
Ivan Reitman, producer and director of 'Ghostbusters,' has died at 75
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Ivan Reitman, a storied producer and director behind some of Hollywood's biggest comedies, has died, according to the CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. He was 75.
Reitman was behind some of the 80s and 90s most enduring comedic films, including 1984's "Ghostbusters," which he produced and directed. The movie was a major hit and launched a franchise that spanned decades, including last year's "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," directed by his son, Jason Reitman.
"Tonight, the lady with the torch weeps, as do all of us at Columbia, and film lovers around the world. Ivan Reitman was an inseparable part of this studio's legacy, but more than that he was a friend," Tom Rothman, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, was quoted as saying in a tweet from the official "Ghostbusters" Twitter account. "A great talent and an even finer man; he will be dearly missed. We send his family all our condolences."

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