10 Directors With Make Or Break Movies For 2020

10. Jason Reitman - Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Let's face it. Ghostbusters 2016 was an absolute disaster. But, that's not exactly breaking news, is it?

However, when Ivan Reitman's (the original Ghostbusters director) son Jason Reitman agreed to helm a soft reboot of the franchise in 2019, fans' heads were definitely turned by the decision to mask over the recent flop so soon after its release.

Bringing back original cast members such as Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts, definitely hinted at this project trying to get back to the roots of what made the first two Ghostbusters film so beloved. Newcomers such as Paul Rudd and Finn Wolfhard also added some fresh feel-good talent into the mix for good measure.

Yet, there's no escaping the fact that if this upcoming attempt to recapture the magic falls flat on its face, the Ghostbusters franchise may well and truly be finished for good and with that so too could be the blockbuster aspirations of Reitman.

He's obviously an extremely talented director - his work on Juno and Up in the Air highlight this - yet Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a high profile risk that could either see him become Hollywood's new go-to big budget comedy guy or see him ushered quickly back into the lower budget bracket.