. . . Making movie generations

On the cultural work of hollywood remaking

verfasst von

Kathleen Loock

Abstract

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (dir. Jason Reitman)—the latest addition to the Ghostbusters franchise—has been repeatedly delayed and is scheduled for November 2021 at the time of writing. Unlike the 2016 reboot Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016, dir. Paul Feig), which took a fresh, tongue-in-cheek approach to the franchise with its gender-swap premise, in-jokes, cameos, and fanboy villain, Afterlife functions as a direct sequel to the 1980s Ghostbusters (1984, dir. Ivan Reitman) and Ghostbusters II (1989, dir. Ivan Reitman). Judging from the tone, visual style, and retro aesthetic of the trailer, this movie...

Organisationseinheit(en)

Englisches Seminar

Typ

Beitrag in Buch/Sammelwerk

Seiten

249-260

Anzahl der Seiten

12

Publikationsdatum

01.08.2023

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (insg.), Sozialwissenschaften (insg.)

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.5590589.26 (Zugang: Geschlossen)