Yahoo Movies Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director on potential Sigourney Weaver role
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire director Gil Kenan has addressed the possibility of franchise star Sigourney Weaver appearing in the latest film.
Weaver has so far appeared in four Ghostbusters films, including in a mid-credits cameo in the most recent Ghostbusters: Afterlife, as cellist turned, well, ghostbuster, Dana Barrett.
Speaking to SFX Magazine, Frozen Empire writer and director Kenan spoke about whether or not the film could include the science fiction icon.
"There are a lot of characters in the three preceding Ghostbusters stories," said Kenan.
Related: New Ghostbusters movie gets exciting filming update with set photo
Continuing, Kenan emphasised that the legacy characters of the franchise only appeared in the sequel if it made sense narratively, saying: "We already have a lot of story and characters to juggle, and it was really important for us that when characters come back they're able to have real story, real arcs.
"So, if anybody's not featured in this film, it's only because this particular story wants to make full use of the characters that we do bring out."
Not to leave fans hanging entirely, though, Kenan said: "We've got more stories to tell in the future. Nothing is off the table."
Related: Ghostbusters' new star is an "Egon Spengler type"
Elsewhere in the same interview, Kenan added of the OG characters: "We had a duty to make those legendary characters integral to this story," rather than just feature them in cameos.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is set to star Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Dan Aykroyd as Venkman, Zeddemore and Stantz, Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz and William Atherton as Walter Peck.
There's also the new generation of characters introduced in the previous film, including Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd. Comedian James Acaster will also star.
The film's official synopsis and first trailer teases: "When the discovery of an ancient artefact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age."
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is released in cinemas in March.
You Might Also Like
