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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Trailer Blasts the Nostalgic Sweet Spot! [Video]
At long last, Sony Pictures is unearthing Ghostbusters: Afterlife, discovering a brand new trailer that’s linked directly to the original two films in many ways.
The trailer targets the nostalgic sweet spot, offering up the first footage of Annie Potts as fan-favorite Janine, the love interest of Egon Spangler, as well as a tease of Dan Aykroyd‘s Ray Stantz. Even further, when the ghosts are unleashed out of a well, we catch a shot of a terror dog/Zuul(?) and possibly even…Gozer?!
It’s already been promised that Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver are also all coming back for this sequel to the original classic, reprising their iconic and beloved roles. But the biggest and most endearing loving homage is being able to see Harold Ramis back in a Ghostbusters movie, even if it’s in YouTube footage of the infamous Ghostbusters television commercial from 1984.
In the film…
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Afterlife‘s cast also includes Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd.
Jason Reitman‘s sequel to the original classic(s) is set for theatrical release on November 11, 2021, so we’re not looking at “The Summer of Ghostbusters” but rather the “Holiday Season of Ghostbusters.”
Update: Added a video of Reitman breaking down the trailer that reveals quite a bit of new information and points out a few Easter eggs.
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‘Ebenezer’ Official Trailer – Ti West Turns Johnny Depp into ‘A Christmas Carol’ Icon Scrooge
Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) is back with the upcoming Ebenezer starring Johnny Depp, a fresh new take on the classic tale of A Christmas Carol from Charles Dickens.
Johnny Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s Ebenezer, and Paramount is bringing the film to theaters on November 13, 2026. Watch the official trailer down below.
The tagline? “The name you know. The story you don’t.”
Andrea Riseborough (Possessor), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter franchise), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars franchise), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games franchise), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and Ellie Bamber (“Willow”) also star.
Deadline had detailed in a recent report, “This version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance. Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman to executive produce.”
Nathaniel Halpern wrote the adaptation for Ti West to direct.
Written by Charles Dickens, the classic tale of A Christmas Carol has been adapted for the screen countless times over the years, with notable film adaptations including Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim, Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney, A Christmas Carol (1984) starring George C. Scott, Scrooged (1988) starring Bill Murray, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) starring Michael Caine, and A Christmas Carol (2009) starring Jim Carrey.
A Christmas Carol is classically a period piece ghost story. As Luiz H.C. wrote here on Bloody Disgusting, “Isn’t it weird how the single most influential piece of Christmas-related media is technically a horror story? One can even make the argument that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol paved the way for the rise of Victorian Spiritualism during the following decade.”
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