Last week, Ghostbusters director Paul Feig revealed that he was doubtful that a sequel to this year's under-performing reboot movie would ever happen. Now producer Ivan Reitman has commented on the situation, and he sounds a lot more hopeful.

　　Reitman was interviewed on the Mr. Wavvy podcast, and was asked about the likelihood of further big screen Ghostbuster films. "There's going to be many other Ghostbusters movies, they're just in development right now," he said, via Comicbook.com. As well as directing the 1984 original, Reitman remains heavily involved with the development of the franchise.

　　Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean that a direct sequel to Feig's movie will happen. Speaking to Den of Geek last week, Feig said: "If the studio was knocking on the door to do another one, I'd have to think about it. We had so much fun, and I'd love to work with that team again. But I would be very surprised."

　　In August, The Hollywood Reporter estimated that Ghostbusters would need to make more than $300 million to break even, $70 million more than it ultimately earned. At the time, Sony distribution boss Rory Bruer stated that he was sure a sequel would happen. However, this was immediately after the movie's solid opening weekend, and no further comments were made on the subject from either the studio or the film's cast and crew until Feig's last week.

　　It has been rumoured that Sony is actively pursuing an animated feature as the next big screen release from the franchise. In addition, an animated show called Ghostbusters: Ecto Force is due in 2018.