Ghostbusters Legacy: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” sequel has a 2023 release date

In 2021 he debuted ‘Ghostbusters: Beyond’, the return of one of the world’s most successful science fiction franchises that, despite years of neglect, has managed to become a box office hit. Its great popularity has allowed the confirmation of its sequel and it was recently announced that this film would hit theaters until 2023 to continue the legacy of the Ghostbusters.

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is a sequel to the original “Ghostbusters” movies.’created by Ivan Reitman in the eighties, and for the same reason leaves out the other tapes that have been made on this story during all this time. Its arrival took many by surprise, but it ended up convincing more to become one of the most followed productions on the bill during the closing of 2021.

The film starring Paul Rudd and directed by Jason Reitman became one of the highest-grossing films during its premiere and for this reason Sony Pictures was quick to confirm a sequel to ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’. This new project was confirmed weeks after the film’s release, but nothing else was revealed, neither its release date nor its possible story or working title.

Now, Comic strip revealed that the the sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” will premiere on December 20, 2023 and, moreover, the film would carry the title of “Firehouse”. Even if, at the moment, Universal Pictures has not released any comment on the matter and we will have to wait for its confirmation, or the rejection of the rumors.

The Ghostbusters legacy lives on

Despite the fact that the Ghostbusters franchise wanted to stay alive after the first two original films in this story were released by Iván Ritman, it hadn’t really been achieved. The furore these tapes had caused at one point hadn’t resurfaced with the 2016 remake or the documentary that was made with this science fiction world.

However, the arrival of ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, in which very few had any hope; it ended up bringing back the nostalgia and started getting quite popular with audiences, particularly those who grew up with ghost catchers. It was with this tape that the franchise’s rage finally returned, and luckily, it was maintained even more with the confirmation of its sequel.

For now, it is unknown if Universal Pictures has plans to make more Ghostbusters films; but maybe it all depends on how ‘Firehouse’ goes at the box office, if it gets the same success as its prequel or if it ends up disappointing one or the other on the big screen.