Ghostbusters

Now, it's up to his descendants and their friends to do their part to stop it, featuring late-movie cameo appearances by Stantz, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), ...

I think moviegoers would flock to see something like that which also fills in some of the gaps between Ghostbusters II and Afterlife. The important thing is that the filmmakers involved in these future productions take risks, but also try to stay true to what made the concept so appealing in the first place. I originally played the game for Nintendo Wii while I was in college, it’s one of the few games for that console I remember not only beating, but also really enjoying. As it seems like the supernatural threat in Oklahoma is quelled, I imagine the sequel to mostly deal with a new threat that will emerge somewhere else, and the Spengler family & co. As successful as Afterlife was, I imagine and expect that its characters will be somewhat sidelined in a sequel in order to introduce even more characters for even more sequels. It has its moments and it is possible for it to elicit a chuckle or two, but the humor is forced and awkward. I, for one, would be curious to see the Ghostbusters concept expand overseas, bringing in foreign voices to this tried-and-true comedic formula. Now that we’ve seen how they relate to the story told in the original films, my head dances with visions of Phoebe reading the oft-referenced Tobin’s Spirit Guide, or Trevor modifying a new, 21st-century edition of the Ecto-1 that Winston Zeddemore has purchased. Because of that, I’ve thought about some potential directions I’d like the franchise to go post-Afterlife. But before we get to that, it’s time to discuss a few things. Technically, the third installment in the main Ghostbusters continuity, the film focuses on Callie (Carrie Coon), mom to teenager Trevor ( Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard), and neurodivergent tween Phoebe (Mckenna Grace). They move to a small town in Oklahoma to live on a rundown farm that Callie inherited from her estranged, late father. The film concludes with a touching homage to both Egon and Ramis. As someone who counts the first one as one of my all-time favorites, Afterlife resonated a lot with me.