It hits our goal of reaching global Millennial and Gen Z audiences by elevating contemporary, authentic new voices. Lauren Bixby, Vice President, Co-Productions & Acquisitions for Lionsgate, said in a statement shared by Deadline today: “ Dear David is a terrifyingly creepy and sensational story that will translate perfectly to the big screen. The site adds, “We hear this is shooting imminently with final cast being locked in now.” His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.Įllis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” The tweet became a thread documenting the alleged haunting.ĭeadline reports that John McPhail ( Anna and the Apocalypse) will be directing the movie. Throughout the yrs, Slimer helped the Ghostbusters whénever a ghost had been needed for the situation.

“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. Slimer has been finally accepted as a dog ghost after helping the Ghostbusters stop the Anti-Ghostbustérs. Originally set up at New Line Cinema, Lionsgate and BuzzFeed have now taken over the film adaptation of the creepy viral story Dear David, Deadline is reporting tonight. When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.Īfterlife‘s cast includes Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd.īill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts are all coming back for this sequel to the original classic, reprising their iconic and beloved roles. In this year’s Ghostbusters film, written by Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan: Meet the very Slimer-like Muncher down below! Muncher is essentially a blue version of Slimer, though he’s got several more limbs than our gooey green pal from the 1980s. Ghostbusters: Afterlifewill begin haunting theaters on November 19, 2021, and the first wave of rave reviews from movie critics suggest we’re all in for a treat later this year.Įmpire Magazine has shared two brand new images from Ghostbusters: Afterlife this week, most notably giving us a nice clear look at the film’s new ghost, named Muncher.

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