Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Carrie Coon as Callie
• Paul Rudd as Grooberson
• Finn Wolfhard as Trevor
• Mckenna Grace as Phoebe
• Logan Kim as Podcast
• Celeste O’Connor as Lucky
• Bill Murray as Peter Venkman
• Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz
• Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
• Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
• Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett
• Bob Gunton as The Ghost Farmer (Egon Spengler)
• J.K. Simmons as Ivo Shandor
• Shawn Seward as Skittles
• Billy Bryk as Zahk
• Sydney Mae Diaz as Swayze
• Hannah Duke as Reseda
• Bokeem Woodbine as Sheriff Domingo
• Paulina Alexis as Bunny
• Marlon Kazadi as Thick Neck
• Chiara Petersen as Burner Girl
• Danielle Kennedy as Roller Granny
• Artoun Nazareth as Rufus
• Crystal Roseborough as Crystal
• Dusan Rokvic as Landlord
• Emma Portner as Spirit of Gozer
• Stella Aykroyd as Deputy Medjuck
• Kim Faires as Waitress
• Josh Gad as Muncher (voice)
• Shohreh Aghdashloo as Gozer (voice)

Storyline:

Running out of options and money, single mum Callie sets foot in the small town of Summerville, Oklahoma, with her two teenage children, Phoebe and Trevor. And now, there is no turning back. As the family attempts to settle in the dilapidated house of Callie’s eccentric late father, unexpected secrets hidden in plain sight, mysterious equipment, and a strange vehicle rotting in the barn seem to relate to the area’s puzzling seismic activity, and something even more shocking: the long-forgotten Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man Incident in 1980s New York City. But there hasn’t been a single ghost sighting since the bizarre events of Ghostbusters II (1989). Is history repeating itself? Will Phoebe connect the dots, give her grandfather a voice, and discover the family’s connection to the original Ghostbusters (1984)?

About Movie:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is an American supernatural comedy film directed by Jason Reitman from a screenplay he co-wrote with Gil Kenan. It is the sequel to Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), the third mainline installment, and the fourth film overall in the Ghostbusters franchise. The film stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Paul Rudd, alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver reprising their characters from the earlier films.

A third Ghostbusters film was in development since the release of Ghostbusters II, but production stalled because Murray refused to return to the series. After Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014, Sony Pictures produced a female-driven reboot directed by Paul Feig that was released in 2016.

In January 2019, it was announced that Jason Reitman would direct a sequel to the original films, with the new cast being announced by July, while the original cast signed on two months later. Principal photography took place from July to October of the same year. Rob Simonsen, a frequent collaborator of Jason, was hired to compose the film’s score.

This was the final film to be produced by and involve the franchise’s co-creator and Jason’s father Ivan Reitman before his death in February 2022.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife was screened unannounced during CinemaCon in Las Vegas on August 23, 2021, and was released in the United States on November 19, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, after being delayed four times from an original July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the cast’s performances, Reitman’s direction, nostalgic tone, and its respectful tribute to Ramis, with criticism mostly being directed towards its screenplay and fan service. It grossed $204.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $75 million. A sequel titled Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was released on March 22, 2024.

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