CALGARY — Calgarians may soon be noticing something strange in their neighbourhoods.

The president of a film and stage technicians union is confirming the next “Ghostbusters” movie is to be filmed in the city.

Damian Petti of IATSE Local 212 says Sony Pictures has let the union know the project is going to Calgary.

He says he can’t provide details of dates, budgets and how many jobs the production will bring.

He adds Alberta’s screen industry is one of the best opportunities for job growth in the province and welcomes new projects.

Four-time Oscar nominee Jason Reitman is to direct the new instalment in the “Ghostbusters” series set to come out in the summer of 2020.

His father, Ivan Reitman, directed and produced the original “Ghostbusters” flick, which came out in 1984, as well as its sequel in 1989.

A reboot featuring four women who start a ghost-busting business was released in 2016.

The studio says that the new “Ghostbusters” will go back to its roots and will present the next chapter in the original story.

The first two “Ghostbusters” movies starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as parapsychologists in New York who investigate ghosts for a living.

— With files from The Associated Press

 

 

 

The Canadian Press

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