Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Review: Gil Kenan Crafts An Easygoing, Idiosyncratic Throwback Sequel

Ernie Hudson, star of the “Ghostbusters” franchise, sent the internet into a meltdown over his toned, ripped body. The buzz on social media started when Hudson, 78, appeared at a London screening of his film “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” in a tight-fitting black T-shirt and dark-wash jeans. “I see your Lenny Kravitz at 60, and raise you Mr.

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Katcy Stephan “I, Tonya” director Craig Gillespie is in talks to direct “Supergirl” at Warner Bros. DC Studios.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 40 years since 1984 comedy classic Ghostbusters first barrelled onto our screens and introduced the world to the exciting realm of paranormal investigation and ghost catching. Featuring a star-studded cast that consisted of Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis to name just a few, the movie spawned a successful franchise spanning games, cartoons, comics, and even four other movies, the latest of which was released just this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor Willem Dafoe is set to join the ensemble cast of of Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975 (working title), which will be directed by Jason Reitman and based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live. Reitman and Gil Kenan penned the script.

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documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”The five-part eye-opening doc focuses on Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider and features a behind-the-scenes look at his inappropriate behavior with child stars such as Alexa Nikolas, Drake Bell and more in the late ’90s and early 2000s.The “Saturday Night Live” comedian, 45, who starred on the network’s “All That” and “Kenan & Kel,” opened up about the allegations and Schneider, 45, on the Tamron Hall Show.“It’s tough. It’s a tough subject, you know?” Thompson said on Wednesday.

Kenan Thompson opened up about his relationship with Amanda Bynes.

With a $45.5 million haul at the box office this weekend, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” is the number one film in the country, and the Ghostbusters are back. While it remains to be seen if there will be a sequel—‘Frozen Empire’ cost $100 million, so it’ll need to make much more than “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”— fans will still have plenty of modern material to keep them happy if audiences want them.

Ghostbusters movie, has said that the all-female reboot was “disappointing”.Hudson, who has reprised his role as Winston Zeddemore in the new Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, shared his opinion on the 2016 film in a recent interview.Speaking with The Independent, Hudson praised the film’s director and the cast, which featured Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, for their “brilliantly funny” performance. However, he did have some criticisms of the movie.“Fans were really invested in the story and the characters and I think it was disappointing.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons (The Accountant 2) is among the final additions to the cast of Sony Pictures’ film SNL 1975 (working title), based on real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening night of Saturday Night Live. Other new cast members for the Jason Reitman pic include Billy Bryk (Friendship), Joe Chrest (Stranger Things), Taylor Gray (Star Wars: Rebels) and Mcabe Gregg (Teenage Badass).

Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 had a rock ‘em sock ‘em weekend at the international box office, adding $55.3M from 69 markets for a $135M overseas running cume, and $268.2M global (there are several key markets still to release, including France, Australia, the UK and Korea). 

“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the studio’s first No. 1 film since last summer.The opening weekend for “Frozen Empire,” in 4,345 theaters, was nearly exactly the same as the $44 million launch for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” in 2021.“Afterlife” rebooted the franchise with a sequel built around the descendants (Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace) of Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler, along with Paul Rudd’s seismologist Gary Grooberson.Neither film has been a hit with critics, but audiences have been more receptive.

In an interview with The Independent, original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson said he was disappointed with the 2016 all-female reboot of the franchise.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is on top!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” ruled over the domestic box office and arrived on the higher end of expectations. The latest installment in Sony’s supernatural comedy series has collected $45.2 million in its debut in 4,345 North American theaters. Earlier in the weekend, “Frozen Empire” looked like it would top out with $42 million but estimates were revised up after a bigger-than-expected Sunday.

J. Kim Murphy “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” kicked off with $16 millionin North American ticket sales across Friday and preview screenings in 4,345 theaters. That nearly matchesthe $16.6 million that its predecessor “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” earned on its opening day in November 2021.

FRIDAY PM: As of right now, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireis looking alright with a $16M Friday and $42M-$43M opening at 4,345 theaters. That Friday is on par with Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘s first day (plus previews) of $16.6M, and should that 3-day keep up, it will only be a $1M shy of the 2021 Jason Reitman directed title.

Jordan Moreau Ghostbusting is back at the box office! “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” the fifth and latest movie in the frightening franchise, has made $4.7 million at the box office in Thursday previews. Sony and Columbia Pictures’ new movie, which reunites the original stars of the ’80s classic and the cast from the 2021 “Afterlife” sequel, is expected to top the box office this weekend with an opening between $43 million and $45 million. That launch is in line with the previous film that revived the franchise, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” which had a $45 million opening amid the pandemic.

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” shows just how wrong a tried-and-true formula can go.How could these filmmakers possibly fumble the simple plot of “Answer the phone, find the ghost, vanquish the ghost”? Start by playing up a wholesome family sitcom dynamic that sanitizes the old story into a forgettable “Growing Pains” with lasers. After the likable last film, the Spenglers have relocated from dusty Oklahoma to New York City, where grandpa Egon (the late Harold Ramis) and pals Peter (Bill Murray), Ray (Dan Aykroyd) and Winston (Ernie Hudson) first donned the beige suits and battled the Stay Puft marshmallow man.