Ghostbusters Day Rescheduled - New Fun Featurette Released!
Watch this vintage film featurette to hold yourselves over!
On this day in 1984, Ghostbusters premiered in theaters. The cult hit spawned a franchise that has lasted decades. This year, fans are feeling some extra energy on Ghostbusters Day as they look back on the classic films and prepare for the arrival of the series' latest installment - Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Normally Ghostbusters Day is celebrated every year on June 8th, giving fans many ways to join in on the fun. However with current events, Ghostbusters officially delayed Ghostbusters day in this Twitter post:
However, the Ghostbusters YouTube channel released a special vintage film featurette to hold is over until the reschedule date of Ghostbusters fun. It’s amazing to learn about how fan-favorite films are made. Get a behind the scenes look!
Starring Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Role Models, How Do You Know), Carrie Coon (The Post, Avengers: Endgame, Gone Girl), and Finn Wolfer (Stranger Things), Ghostbusters: Afterlife set for release on March 5, 2021. It follows 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer The Call. Stream the official preview clip for Afterlife below.
The original Ghostbusters hauled in $290 million at the global box office. The star-studded cast featured Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, and Ernie Hudson. The American Film Institute ranked the movie as the 28th best comedy picture of all time. In 1989, Ghostbusters II followed. It performed as well commercially, but wasn't received quite as well by critics and fans as the original.
The new installment Ghostbusters: Afterlife looks to build on the legacy and story of the first two films. The trailer certainly gave fans goosebumps. Next year, we'll have to see if this potential blockbuster that's 34 years in the making lives up to the hype that Hollywood is hoping for.