Ghost Corps
{{Short description|Production company, a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures that oversee the Ghostbusters franchise}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Ghost Corps, Inc.
| logo = Ghost_Corps_(2021).svg
| type = Subsidiary
| founded = {{start date and age|March 1, 2015}}
| founder =
| key_people = {{Plainlist|
}}
| location = 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, U.S.
| industry = {{ubl|Film|Merchandise|Television production}}
| brands = Ghostbusters
| owner =
| parent = Columbia Pictures
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/ghostcorps/ Official Facebook site]
{{url|https://www.ghostbusters.com}}
}}
Ghost Corps, Inc. is an American production company formed in March 2015 to oversee the Ghostbusters media franchise and as a stock exchange for the Ghostbusters brand.{{cite news|author1=Sony Pictures Entertainment|title=Sony Pictures Consumer Products And Netflix Team Up With Reebok And BAIT As "Stranger Things" Kids Get Their Ghostbusters™ On|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-pictures-consumer-products-and-netflix-team-up-with-reebok-and-bait-as-stranger-things-kids-get-their-ghostbusters-on-300542749.html|access-date=28 January 2018|work=PR Newswire|date=25 October 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/press_releases/2016/05_16/050916_ghostbustersvirtualreality.html |title=SONY PICTURES, MADAME TUSSAUDS NEW YORK AND THE VOID TEAM FOR "GHOSTBUSTERS"-THEMED IMMERSIVE, VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE |publisher=Sony Pictures |date=2016-05-09 |access-date=2017-05-29 |quote=Ghost Corps, Inc., a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.,}} It is a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures.
History
The company was formed in March 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment in order to create a Ghostbusters cinematic universe and expand the Ghostbusters brand into films, television series, and merchandise. The company is currently headed by Jason Reitman and Dan Aykroyd, along with Montecito Picture Company partners Tom Pollock and Joe Medjuck.{{cite web|author=Borys Kit |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-plans-ghostbusters-cinematic-universe-780179 |title=Sony Plans 'Ghostbusters' Cinematic Universe |work=Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-03-09 |access-date=2017-05-15}}{{cite web|author=Justin Kroll |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sony-sets-up-ghostbusters-branded-production-banner-ghost-corps-1201449205/ |title=Ghost Corps production company will create Ghostbusters movie universe |work=Variety |date=2015-03-09 |access-date=2017-05-07}}
Projects
The company's first project, 2016's Ghostbusters, was a live-action reboot with a female-oriented cast.{{cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |title=Nope, Ghostbusters Did Not Suddenly Get a New Title |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/nope-ghostbusters-has-not-suddenly-gotten-a-new-title-1786062339 |publisher=io9 / Gizmodo |access-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902034026/http://io9.gizmodo.com/nope-ghostbusters-has-not-suddenly-gotten-a-new-title-1786062339 |url-status=live}} directed by Paul Feig, was released on July 15, 2016.
Its second project, a sequel to the original Ghostbusters films, titled Ghostbusters: Afterlife was announced by Sony Pictures and Ghost Corps. It was released in theaters on November 19, 2021. The film takes place in the original timeline set by the first two films. Jason Reitman, the son of Ghostbusters' original director Ivan Reitman, directed the sequel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jason-reitman-direct-new-ghostbusters-movie-1176512|title=Jason Reitman to Direct New 'Ghostbusters' Movie|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}} A teaser trailer was released on January 14, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/14/all-the-new-trailers-for-movies-coming-out-in-2020|title=All the New Trailers for Movies Coming Out in 2020|date=14 Dec 2019|first=Terry|last=Schwartz|website=IGN|access-date=November 20, 2021}}
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was announced in April 2022 as the company's third project.{{Cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=April 26, 2022 |title='Venom 3', 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Sequel in the Works at Sony |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/venom-3-ghostbusters-afterlife-sequel-sony-1235240650/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |magazine=Variety}} It was originally scheduled for release on December 20, 2023,{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2022-06-28 |title=‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel to Hit Theaters in December 2023 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ghostbusters-afterlife-sequel-release-date-2023-1235173037/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} but was delayed to March 29, 2024 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike,{{Cite web|url=https://thewrap.com/ghosbusters-afterlife-sequel-release-date-easter-2024/|title=Sony Pushes 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Sequel to Easter 2024|website=TheWrap|first=Kristen|last=Lopez|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=July 28, 2023}} before being moved up a week to March 22, 2024 in January 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/ghostbusters-frozen-empire-release-date-1235700558/|title='Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire's Release Date Pushed Forward By Sony|last=Grobar|first=Matt|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 9, 2024|access-date=February 18, 2024}}
Filmography
References
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