murray’s cameo in the original Zombieland. I find it funny that both Dan an Bill will be appearing in the Zombieland sequel. Fleischer has also made Sony a lot of money with past successes so it seems the studio would be behind his involvement. Also Bill Murray seems to enjoy working with him since he is returning to a franchise he was already killed off in. He will probably be playing Zombie this time around. ;). If Fleischer is involved that could get Bill Murray on board.
I think those are good odds if Fleischer is still interested. Well we can hope.
If they are going the route of a real sequel they will probably ignore ATC or include minor references. The one thing I would like to see are the video game upgrades to the proton packs, or proton packs mark III that look like they were were 3d printed but can still be built with house hold items.
As for the zombie Bill maybe. I do think they could get away with doing something like the long, long, etc. goodbye where Bill is a ghost and helps throughout the film unseen showing himself when it’s time to face whatever big bad at the end of the movie. They could probably do that with Harold but I’m thinking they might not get permission. Seeing Bill pull pranks around the fire house as a ghost would be fun.
Yeah Venom surprised the heck out of me too. I really didn’t think that character would work without a direct link to Spiderman. I really think that they could make a direct sequel to the original Ghostbusters films and still have “Fun Nods” To the ATC film that can work. Again total pipe dream hear, I would love to see a scene where the Ghostbusters are in a lab working on new ghost busting equipment and maybe seeing The Ghost Chipper and other ATC equipment just sitting on the lab tables. Or heck even have the Proton Pack from the Video Game on display somewhere. Like little Easter Eggs in the film. Sorry I think I have been reading the comics for too long.
I mean I think these kind of things could still work in a film. There were a whole bunch of Easter Eggs in the new Predator film. There were some Props from AVP that were on display and even a deleted scene where there was going to be a person with a face hugger inspired breathing apparatus in some kind of stasis pod with the name Ripley on their uniform. It really made no sense in the overall film which is probably why it was cut, but it was interesting to see screen shots of it.
Whatever the new live action Ghostbusters film is it will never live up to my expectations, but all I hope for is a film that is a great companion piece to the 2 original films and the 2009 video game. A genuine reunion of surviving original cast members would just be the cherry on top. In the end I think that is all any of us can hope for.
I agree about Fleischer and I said as much last month. I think he’ll be in a good position to be a front runner to direct the next Ghostbusters with the success of Venom for Sony and the impending release of Zombieland 2 and maybe Venom 2.
As for nods, I would be fine with something as subtle as a shot of the Keys to the City displayed above Peter’s office like in The Video Game but a with a few more, like one for 1991.
An easter egg they could throw in and this was from another RGB episode would be a dart board with the mayors face on it in Peter’s office to show their love/hate relationship.
Eh, that’s not really a easter egg. Some equipment from other iterations of the franchise, yeah, that’s an easter egg. A dart board with the mayor’s face isn’t really a reference.
It would be, if it had a CG recreation of Officer Frump.
