Character Descriptions Confirm New GHOSTBUSTERS Will Be 12 & 13-Year-Olds
When the original Ghostbusters hit theaters in 1984, the PG-13 rating hadn’t been invented yet, and even though the film is somewhat family-friendly, it’s also legitimately scary as hell. Anyone hoping that the recently announced Ghostbusters 3 would up the horror vibe will likely be sorely disappointed. We’ve heard rumors that already had us nervous, but some recent character descriptions have us shaking our heads.
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Character descriptions revealed exclusively by HN Network appear to confirm that the new batch of Ghostbusters will be tweens. Sounds to me like Sony and writer-director Jason Reitman plan on courting younger audiences. Here are some previously released character descriptions (via HN):
Sony and Jason Reitman are also currently casting two of the young leads which include the roles a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. The unnamed teenage boy character is described as a conspiracy theorist that is really into fantasy. The pre-teen girl certainly sounds like a Jason Reitman character, for sure, a science kid that has trouble connecting with others on an emotional level, understanding feelings and not be aware how hurtful her comments can be.
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Here are the latest character descriptions:
UNNAMED (LEAD BOY 2) To play 12 years old. Slender, pale, dark hair, piercing blue eyes, aquiline features, high cheekbones, withdrawn. He’s prodigious — bright, witty, stubborn, and remains playful in spite of hardship. He is also a brilliantly quick thinker under pressure, is at ease with technology, and has a high facility for problem-solving.
UNNAMED (LEAD GIRL 2): To play 13 years old. Fun-loving, a bit of an airhead. Always curious, haunted, charmed, dazed.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I wasn’t looking forward to a kids’ flick when I first heard Ghostbusters 3 was in the works. What do you think about these character descriptions for Ghostbusters 3, eyeing a 2020 release? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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