'I've lost my hero': Jason Reitman leads tributes to his filmmaker father Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman at the premiere of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Jason Reitman has paid tribute to his filmmaker father Ivan Reitman following his death aged 75, saying “I’ve lost my hero”.

The director and producer behind the original Ghostbusters in 1984 died on Saturday at his home in Montecito, California, US media outlets have reported.