Casper’s Ghostbusters Cameo Is Finally Confirmed as Canon by Dan Aykroyd

It’s official: Casper the Pleasant Ghost and Ghostbusters the paranormal investigators exist in the identical universe. Dan Aykroyd confirmed as a lot throughout a latest look on the Speaking Unusual podcast, the place he playfully asserted that his cameo as Ray Stantz in 1995’s Casper is, in actual fact, canon.

Noting that it was the thirtieth anniversary of Casper, host Aaron Sagers requested the comedy nice if his look within the film was canonical. “I believe so, given the truth that [executive producer Steven] Spielberg requested for me and stated, ‘Come and do that,’ and that they constructed me in there” Aykroyd stated. “After all, it’s a phenomenal nod to what we had been doing with Ivan [Reitman] advert all people. I believe you gotta embrace there within the canon, little question.”

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For individuals who don’t bear in mind, Casper finds Carrigan Crittenden (Cathy Moriarty) making an attempt to rid Whipstaff Manor of a quartet of ghost — Casper and his trio of meddling uncles. Her early makes an attempt embrace hiring Don Novello’s Father Guido Sarducci as an exorcist, and dialing 555-2368 to usher in the Ghostbusters. After discovering the ghosts too troubling to entice, Aykroyd’s Stantz comes working out of the home and tells Carrigan, “Who ya gonna name? Another person.” You possibly can watch the scene beneath.

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In order that technically makes 5 canonical Ghostbusters movies after the unique two and the fashionable sequels, most lately Frozen Empire. Along with settling the outdated debate, Aykroyd additionally touched on what’s subsequent for the beloved franchise. Requested if “we want a dose of comfortable pink slime on this world? Do we want the Statue of Liberty to stroll round to deliver us collectively?”, Aykroyd prompt the subsequent Ghostbusters film might contact on simply that.

“We positive might use pink slim at any time,” he joked. “It’s attention-grabbing, we’ll see what we do so far as the subsequent Ghostbusters function — and there might be one. It’s simply what avenue we’re going to take? And I believe that given artistic individuals on the planet we’re residing in right now, how will you not consider a few of what we’re taking a look at when it comes to the human species’ execrable conduct? Which may be checked out, you understand, possibly it manifests itself in some sort of evil formation. No positive. Jason [Reitman] is working with the artistic crew there on the Ghost Corps. up there in Los Angeles; I’ll be very to see what emerges.”

He continued, “We’re doing a very neat animated Ghostbusters. It’ll be popping out fairly quickly, and the characters and the entire take and the look of Manhattan is actually thrilling. So, I believe possibly there’s a possibility there for these writers to deal with a number of the points that we have to heal and and transfer on with our lives.”

A thirtieth anniversary 4K UHD restricted version steelbook of Casper was launched this summer season, and you too can stream the transfer on VOD through Apple TV+ and Prime Video. You can even take a look at the Ghostbusters assortment on Apple TV+ and Prime Video, or snag the 4K UHD two-packs that includes the unique two films (on sale for 41% off!) and Afterlife and Frozen Empire.