With the news that Harold Ramis died, many thought that would be the end of the long-gestating and perennially in-development Ghostbusters 3 (although Ramis’ long illness, which he hoped to recover from, may have been one of the reasons it hasn’t moved forward before now, as he would have been unable to participate).
However THR reports that Sony Pictures and director Ivan Reitman are still hoping to move forward with the movie, although there will now have to be a rewrite to take into account Ramis’ passing and the fact he will no longer he able to appear.
Last November it was reported that Sony was planning to start production this spring in Cleveland, Ohio, although script issues had already pushed that back (you would think after more than five years they’d have something great by now). Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, have been working on the script, and will now have to make some revisions.
While it was believed Bill Murray had refused to return as Peter Venkman, some hope Ramis’ death might act as a catalyst to get him to change his mind. It’s also being suggested the other original stars may even be willing to take lower salaries in order to get the sequel off the ground.
Warner Bros. has announced that The Conjuring 2 is set for release on October 23rd, 2015, giving it a prime Halloween slot. Alongside that news, 
Following in the footsteps of the likes of Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper (both of whom have since dropped out), Josh Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) is close to singing a deal to write and direct Warner Bros. and CBS Films’ upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, The Stand, according to 
We may be getting twice the Tom Hardy in Legend, as 
After We’re The Millers grossed $269 million around the world you might have expected a sequel to start moving forward in earnest before now. However it’s only now that a writer has been hired to pen a follow-up, with Adam Sztykiel (Due Date) hired to pen the script, according to 
He may have come to the end of his time as Walter White in Breaking Bad, but it seems Bryan Cranston isn’t completely leaving darkly comic violence behind as it appears he and Edgar Ramirez are set to star in Holland, Michigan, for director for Errol Morris.
It’s increasingly common for studios to start work on sequels before a first film is out, but it’s still pretty rare to do that with a thriller, especially a full seven months before the film hits cinemas and the studio can tell if it’s actually going to be a hit. However Sony is confident enough about The Equalizer that they’re already developing a sequel, hiring Richard Wenk (The Equalizer, The Expendables 2) to pen a script, according to 