. . . Making movie generations

On the cultural work of hollywood remaking

authored by

Kathleen Loock

Abstract

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (dir. Jason Reitman)—the latest addition to the Ghostbusters franchise—has been repeatedly delayed and is scheduled for November 2021 at the time of writing. Unlike the 2016 reboot Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016, dir. Paul Feig), which took a fresh, tongue-in-cheek approach to the franchise with its gender-swap premise, in-jokes, cameos, and fanboy villain, Afterlife functions as a direct sequel to the 1980s Ghostbusters (1984, dir. Ivan Reitman) and Ghostbusters II (1989, dir. Ivan Reitman). Judging from the tone, visual style, and retro aesthetic of the trailer, this movie...

Organisation(s)

English Department

Type

Contribution to book/anthology

Pages

249-260

No. of pages

12

Publication date

01.08.2023

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Arts and Humanities, General Social Sciences

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5590589.26 (Access: Closed)