Gil Kenan is a filmmaker who co-wrote Ghostbusters: Afterlife with Jason Reitman and is the director and co-writer of the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. He is also executive producing a new streaming animated series for Netflix with Jason Reitman.
Ghostbusters Related Credits[]
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Co-Writer and Executive Producer
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Co-Writer, Executive Producer, and Director[1]
- Ghostbusters (Untitled Netflix Animated Series) - Executive Producer[2]
About[]
During his childhood, Gil Kenan and his family moved from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles in 1984. He grew up in Reseda, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region. He got into a summer internship program called "Inner City Filmmakers" after he graduated from high school. Kenan's first paying job was as an editorial intern on Tony Scott's "Crimson Tide." During UCLA Film School, a short film he made got screened at the Director's Guild of America for the UCLA Spotlight Awards and got signed soon after by CAA. Robert Zemeckis saw a copy of his short film and they had a series of meetings about "Monster House" which he ended up directing. While Kenan was editing "Monster House" and Jason Reitman was editing "Thank You For Smoking," they met in a locker room while they were both getting ready to play hockey to blow off steam and they hit it off.[3][4]
Other Works[]
The information in this section is gathered from IMDb and is meant to only be a brief list of highlights of their career.
- Monster House - Director (2006)
- City of Ember - Director (2008)
- Poltergeist - Director (2015)
- Scream: The TV Series - Director for Village of the Damned (2016)
- A Boy Called Christmas - Writer and Director (2021)
Trivia[]
- Many of the books in Ray's Occult Books are from Gil Kenan's personal collection.[5]
- Gil Kenan specifically brought the haunted dolls to set.[6]
- On May 22, 2023, Bill Murray texted Gil Kenan asking him what vegan cheese was.[7]
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References[]
- ↑ Deadline "‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel Taps Gil Kenan To Direct With Previous Cast Returning" 12/5/2022
- ↑ Variety "‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Series in the Works at Netflix, Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)" 6/8/2022
- ↑ EMPIRE "Ghostbusters: Afterlife Co-Writer Gil Kenan Talks Toys, Jason Reitman And The Legacy – Exclusive" 12/16/2020
- ↑ Indie Film Hustle YouTube 11/19/2021
- ↑ Den of Geek YouTube "How Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Director Gil Kenan Got Bill Murray to Return AGAIN | Talking Strange" 12:51-13:06 3/24/2024 Gil Kenan says: "A lot of the books in Ray's Occult set were from my personal collection of paranormal books. You'll notice some Colin Wilson and some encyclopedias of the unknown. All of those come from my personal collection."
- ↑ Den of Geek YouTube "How Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Director Gil Kenan Got Bill Murray to Return AGAIN | Talking Strange" 13:07-13:28 3/24/2024 Gil Kenan says: "The haunted dolls that are interacted with in this film are all dolls that I personally brought to set to be able to put on screen because I, too, come from the same dark corner of the world that you and Dan do which is that we are open to wonder."
- ↑ gilkenan instagram story 5/22/2023 (see gallery)
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