Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
In honor of Ghostbusters Day, which celebrates the June 8 release of the original 1984 film, Sony Pictures held an event in New York City on Saturday at the Fire Department of the City of New York’s (FDNY) Hook & Ladder 8 firehouse. The location has served as the Ghostbusters’ recurring headquarters and real-life filming location since the first film.
There, showrunners Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan, along with Ghost Corps executive producers Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, announced the official title and logo for Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated Ghostbusters series: Ghostbusters: Night Shift.
Reitman and Kenan also recognized the charitable efforts of the yearlong “Ghostbusters Give Back” initiative, which surpassed its $500,000 fundraising goal. “Golden Trap” awards were presented to the three chapters that raised the most money for local causes: Buffalo Ghostbusters ($67,000), Los Angeles Ghostbusters ($65,000) and Ghostbusters Virginia ($30,000).
A $150,000 matching donation check was also presented by Jay Levine, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer & Business Operations at Sony Pictures, alongside Reitman and Kenan, to Adam Garone, CEO of Starlight Children’s Foundation, on behalf of Sony Pictures, Starlight Children’s Foundation and “Ghostbusters Give Back.” Additionally, all proceeds from the event benefited the FDNY Foundation.
Ivan Reitman’s classic starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as a team of parapsychologists who launch a ghost-catching business in New York City. The film earned nearly $300 million at the global box office and spawned four feature-film follow-ups: Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
