The director of the first two Ghostbusters movies, or Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman, died this weekend
Last weekend the death of the director was reported Ivan Reitmannwho directed the first two films of the Ghostbusters. At the time of his death, which occurred on February 12, he was 75 years old.
From what his family reported, he passed away peacefully and quietly in his sleep at his home in Montecito, California. Your son Jasonas well as their daughters katherine Y Carolineshared a heartfelt message about his sudden death.
In this you can read ‘our family is in mourning for the unexpected loss of a husband, father and grandfather who taught us to always look for the magic in life’.
Later, he says ‘we are comforted that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless people around the world. As we mourn in private, we hope that those who knew him through his films will always remember him.”. It is a sad loss for the cinema.
Before working on the Ghostbusters this filmmaker was in charge of the comedy of animal-house 1978. He then worked with Bill Murray in the tapes of meatballsfrom 1979, and Stripesfrom 1981.
It was in 1984 that Ivan Reitmann had his greatest success with Ghostbusters. Throughout his career he produced several tapes, among which is Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is the most recent. This was written and directed by his own son, Jason.
Ghostbusters was one of his biggest hits.
Paul Feigwho directed the film Ghostbusters of 2016, commented that Ivan it was one ‘amazing’ person. He also stated ‘Jason and Ivan have always been so supportive throughout my career and I can never really repay them both. This is such a sad day.
Ernie Hudsonwho embodied Winston, also had something to say. she started with ‘I deeply regret the death of Ivan Reitman’. She then talked about her relationship with him.
Hudson he pointed ‘Truly a great man and filmmaker whom I had the honor and privilege of knowing and working with. My deepest condolences to Jason and the entire family. Rest in peace’.
The official account of Ghostbusters in Twitter published that Reitman was a ‘great talent and an even better man; he will be greatly missed’. Because his death was reported very late on Sunday, there are still no reactions from other actors he worked with.