After teasing several details for the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel during Ghostbusters Day, Sony has now revealed the release date for the upcoming horror-comedy film.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, which doesn’t have an official title just yet, will release on December 20, 2023. When it comes out, the film will see the series return to New York City and its Firehouse setting, which was prominently featured in both of the original two films and Paul Feig’s reboot.
“The last time we saw Ecto-1, it was driving back into Manhattan: the home of Ghostbusters. That’s where our story begins. The code name is FIREHOUSE.” –@JasonReitman, @GilKenan #GhostbustersDay pic.twitter.com/P3QRild2Vs
— Ghostbusters (@Ghostbusters) June 9, 2022
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Described as “the next chapter in the Spengler family story,” the upcoming sequel will once again be directed by Jason Reitman from a screenplay he is co-writing with Gil Kenan. It’s still unclear if all of the Afterlife cast and the legacy characters would be returning or not.
The 2021 film earned a worldwide gross of more than $200 million at the box office. starred Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul Rudd. It also featured the return of franchise stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts.
