'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Twitter Review: Check first reactions to Paul Rudd-starrer film

Ghostbusters: Afterlife opened in theatres on Friday, and people have started giving their opinions. Jason Reitman, whose father, Ivan, directed Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), is the director of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It narrates the story of Callie (Carrie Coon), a single mother who travels to a tiny Oklahoma town with her two children, Trevor (15) and Phoebe (12).  This family connection dominates the plot of the franchise's third installment, which follows the critically panned reboot directed by Paul Feig in 2016.

A single mother and her two children move to a tiny town in Oklahoma thirty-two years after the events of the second film, where they uncover their link to the original Ghostbusters and their grandfather's secret legacy. On August 23, 2021, during the 2021 CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, Ghostbusters: Afterlife was screened unannounced. It was finally released in the United States on November 19, 2021, after being postponed four times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to watch 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'?

At the moment, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is only accessible to see in a movie theatre, and no date has been set for when it will release on OTT. Tickets can be booked at bookmyshow.com. People will have to wait until at least February 2022 to stream, rent, or buy the film, with alternatives being available in February at the earliest. Sony, unlike other studios, does not have a dedicated platform like HBO Max or Paramount Plus in foreign countries, so predicting where the picture will be released is not possible. For its streaming releases, Sony has previously partnered with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and, eventually, Disney Plus. 

'Ghostbusters Afterlife' Twitter review

In order to stay true to the first Ghostbusters film, Reitman and the production team looked through the designs of the ghosts and other supernatural creatures from the first film to create the ones for Afterlife, noting that practically everyone in the first film had an original and unique design. As a result, Muncher, a ghost similar to Slimer, was created for Afterlife. Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Carrie Coon were cast as the sister and brother, respectively, alongside their single mother, in March 2019.

On June 27, 2019, Paul Rudd posted a video on the official Ghostbusters social media channels indicating that he has been cast in the film. Mr Grooberson, the children's new teacher who is familiar with the Ghostbusters' past, was later revealed to be Mr. Grooberson. Celeste O'Connor and Logan Kim, both newcomers, were cast in July 2019. By March 2015, it had been reported that Reitman would not direct the third picture, but would instead serve as producer, with principal photography set to begin in early 2015. Later, Sigourney Weaver announced that her character's son will be part of the team.

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