Dan Aykroyd has suggested that Ghostbusters: Afterlife sets up a new generation that could potentially lead to more supernatural sequels in the future.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Aykroyd praised Afterlife director Jason Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, for his care in “passing the DNA of the first two movies directly to the new generation” by introducing a fresh team of paranormal investigators to continue the legacy.
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“It’s just a lot of fun to see these terrific young actors slinging the old Cadillac around and having the equipment in their hands,” Aykroyd admitted. “The story that develops from that is scary and funny and heartfelt and also funny. And it feeds into the possibility of more follow-ups with this group and with others who want to join.”
While Ghostbusters: Afterlife largely focuses on handing the proton packs over to a new generation of ‘busters, several members of the original cast are also said to be reprising their roles. In fact, Aykroyd said that the OGBs made sure that Harold Ramis, who died in 2014, was well represented in the new film.
“To have that formation without that man standing right there on the line with us was a pretty serious adjustment,” Aykroyd recalled of shooting without his former co-star. “He will be very well represented in the new film, I can tell you that. He’s very honorably represented.”
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Filmmaker Jason Reitman said that the forthcoming film will tie directly into the original movie from 1984. The new characters are a family made up of Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace. The mother inherits a farm from a father she didn’t know. However, the family soon discovers that this farm, which is tucked away in a small Oklahoma town, is littered with world-saving, ghostbusting equipment.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife was originally set to haunt theaters on July 10, 2020, but the threequel has been pushed back to March 5, 2021, in light of the industry-wide shutdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Ghostbusters: Afterlife Leaves Open the Possibility of Sequels