‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Trailer Teases The Newest Generation of Heroes

AT long last, Columbia Pictures has released the next trailer for the upcoming movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which introduces audiences to the newest generation of heroes.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the long-awaited third Ghostbusters movie was slated to arrive in July 2020. However, it, like many major movies once planned to arrive within the past year, has been delayed multiple times.      Currently, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is schedule to premiere in November 11, 2021. Directed by Jason Reitman, it will skip over the events of 2016’s Ghostbusters and act as a direct sequel to the original movies.

Excitingly, this means it will feature the entire original cast, save for Rick Moranis and the late Harold Ramis.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife picks up with a single mother (Carrie Coon) and her two kids (Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace) after they move into their late grandfather’s home.

A search of the old house reveals a connection to the Ghostbusters of decades before, and when strange occurrences crop up within their new town, the kids must suit up as the newest generation of ghost hunters to save the day. In addition to featuring the aforementioned original stars, Ghostbusters: Afterlife also stars Paul Rudd.

Sony released the second full trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. This is the first trailer to arrive since the original back in late 2019, and it features plenty of callbacks to the original movies while teasing all the new elements to come.   Check it out down below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iak1UesbiuY

While most of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer focuses on newcomers like Rudd’s Mr. Grooberson, fans get a welcome surprise with the return of Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts), the first of the original cast to make an appearance. Hearing her talk about Coon’s character’s father, who is almost certainly Ramis’ Egon Spengler, elicits a deep feeling of nostalgia and excitement. For the Ghostbusters fans who didn’t appreciate the 2016 movie’s attempts to find a new direction for the franchise, Afterlife is so far falling back in line with a story nestled in familiar lore.

Overall, this look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife introduces a decidedly new tone, as it feels more serious than the original movies. At the same time, the sight of the mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men and the sound of Ray Stanz’s (Dan Aykroyd) voice at the end remind viewers that this is definitely a Ghostbusters movie.

It’ll be interesting to see how the new generation combines with the old and makes something new for today. The early looks are so far very promising, and with only a few months to go before Ghostbusters: Afterlife is released, it might be safe to get excited all over again. (source: screenrant.com)

(ROHN ROMULO)