35 years after Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis introduced the world to ectoplasm, Slimer, Proton Packs and the “Ghostbusters” theme song, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is here to capitalize on that sweet sweet nectar of 80s nostalgia all over again. Following in the aftermath of Paul Feig’s financially disappointing female-led Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Afterlife pivots from an all-female cast to …a cast of mostly kids. If this first look at Afterlife is any indication, the sequel from Jason Reitman seems to take the Stranger Things approach, Finn Wolfhard and all.
The first look is quite light on actual ghosts but there are no small number of nods to the original classic. The official synopsis reads:
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film is written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan.
Check it out below:
Ghostbusters: Afterlife hits theaters on July 10, 2020.
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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