Ghostbusters
2016 film by Paul Feig
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| December 2021 | Director Paul Feig noted that his Ghostbusters film was omitted from the publicity materials for the Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection, an eight-disc boxed set of franchise films planned for release in February 2022. |
| 2019 | Potential 35th anniversary tie-in project for the original Ghostbusters film. |
| 2019 | Bill Murray gave an interview explaining his cameo in the film, stating he participated due to his friendships with Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon, and wanted to support their project. |
| 2018 | Animated series Ghostbusters: Ecto Force was originally targeted for early debut this year. |
| 2018 | Sandra Bullock, while promoting Ocean's 8, criticized the unfair treatment of the Ghostbusters film and its all-female cast. |
| November 2017 | Director Paul Feig publicly expressed regret about the social issues surrounding the film and its impact on the movie's public perception and commercial performance. |
| October 2017 | IDW Publishing began a five-issue limited series called Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, which continued the adventures of the 2016 Ghostbusters film team. |
| August 11 2017 | Katie Dippold and Paul Feig were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form at the Hugo Awards. |
| July 2017 | Ivan Reitman clarifies future Ghostbusters animated film plans during San Diego Comic-Con, including a potential film from ghosts' perspective and a project to tie into the original film's 35th anniversary in 2019. |
| July 31 2017 | At the Teen Choice Awards, the film was nominated for Choice Summer Movie. Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig were nominated for Choice Summer Movie Star: Female, and Chris Hemsworth was nominated for Choice Summer Movie Star: Male. |
| June 2017 | Dan Aykroyd appears on television criticizing director Paul Feig's approach to the film, claiming the production was costly and suggesting the lead actresses are unlikely to reprise their Ghostbusters roles. |
| June 28 2017 | The film was nominated for Best Fantasy Film, and Kate McKinnon was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards. |
| March 2017 | IDW Publishing released the first issue of the six-part limited series comic Ghostbusters 101, which featured the original Ghostbusters teaming up with the 2016 Ghostbusters film team. |
| March 19 2017 | The film was nominated for Best Comedy at the Empire Awards. |
| March 11 2017 | At the Kids' Choice Awards, the film won Favorite Movie. Chris Hemsworth won Favorite Movie Actor, Melissa McCarthy won Favorite Movie Actress, and the film's ensemble (McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones) was nominated for Favorite Squad. |
| February 16 2017 | Leslie Jones was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female at the Black Reel Awards. |
| February 4 2017 | The film's visual effects team (Terry Bannon, Nicholas Tripodi, Daniel Fotheringham, Matt Weaver, and Julien Boudou) was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Animated Effects in a Live Action Production at the Annie Awards. |
| January 2017 | Sony takes a $1 billion writedown, partially attributed to the film's poor financial performance. |
| January 18 2017 | At the People's Choice Awards, the film was nominated for Favorite Comedic Movie. Melissa McCarthy won Favorite Comedic Movie Actress, while Chris Hemsworth was nominated for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor. |
| January 5 2017 | Kate McKinnon was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards. |
| 2016 | Stacia Deutsch published the Ghostbusters Movie Novelization through Simon Spotlight. |
| 2016 | Nancy Holder published the Ghostbusters novelization through Macmillan USA. |
| 2016 | Paul Feig's film releases with end credits using the title 'Ghostbusters: Answer the Call', a studio-added subtitle to distinguish it from the original Ghostbusters film. |
| 2016 | Dan Aykroyd served as an executive producer for the film, in addition to playing a taxi driver with extensive parapsychology knowledge. |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters film released, featuring an all-female lead cast including Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon, with cameo appearances by original Ghostbusters cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts. |
| December 21 2016 | The film was nominated for 'Actress Most in Need of a New Agent' (Melissa McCarthy) and 'Remake or Sequel That Shouldn't Have Been Made' at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards. |
| December 19 2016 | Kate McKinnon won Best Comedic Actress at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards, and the film's cast was nominated for Best Ensemble while the women of Ghostbusters won Best Female Action Hero. |
| December 11 2016 | Kate McKinnon was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy at the Critics' Choice Awards. |
| October 11 2016 | Ghostbusters (2016) was released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray, featuring an extended cut with over 17 minutes of additional deleted scenes including background on characters Erin and Rowan, and alternate battle scenes. |
| July 15 2016 | Ghostbusters is released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing. |
| July 15 2016 | 5 Seconds of Summer released 'Girls Talk Boys' along with the complete Ghostbusters film soundtrack. |
| July 15 2016 | The Ghostbusters soundtrack was released by RCA Records, coinciding with the film's release. The soundtrack contained 14 songs, with four previously released as singles. |
| July 13 2016 | Music video for King's 'Good Girls' was released, two days before the film's premiere. |
| July 11 2016 | Ghostbusters was theatrically released in the United Kingdom. |
| July 9 2016 | Ghostbusters premieres at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. |
| July 8 2016 | Theodore Shapiro's film score for Ghostbusters was released through Sony Classical Records. |
| June 23 2016 | Fall Out Boy released their version of 'Ghostbusters' titled 'Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)' as the third single from the soundtrack. |
| June 10 2016 | G-Eazy featuring Jeremih released the song 'Saw It Coming' from the Ghostbusters soundtrack. |
| June 8 2016 | Original Ghostbusters cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside the new cast, with the episode dedicated entirely to the new film. |
| June 3 2016 | King released the pop rock song 'Good Girls' as a digital single for the Ghostbusters film soundtrack. |
| May 2016 | The film's trailer became the most disliked film trailer on YouTube, with over one million dislikes compared to 280,000 likes. |
| May 2016 | Reshoots took place in Los Angeles, including new scenes that commented metafictionally on the internet controversy surrounding the film. |
| March 3 2016 | First Ghostbusters trailer released, garnering 24 million views in 24 hours on Facebook and YouTube, and over 60 million views across social media platforms in its first week. |
| 2015 | Paul Feig's television series Other Space aired, featuring several actors who would later appear in the Ghostbusters (2016) film, including Karan Soni, Bess Rous, Eugene Cordero, and Milana Vayntrub. |
| 2015 | Female-led cast is announced, sparking significant public and online controversy, including low ratings on IMDb and YouTube videos. |
| September 2015 | Theodore Shapiro was announced as the composer for the Ghostbusters film soundtrack, following his previous collaboration with director Paul Feig on the film Spy. |
| September 19 2015 | Filming wrapped in New York City. |
| September 15 2015 | Filming took place in Waltham, Massachusetts, and then outside of Columbia University in New York. |
| September 12 2015 | Filming began in Tribeca, New York City after completing shooting at the old Naval Air Station in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. |
| August 2015 | Chris Hemsworth was spotted filming scenes on the Ghostbusters bike. |
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