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Theannouncement puzzle forGhostbusters : Afterlife(first referred to asGhostbusters 3and laterGhostbusters 2020 ) was a very poor video that showed a rusty Ecto-1 and a proton inner circle could be heard at a distance , which was enough for fans to get aroused about the project . Now , after much speculation on the identity element of the new characters , how the original ones ( minus the late Harold Ramis , who passed away in 2014 ) will come into play , and what the story will be about , a first lagger was released – and it ’s heavy on nostalgia .
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As mentioned above , Ghostbusters : Afterlifeis follow the model of other franchises that have free sequels in recent years that are instantly linked to the original works and disregard others , but the film also learned some tricks fromStar Warsthat can be see in the preview .
How Ghostbusters: Afterlife Copied The Force Awakens Approach
Ghostbusters : Afterlifefollows individual mamma Callie ( Carrie Coon ) and her two child Trevor ( Finn Wolfhard ) and Phoebe ( Mckenna Grace ) who move to Summerville , Oklahoma after being evict from their home . There , Trevor and Phoebe describe how their family ( namely their grandpa ) is linked tothe originalGhostbusters , and this discovery will make out in ready to hand when the town starts feel a serial of unexplained earthquakes . Ghostbustershas a special place in the bosom of many , and with this unexampled film serving as a sequel toGhostbusters II , Sony is invoke to nostalgia , just likeStar Wars : The Force Awakensdid a few years ago .
The trailer introduces witness to the new characters , those who will be taking over the Ghostbusters line of work , remind everyone that this is the story of a new generation but without pull up stakes the originals behind . Although Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd , Ernie Hudson , and Sigourney Weaver are confirmed to seem , none of them show up in the trailer , except briefly through archive footage . There are lingering shots of object from the original film that fan surely recognize ( the Ecto-1,the Ghost yap , and the uniforms , this one further hinting atTrevor and Phoebe being Egon ’s grandchild ) , once more trust intemperately on nostalgia . Star Wars : The Force Awakensdid the same in its trailers , focusing on the new generation while also sport ( sometimes in brief , sometimes not so much ) objects and fictional character from the original trilogy .
Ghostbusters : Afterlifeis , likeStar Wars : The Force Awakens , a legacy sequel , and one that fans hope will compensate its respects to the original celluloid while also introducing a Modern propagation of Ghostbusters that can carry on with the franchise , if the team behind it decide to do so look on how this one performs .
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