Ghosts Aren't Safe In 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
The Ghosbusters Franchise is one that has been around for a long time now, though most people don’t count the most recent reboot a part of the franchise. The two original Ghostbusters films were incredible films that audiences loved the world over. Thus, with happiness, I can say I’m looking forward to the new movie which was executively produced by Dan Aykroyd. With Aykroyd working so closely with the film when he was one of the original writers for the first films, it will hopefully stick to the established universe. ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ will hopefully give us a long awaited sequel that will go down as a classic.
For those unaware of the original film, it follows three college researchers as they open up a ghost hunting business following an encounter with one. What ends up happening is a being considered a god breaks the barrier between our world and the afterlife releasing ghosts all over New York City. Then, in the second film, an ancient evil conqueror tries to return to the world using an infant as a vessel. This brings an ocean of slime into the city which, in turn, makes ghosts appear in the world again that need busting.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. The story follows a single mom and her two kids arriving in a small town to clean up her father’s old place. They begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters, and the kids find a secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film features an original story that continues the Ghostbusters story in an entirely new era. This gives hope that the movie can give us a story with comedy woven in that is similar to the originals.
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Paul Rudd. The movie was directed by Jason Reitman, who is known for Thank You for Smoking, Juno, and Up in the Air. Reitman wrote the film alongside Gil Kenan based on the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” an Ivan Reitman film written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It is being produced by Ivan Reitman and executively produced by Dan Aykroyd, Gil Kenan, Jason Blumenfeld, and Michael Beugg. As of now, the film is set to release on July 10th of this year.