Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 is set for release in 2024, and here is everything we hope to see in the upcoming sequel. A highlight of 2021's film releases was the hotly anticipated Ghostbusters: Afterlife, directed by Jason Reitman, son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman.

Will there be a Ghostbuster Afterlife 2?

Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman is returning to helm the sequel from a script he co-wrote with Gil Kenan, After the success of Afterlife, the filmmaking duo signed an overall producing deal with Sony Pictures and got to straight work on the new supernatural script.

How many years between Ghostbusters 2 and Afterlife?

Set 32 years after the events of Ghostbusters II, it follows a single mother and her children who move to an Oklahoma farm they inherited from her estranged father Egon Spengler, a member of the original Ghostbusters.

Do you need to see Ghostbusters 2 to see afterlife?

No. There is a couple of references to II in afterlife, and nothing of Answer The Call (2016). Watch and enjoy, friend.

Who is the little girl in Ghostbusters: Afterlife?

Mckenna Grace is an American actress and singer from Grapevine, Texas who is known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted.

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Did Ghostbusters: Afterlife ignore Ghostbusters 2?

"No, Ghostbusters II, definitely canon," Reitman said. "There are references to Ghostbusters II in Afterlife. We meet Ray working at Ray's Occult. The toaster from Ghostbusters II is in the kitchen in the farmhouse.

Why is there no Ghostbusters 3?

Any lingering interest Murray had for a trilogy capper was sent to the afterlife. It's not out of pocket (or out of proton pack, rather) to say the Ghostbusters franchise has had a rough go of it where sequels are concerned.

How old is Egon in Ghostbusters?

He celebrates his 40th birthday during this series, which would put him in his late twenties when The Real Ghostbusters began.

Why was Ghostbusters 2 cancelled?

The film grossed $229.1 million worldwide against a $144 million production budget, making it a box-office bomb with losses of over $70 million following theaters taking their revenue cut. Sony abandoned plans for a sequel, opting instead to continue the original film canon with Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).

What ghost killed Egon Spengler?

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the eldest daughter of the late Harold Ramis — Violet Ramis Stiel — talked about how Reitman brought Egon Spengler back for one last Ghostbusters adventure. Depicted as an eccentric recluse, Spengler is killed off by Gozer at the beginning of the story.

Did Egon have a daughter?

The first is his daughter Callie. The single mother faces various hardships throughout the movie, most notably her eviction and relocation. She looks nothing like her father, so she must take after Egon's wife. The second member of Egon's family introduced in Afterlife is his granddaughter Phoebe.

Why is Ghostbusters banned in China?

However, with the arrival of Communism in China, secularism was enforced and any depiction of ghosts or spirits was expressly forbidden. It's been that way for many, many years and even with the adoption of Western culture and policies in China, banning films with ghosts still happens.

Why did Ghostbusters fail?

Some fail by being too different from the source material, while others suffer because they're not different enough. While Ghostbusters tried to tell a new story within this world, the sexist backlash towards the all-female cast doomed the movie to failure.

Was the new Ghostbusters a flop?

However, the film did not live up to its hype - fans of the original movie were not impressed and it earned $370 million worldwide at the box office. According to Variety, the film's distributor Sony Pictures lost up to $80 million (US$50 million).

Why does Egon not speak in Ghostbusters: Afterlife?

Being a ghost in the realm of the living could also take a certain amount of energy. Whatever spectral energy he used to make himself visible to others, interact with objects, and remain in the living world for as long as he did probably prevented him from also speaking.

Who didn't get along in Ghostbusters?

There were reports that it got so bad during filming that Ramis slammed Murray up against a wall at one point. “They were like two brothers who weren't getting along,” Rubin told The New Yorker.

Who was the cameo in Ghostbusters 2?

Cameo. Brian Doyle-Murray: The psychiatrist at the mental hospital is played by Bill Murray's brother. Bobby Brown: The doorman at Gracie Mansion when the Ghostbusters meet with the Mayor.

Did Harold Ramis pass away?

Harold Allen Ramis (/ˈreɪmɪs/; November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.

Are all 4 Ghostbusters still alive?

Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, and Dan Aykroyd are all part of the Afterlife cast, but fourth Ghostbuster Harold Ramis sadly passed in 2014. The new Afterlife cast also includes a Stranger Things star, the recently-crowned Sexiest Man Alive, and some brand new faces in the movie biz.

Was Janine in love with Egon?

Throughout most Ghostbusters media, Janine is often displayed as having a romantic attraction to Egon Spengler. This is shown in the original movie and the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and more prominently in The Real Ghostbusters.

Is Egon Spengler autistic?

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One of the creators of Ghostbusters, Dan Akroyd, is autistic, and while he plays one of the other main characters, Ray Stantz, Egon shows many autistic traits as well.

Who was the smartest Ghostbuster?

Each of the original Ghostbusters had a specific skillset, although at least three of them were of the highest of intelligence. Out of those three, it was Egon Spengler who was the smartest.