Original cast of 1980s blockbuster movie WILL return for sequel with stars to start filming in London
IT’S one of the all-time greats of Eighties cinema – and I’m told Ghostbusters is getting a new sequel set in London.
And in even more exciting news, the surviving original line-up will be making cameos.
If you’re after a hit, who you gonna call? Bill Murray!
The new movie begins shooting in the UK this March, with Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Ackroyd among the classic cast due to appear alongside a new crew of ghoul hunters.
A source said: “Studio bosses are taking a classic franchise, setting it in a new location but keeping the magic of the original. It’s going to be brilliant.”
Previous Ghostbusters sequel Afterlife, which starred Paul Rudd, told the story of the grandson of Egon Spengler — one of the original Ghostbusters played by the late Harold Ramis.
The 2021 movie was a major critical and commercial success, with director Jason Reitman winning plaudits for reviving the classic franchise for a modern audience.
An insider added: “Ghostbusters has always been synonymous with New York, but to mix things up this time the team was thinking of other great cities with a haunted history.
“London is perfect. It gives so much license to look back at classic landmarks and British history, but still in an urban setting.
“The plans look very cool, and getting the original stars interested wasn’t difficult. They all love the movies and look back at them very fondly.
A 2016 reboot, co-written by by Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, was met with mixed reviews.
But with the classic line-up back in the action, this feels like a hit all day long.
EMELI’S FIRM STAND
EMELI SANDE was at the very top of her game a decade ago following the runaway success of debut album Our Version Of Events.
But the Read All About It singer’s year hasn’t kicked off quite so well, as she has put her music company into liquidation with debts amounting to almost £1million.
According to documents filed at Companies House this week, she is shutting down her firm Ngosa, which owes £400,000 in unpaid taxes.
Her former record label Universal Music is also listed as a creditor and is owed£104,190, while Live Nation is owed £250,000.
She set up the company in 2009 and is sole director and the only shareholder.
In February 2021, I told how Emeli had split from her record label after releasing three albums with them.
Our Version Of Events was the best-selling album of 2012, spending ten weeks at No1 and featuring the hit singles Next To Me and Heaven.
She went on to put out her fourth album Let’s Say For Instance last May as an independent artist.
It sounds as though she isn’t letting the financial difficulties trouble her too much though, as she has been working on new tracks following a New Year’s trip to Miami.
Emeli wrote on Instagram: “Haven’t left the studio for days!! Are you excited for the next album?”
This week she has also confirmed her first show of the year alongside Gregory Porter in Oxfordshire in June.
She will have to hope gigs like that earn her a few quid.
Georgia bad skin anguish
MADE in Chelsea’s Georgia Toffolo says she “hated herself” while battling acne during her rise to fame.
The reality favourite, known as Toff, made the admission in her ITV documentary, In Search Of Perfect Skin, about her self-esteem struggle.
She said: “I had such a horrendously low opinion of myself. It was like hatred, anger, why, why do you have this?
“Going back to that time I actually feel quite upset because it is something that I don’t really talk about now.”
Toff, who joined the cast of E4’s Made In Chelsea in 2014 and won I’m A Celeb… in 2017, added: “I always assumed the acne would go as I got older.
“It didn’t and things became even harder when I found fame on a reality TV show.
“I was living in such fear of someone finding out how severe it was. I was getting up three hours early – layers, powder, more concealer, constantly faking the confidence that I didn’t have inside.”
In Door festival
A ONE-DAY indie festival has been announced with Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats and The Vaccines on the line-up.
Community Presents will be held in South London’s Crystal Palace Park on July 7.
It was also announced yesterday that Kasabian, Blossoms, Royal Blood, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Melanie C, Natalie Imbruglia and Kiefer Sutherland will appear at Lake District’s Kendal Calling Festival from July 27-30.
PETE & CHASE FROLICK IN SEA
HE had been single for four months, which must be some kind of record for him, but worry not, serial celebrity dater Pete Davidson is back to his old tricks.
Here is the US comedian frolicking in the sea during a romantic holiday with his latest love interest, Chase Sui Wonders, who appeared alongside him in last year’s buzzy horror-comedy movie Bodies Bodies Bodies.
Pete has coupled up with actress Kate Beckinsale, singer Ariana Grande and model Kaia Gerber, then last year had a nine-month relationship with Kim Kardashian.
But he has put that in the past as, although his body is still covered in ink here, eagle-eyed fans noticed he has removed a tattoo dedicated to Kim on his neck that read: “My girl is a lawyer.”
He could barely keep his hands off Chase during a dip in the sea and they were later seen kissing.
Whatever this guy has, I need some of it.
Disco are at an end
PANIC! AT THE DISCO are splitting up after 19 years.
Frontman Brendon Urie said yesterday the group will disband following their forthcoming UK and Europe tour which kicks off next month and ends in Manchester in March.
He also had other news. Writing on Instagram Brendon said: “Sometimes a journey must end for a new one to begin.
“We’ve been trying to keep it to ourselves, though some of you may have heard, Sarah and I are expecting a baby very soon!”
He added: “I am going to bring this chapter of my life to an end and put my focus and energy on my family, and with that Panic! At The Disco will be no more.”
The group had five top ten albums, most recently Viva Las Vengeance, which went to No5 last September.
That final tour will be one hell of a send off.
New look
THIS celebrity looked a lil bit different in New York.
But the beanie and short blonde bob didn’t stop me from spotting singer Lily Allen.
She is thought to be working on new music after keeping a low profile since making a cameo during Olivia Rodrigo’s Glasto set last June.
Her most recent album, 2018’s No Shame, earned a Mercury Prize nod.
But by the looks of her new slow pace in the States, I won’t expect anything any time soon.
Bey on a PG tip in Dubai
BEYONCE was told to keep her songs PG for her £20million performance in Dubai.
Her 90-minute set list was vetted for sexual lyrics and designers developed modest outfits for the Bootylicious singer – who fans usually see in leotards matched with thigh-high boots.
Bey sang hits XO and Halo but pulled Thique, Sorry and Partition.
An insider told me: “She wanted to make sure she was respectful to the United Arab Emirates’ audience.
“Her lyrics were vetted so they didn’t offend and her hit Drunk In Love was subtly adapted.”
Beyonce, who sang at the grand opening of Atlantis The Royal resort on Saturday in front of Liam Payne, Kendall Jenner and Rochelle Humes, is gearing up for her Renaissance tour.
At least she’ll be able to sing what she wants then.
Kylie’s wine hit
I HAVE recently cut out booze and Kylie Minogue fans must have been doing the same.
The pop princess launched the first zero per cent wine in her range last September and has already shifted the equivalent of more than a million glasses.
One bottle sold every ten seconds before Christmas.
I’m not sure I’d tackle any Kylie songs at karaoke without a tipple, though.