Even if you're a huge fan of the female-fronted Ghostbusters reboot, you might've missed the news late last year that Sony started developing a film with its animation division. While a producer has been partnered with a project since then, it looks like the movie has finally secured its director: phone game veteran Fletcher Moules.
If the name of the director sounds familiar, there's a good chance you're a fan of the app game Clash of the Clans — Moules is responsible for animating its TV commercial spots. Moules' past credits also include work in the creature department for the Star Wars film Attack of the Clones and as the art director for LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace.
As the Hollywood Reporter mentioned in its exclusive on the latest animated Ghostbusters movie news, the animated film "spinoff," so to speak, in addition to the reboot, is similar to the route DiC Enterprises took with its own cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters. The show, which was distributed by Sony Television and ran from 1986 to 1991, proved to be popular among young viewers, so perhaps Sony is trying to milk the franchise for all it's worth.
While a writer still remains unattached to the project, two other names have already been thrown in the mix: Ivan Reitman was named last fall as the producer, and Dan Aykroyd, who starred in the original Ghostbusters movie, will also be overseeing production.
About that "no writer yet" bit: it's also not entirely clear as to whether the animated movie, like The Real Ghostbusters before it, will be a continuation of the adventures of the Ghostbusters featured in the live-action films or will follow an entirely new crew.
Considering THR also mentioned that the "other" Ghostbusters project, with Captain America: The Winter Soldiers duo Joe and Anthony Russo and actor Channing Tatum, might still become another movie, the cartoon version might somehow tie into that. Either way, it remains to be seen what exactly Moules' film will grow to resemble, or if it'll become a creature all its own.
If you're feeling a little nostalgic, check out the opening credits for the Real Ghostbusters cartoon in the video clip below.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
