Despite receiving mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast and humor, but criticized the script and visual effects, the film grossed $229.1 million worldwide against its $144 million budget, making it a box office bomb with losses of over $70 million following theaters taking their revenue cut. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, the film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on July 9, 2016, and was released in the United States on July 15. The announcement of the female-led cast in 2015 drew a polarized response from the public and an internet backlash, leading to the film's IMDb page and associated YouTube videos receiving low ratings before the film's release. Many of the original film's cast members and their family members make cameo appearances in new roles, and Ramis is commemorated in the film's closing credits.
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Because of original cast member Bill Murray's refusal to commit to the project, and the death of fellow cast member Harold Ramis in 2014, Sony decided to reboot the series instead. The story focuses on four eccentric women (and their incompetent assistant) who are interested in parapsychology and start a ghost-catching business in New York City.Ī third Ghostbusters film had been in various stages of development following the release of Ghostbusters II in 1989. Williams, Matt Walsh, and Chris Hemsworth, it is a reboot of the 1984 film of the same name and the third film in the Ghostbusters franchise. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Neil Casey, Andy García, Cecily Strong, Charles Dance, Michael K. With its solid debut at the domestic box office and positive response from the audience, Reitman may have an opportunity to deliver more references to Ghostbusters II in subsequent films.Ghostbusters (also marketed as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call) is a 2016 American supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig and co-written by Feig and Katie Dippold. On Rotten Tomatoes, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is currently maintaining a 63% critics score after 224 reviews and a 95% audience score after 2,500+ reviews. Halloween, Terminator, and Transformers have all ignored the less beloved entries in their respective canons. If Afterlife did ignore the other sequels, it would not be the only contemporary blockbuster to do so when rebooting a popular franchise. We just don't know that at the time when we're watching Ghostbusters II." Director Jason Reitman has suggested, however, that Callie may have already been born at that point in the franchise, stating, ". Actress Carrie Coon was born in 1981, eight years prior to the theatrical release of Ghostbusters II, and while one could assume Egon's daughter is not the same age as the star portraying her, it is interesting that there was no mention of the character having a child in the 1989 sequel. Callie claims to have had a tumultuous relationship with her father before his death. Despite Reitman’s insistence that there are many hints to Ghostbusters II in the film, Afterlife features one major plot point that leaves plenty of questions.Īfter Egon Spengler's passing, his estranged daughter Callie (Carrie Coon) moves into his derelict farmhouse with her two children, Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard). One of the biggest hints that Ghostbusters II is still in continuity is the inclusion of Ray’s Occult, a bookstore owned and operated by Ray Stantz during the events of the sequel. In a recent interview Reitman confirmed (via Uproxx) the sequel was still in continuity with former entries, stating Afterlife includes details and references to events and props used in the second installment-some of which many fans won’t pick up on, Reitman claimed. Related: Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ending & All Hidden Meanings Explained
Despite these family connections tying Afterlife to its predecessors both on-screen and behind the scenes, the film avoids addressing a few major plot points from Ghostbusters II, while largely ignoring Feig's Ghostbusters (2016), leading some to question if the films are still in continuity with the latest addition to the franchise. Directed by the son of Ivan Reitman, the director of the original Ghostbusters, Jason Reitman brings the Ghostbusters back to the big screen with Afterlife, which follows the daughter of Egon Spengler, the iconic character played by the late Harold Ramis in the original two films.
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