Afterlife sequel will happen in New York

Excellent news Ghostbusters followers: the sequel to Ghostbusters: After Life is happening in New York and has a working title – Firehouse.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a box-office success when launched in 2021, managing to nostalgia mine the earlier films whereas including a youthful forged to the combination. It wasn’t to everybody’s liking however we at ShortList Towers discovered it enjoyable, even when the New York setting was missed.

The film’s sequel was revealed as a part of Ghostbusters Day and was the primary of many new Ghostbusters bulletins, with information that there’s additionally set to be a brand new animated present on Netflix and an animated film within the works.

If that wasn’t sufficient, a comic-book adaptation can also be occurring and there is a VR recreation presently in manufacturing.

However let’s begin with the Ghodstbusters: Afterlife sequel. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman defined concerning the newly introduced sequel: “The final time we noticed Ecto-1, it was driving again into Manhattan: the house of Ghostbusters. That’s the place our story begins. The code identify is FIREHOUSE.”

“The final time we noticed Ecto-1, it was driving again into Manhattan: the house of Ghostbusters. That’s the place our story begins. The code identify is FIREHOUSE.” –@JasonReitman, @GilKenan#GhostbustersDaypic.twitter.com/P3QRild2Vs
— Ghostbusters (@Ghostbusters) June 9, 2022

It has been confirmed that the film might be written as soon as once more by Reitman and Gil Kenan and whereas we no nothing concerning the plot. Ernie Hudson who performs Winston Zeddemore within the films has hinted at a return, noting: “Winston Zeddemore could have turned in his flight go well with for a enterprise go well with, however he’ll at all times be a Ghostbuster… I’m not allowed to inform you far more than that, however relaxation assured, we’ve got numerous Ghostbusting forward. I’ll simply say, if want be, the flight go well with nonetheless matches.”

As for the brand new animated present, it is going to be a Netflix unique and “will navigate an unexplored period of the Ghostbusters Canon”. The animated film might be a spin-off, “with all new characters and an entire new take” in response to its makers.

There may also be a VR recreation, obtainable on Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR2, and Ghostbusters is heading again to comics, with a brand new run by Darkish Horse. This is ready to be an in-canon restricted version collection which might be popping out on the finish of 2023.

“Between gaming, comics, tv, and flicks, we’re going to inform the untold historical past of Ghostbusters whereas reaching into the longer term with characters you haven’t met from locations you haven’t gone,” stated author Kenan about all of the bulletins.

Oh, and to honor the lifetime of authentic director Ivan Reitman who handed away this yr, Hasbro has created two figures of the director as a Ghostbuster, which look superior.