New 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2' Teaser Arrives Online

There’s been a lot of paranormal activity in the world of Ghostbusters over the past few months. We’ve had some information about the upcoming sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 (2024), but most of the news has surrounded the gaming side of the franchise, from the multiplayer game Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (2022) to the virtual reality experience Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023).

Recently, Sony Pictures even released a short film centered around the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and the Ecto-1.

That’s not to suggest we’ve had no news for Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2, though. The entire cast has already been revealed, and we know the film will take place in New York City, where it will “continue with the Spengler family storyline.”

The Ecto-1 racing through New York in the new 'Ghostbusters' short film — Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment / Ghost Corps / Pixmondo / PlayStation Studios / Epic Games

We’ve also seen the official poster, which shows the franchise’s iconic logo frozen over in ice, which has led many to speculate that it may be a Christmas movie and that the main supernatural protagonist will place New York City into a sort of perpetual winter.

Paul Rudd encounters Stay Puft in 'Ghostbusters Afterlife' — Credit: Sony Pictures

No stranger to all things spooky, Ghostbusters shared a very short teaser for the upcoming film on Halloween; a brief animation across all the official social media channels that showed a full moon turning into the logo, while a werewolf howls nearby and several bats emerge from the darkness.

Check out the tweet below:

Something strange is coming soon. Happy Halloween

Something strange is coming soon. 👀 Happy Halloween, #Ghostbusters! pic.twitter.com/IbLmOHmpd8

— Ghostbusters (@Ghostbusters) October 31, 2023

Another teaser was shared a few days ago, with a caption that reads “There’s a chill in the air,” while the iconic logo appears against forming ice. Check it out via the official Ghostbusters Facebook account.

Meanwhile, rumors have suggested that the film is titled Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which we can now confirm is true, as the official trailer for the film has finally dropped.

Per Sony Pictures (via Wikipedia), here’s the synopsis for the film:

In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

Finn Wolfhard as Trevor at the Shandor mines in 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' — Credit: Sony Pictures

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire stars McKenna Grace (Phoebe), Logan Kim (Podcast), Celeste O’Connor (Lucky), Finn Wolfhard (Trevor), Carrie Coon (Callie), and Paul Rudd (Gary Grooberson), all of whom first appeared in the 2021 film.

Dan Aykroyd has confirmed that Phoebe, Podcast, Lucky, and Trevor will become the next generation of Ghostbusters in the film.

Several original actors who have appeared in all four films so far are also returning: Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz), Paul Rudd (Gary Grooberson), William Atherton (Walter Peck), Bill Murray (Peter Venkman), Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz), and Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddemore). Franchise newcomers Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster, and Emily Alyn Lind have been cast in undisclosed roles.

The film releases on March 29, 2024.

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