Max Landis Denies ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Reports; Pitches Opening Scene
Late Tuesday night, a report claimedChroniclescreenwriterMax Landiswas working on a new draft ofGhostbusters 3. According toNikki Finke’s sources, Landis was probably going to do a polish rather than a completely new screenplay. (The report has since been deleted)
Unfortunately, after initial reports, Landis quickly took to Twitter to deny them. He’s not writing or polishingGhostbusters 3, though he’d love to. Read the rest of the story below.
To start, here’s what Finke had to say in her story which, again, has since been deleted.
I’ve just heard that screenwriter Max Landis (Chronicle) is working on a new draft forGhostbusters 3with a three-week turnaround. Landis, of course, is the son of director John Landis and costume designer/historian Deborah Nadoolman Landis. “Landis probably is doing more of a ‘polish’ than a Page 1 rewrite,” says one source. “Not huge changes, but could be cool,” another tells me.
Landis then tweeted these quote fromGhostbusters, seemingly confirming the story.
Only to be followed by these denying it:
And that’s that. Maybe it was something that was floated but, it’s not happening.
Say what you will about Max Landis' public persona, but the guy sure knows how to write a compelling script (the early draft of Landis’FrankensteinI read was pretty great). Also notable, Max is (of course) the son of directorJohn Landis, who was offered the originalGhostbusters(originally called Ghostsmashers)but turned it down. He’s also directed numerous classic films.
This update comes after Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie,21 Jump Street)reportedlyturned down the gig, andZombielanddirector andAnt-Manrunner-upRuben Fleischerwasmentionedas a potential helmer. Sony/Columbia distributed Fleischer’sZombielandand30 Minutes or Less
GhostbustersdirectorIvan Reitmanrecently talked about the scriptafter the death of original Ghostbusters cast memberHarold Ramis. Reitman had been set to direct the picture, but pulled back to a producing role after his friend passed:
