According to the controversial emails leaked from Sony, "Jump Street" actor Channing Tatum and "Jurassic World" star Chris Pratt may be teaming up to do a "Ghostbusters" spin-off.
The Daily Beast reported that emails uncovered outline plans for the "10 Years Together" co-stars to reunite.
Tatum, in an email to Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment dated Aug. 21, wrote: "Let us show the world The DarkSide and let us fight it with all the glory and epicness of a HUGE BATMAN BEGINS MOVIE. I know we can make this a huge franchise. Fun adventure craziness. COME OONNNN!!!"
The site noted that that following day, Hannah Minghella, co-president of production for Columbia Pictures, emailed Pascal along with other Sony executives that Tatum was looking to work with Pratt in a spin-off to be produced by Russo brothers.
"So... in a curious turn of events - the Russos and Channing want to develop Ghostbusters as a vehicle for Channing and Chris Pratt to do together," said the email penned by Minghella.
It further continued: "The Russos, Channing and Reid have been brainstorming ideas and want to create a whole new mythology that would support multiple movies (the way that Nolan reinvented Batman). To be clear - the Russos want to produce (not direct) and while Channing and Chris are looking for a movie to do together they haven't mentioned this to him yet because they weren't sure how we'd react."
"They want to make it simultaneously super scary while also super funny. They love the idea that they are mortal heroes who are believers in the paranormal and the only people who can defend mankind from a paranormal threat. I know we're mid negotiations with Paul [Feig]. I'm not sure whether we'd ever develop two different versions simultaneously. Joe Russo is open to the idea that both movies could be developed in partnership so they compliment one another within the same Ghostbusters universe. Apparently the Russos are very close to Paul and Joe suggested Paul could be attached to direct both. Personally I think it's possible for the female version to co-exist with this other version so maybe they're not mutually exclusive," she further added, said Blastr.
It's believed that the execs were generally receptive to the idea with Pascal simply replying: "f*ckkk".
More than that, in a separate chain of emails between Amy and Hannah, an all-female cast reboot of the popular 80's franchise could also be developed.
Allegedly, a number of actresses have expressed interest in the project, namely, the likes of Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, and Lizzy Caplan.
