The Reitmans are keeping the franchise in the family.
Jason Reitman has confirmed that he will be directing a new «Ghostbusters» film, taking up the reins from his father, Ivan, who directed the 1984 original.
«Finally got the keys to the car. #GB20,» the younger Reitman tweeted, along with a tweet of the story from Entertainment Weekly with the news.
According to EW, Jason Reitman will also co-write the film, which will be «set in the world that was saved decades previously by the proton pack-wearing working stiffs in the original 1984 movie.