From the "No Surprise to Anyone" department... As reported by Deadline, the new Ghostbusters movie, a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife currently being produced under the working title Firehouse, has had its release date changed from December 20, 2023 to March 29, 2024. The current SAG/AFTRA and WGA strikes are cited as the reason for the delay.

I was never a proponent of a December 2023 release date, as I always felt it was too soon after the completion of principal photography. I can't say that March 2024 is much better, as I always felt that a June 2024 release date would be ideal since it would tie in to the franchise's 40th anniversary.

That said, by hitting theaters in late March 2024, we'll get the home video release in time for the 40th anniversary. Perhaps Sony will release another 4K & Blu-ray mega set to commemorate the milestone, which can include the new film... and maybe all of the animated series? (Are you listening, Sony?)

Thanks to Ghostbusters News, who alerted me to the news, for the image.

This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from DeAgostini, through their Fanhome imprint; also available in the United Kingdom and Germany. (The model was previously released by Eaglemoss' Hero Collector imprint, which is why there are still references to Eaglemoss in this review.) Let's take a closer look at this issue...

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The new Ghostbusters movie, a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife currently being produced under the working title Firehouse, recently completely principal photography... but not before spending a few weeks here in New York shooting footage of the Ecto-1 careening through the streets of New York City. Read on to find out more...

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A few weeks ago, on June 8, 2023, the Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (Original Game Soundtrack) was released by Madison Gate Records. Read on to find out more...

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From Apr. 18, 2020 to Nov. 17, 2021, I had been reviewing the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from Eaglemoss, through their Hero Collector imprint. Back in July 2022, Eaglemoss went out of business, leaving many subscribers to the build-as-you-go model in the lurch. To add insult to injury, Eaglemoss never contacted any customers at all! The company just simply disappeared one day. Read on to learn more...

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Here at Spook Central, there is an entire category of articles detailing references to Ghostbusters, as well as a selection of articles looking at the movies and shows that Ghostbusters drew inspiration from, and starting today, there will be some articles about the things that the Ghostbusters franchise itself makes reference to. I don't think there is any one single thing that is referenced throughout the entire Ghostbusters franchise any more than The Exorcist. Read on to find out more...

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It's no secret that drastic changes were made to The Real Ghostbusters after the show's successful first seasons on ABC and in syndication. In the latest episode of his cereal:geek TV series on YouTube, James Eatock went over one of these so-called "improvements": the ruination of the Janine Melnitz character. Read on to find out more...

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Way before Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a gleam in Jason Reitman's eye, Dan Aykroyd was trying his damnedest to get a third Ghostbusters film off the ground. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, he wrote several drafts of a script that was subtitled Hellbent. The Ghostbusters Wiki and Spook Central have managed to acquire a few drafts of the Hellbent script. Read on to find out more...

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Back in 2009, Ghostbusters: The Video Game was released by Atari to great acclaim. Not only was it a game worthy of the name "Ghostbusters", but it was a damn good movie-based game, too. In order for the game to be that good, it had to have a good story behind it. Through various sources, Spook Central has managed to acquire several drafts of the MASSIVE script for the game. Read on to find out more...

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In late 2007, Game Informer magazine presented the exclusive first look at Ghostbusters: The Video Game in their December 2007 issue, which was released in November 2007. If you bought the physical magazine from a GameStop store, you'd get to read an article all about the game, with exclusive photos and quotes from Dan Aykroyd. If you were a GameStop member, you had the extra benefit of being granted access to the Game Informer website where more exclusive content awaited. Since this extra content was locked behind a paywall, the Internet Archive couldn't archive it... but I did! Read on to find out more...

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