Ghostbusters Afterlife Theatrical Release Delayed One Week To November 19

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Theatrical Release Delayed One Week To November 19

Ghostbusters: Afterlife release date has shifted from November 11th to November 19th, 2021, taking the spot previously held by Top Gun: Maverick.

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Ghostbusters Afterlife Theatrical Release Delayed One Week To November 19

Ghostbusters: Afterlife has shifted its release date to November 19th, 2021. The latest installment of the Ghostbusters franchise is directed by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, the director of the first two films. Starring Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd, the new movie is a sequel to the original films. It is not expected to have any connections to the 2016 reboot from director Paul Feig, which starred Kristin Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. Ghostbusters: Afterlife was recently screened to audiences at CinemaCon and left a positive impression on the long-running franchise.

The film picks up many years after the events in Ghostbusters II, following the offspring of Egon Spengler and their discovery of the legacy he left behind. Egon was played by actor Harold Ramis, who passed away in 2014. Although it hasn’t been officially revealed, multiple teases have suggested the return of the original cast in some capacity or another, with potential appearances from Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson to name a few.

While fears of the spread of COVID-19 still abound, release dates are shuffling again, with Top Gun: Maverick flying away from its original November 19th release date, leaving the spot open for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, according to Deadline. The film was originally scheduled for November 11th, so it’s a small change, but one that leaves it primed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As studios continue to wring their hands over release dates with the pandemic still in effect, this is likely not the last change we’ll see in the coming months.

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The Ghostbusters franchise has had a rough go in the decades that followed the release of Ghostbusters II, as numerous attempts were made to make a third sequel, eventually falling apart before they gained any traction. The death of Harold Ramis was another blow to the continuation of the franchise, as many felt it couldn’t continue without him. Bill Murray has been famously reluctant to return to the franchise as well, even though he did appear briefly in the failed 2016 reboot attempt and is expected to return for the new film, this time reprising his role as Peter Venkman.

The box office has had a rough go in the face of the pandemic, and with studios unsure of how to react to the conflicting barrage of information about the developing virus and how it affects moviegoers’ desire to return to theaters, release dates are sure to continue to shuffle. Ghostbusters: Afterlife has held firm on being a theatrical-only release, and these new shuffles may put that to the test. Like last fall, many features were pushed back to capitalize on the use of vaccines and the control of the pandemic, especially in warmer weather, and that seems to be repeating this year with this news. With everything still on shaky ground with theatrical releases, especially with viewers leaning more and more on streaming, it’s unclear how the box office will bounce back or if it will ever be the same again. Still, studios and filmmakers remain hopeful and vigilant to keep it alive, even if that means pushing films back.

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