“The Ghostbusters” are back. But in writer/director Jason Reitman’s new iteration of the genre (he’s the son of Ivan Reitman, the original filmmaker), now titled “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” the connections to the past and the original “Ghostbusters” cast—all of whom are all scheduled to appear in the movie minus Harold Ramis who passed away in 2014—is a mystery even to the new lead characters. “As the family arrives at an old farm, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters,” Jason Reitman told Vanity Fair in a first look at the movie today. “Trevor and Phoebe are about to find out who their grandfather was and whether they’re ready to pick up the proton pack themselves.”
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Trevor and Phoebe are played by Finn Wolfhard of “Stranger Things” and Mckenna Grace known for “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Gifted” and playing the younger version of Margot Robbie in “I, Tonya.” Reitman revealed more details too: Paul Rudd stars as a summer school-teacher and Carrie Coon (“The Leftovers,” “Fargo”) plays the single mother of the two aforementioned siblings. When their family moves to a farm in Oklahoma, the mom, after inheriting property from the father she didn’t know—far from the Manhattan setting of all the previous “Ghostbusters” movies—they discover some supernatural happening.
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A new trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is arriving on Monday, and more shall be revealed. Reitman is keeping mum on some of the details and when the other “Ghostbusters” will turn up in the movie. Still, two things seem clear: 1) you won’t see any of the original cast until later in the film (meaning, likely not the early trailers and 2), it’s pretty apparent who the mystery father to the children are. Or at least, it’s been rumored and feels spelled out, but we’ll leave you to deduce the rest.
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‘Afterlife’ “is a new adventure that connects back to the Manhattan Crossrip of 1984,” Reitman said, alluding to “Ghostbusters” one and its sequel, but purposefully overlooking the 2016 all-female version.
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“The joy of co-writing a film like this is imagining the sound of Ecto-1’s engine revving back to life or the moment a PKE meter lights up for the first time and begins leading you toward your destiny,” said Reitman, who co-wrote the screenplay with “City of Ember” filmmaker Gil Kenan. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” is scheduled to hit theaters on July 10, 2020. In the meantime, feast your eyes on the new poster and images and get set for Monday’s trailer release.
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