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Tweet of the Day, Werewolves Of ‘Busting? edition.

I’m fine with that, actually. I felt GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE drew from the cartoon* just as much as from the movies, and werewolves actually showed up in one episode**. I also liked the movie, so sure. Gimme a sequel.

*That price is dirt cheap, by the way.

**It was a town of werewolves, and they were dealing with invading vampires, and then the vampires bit the werewolves, and the werewolves bit the vampires, and then Egon asked the question, What happens when a vampire/werewolf bites somebody? – and it was at that point that the party decided that clearly their work here was done now, so it was time to blow the dam and get the hell out of Lupusville.

…Damn, but that show was great.

Tweet of the Day, This Is A Good Point About GotG/Ghostbusters.

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…and it’s one reason why I think GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE worked better than either of the other two sequels/reboots. The first and fourth movie in that series both recognized that their heroes were in an old-school Lovecraftian cosmos — and by ‘old-school’ I mean ‘the heroes can actually win*.’ The fourth flick could have been funnier, but at least it was thematically congruent with the first.

Moe Lane

*I have nothing against today’s nihilist neo-Lovecraftian cosmic horror oeuvre. In fact, I read it all the time. But the old stuff did allow for more satisfying tactical victories.

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Quote of the Day, What IS GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE A Sequel Of? edition.

This is an interesting thought.

…I say “proper sequel” loosely as Afterlife more closely resembles a big-screen version of the amazing The Real Ghostbusters animated series that ran from 1986-1991 than the 1984 classic starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, and the late Harold Ramis.

That’s not a bad thing.

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So. It’s going to be called GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE?

Apparently:

A few weeks ago, we reported that the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel had its title released by Italian movie site BadTaste.It. While it was not confirmed by the studio at the time, it is now official, and the film is titled Ghostbusters: Afterlife. And not only do we have the title, but it’s been reported by joblo that we will see the film’s first trailer this week!

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Ghostbusters 3 trying to get Finn Wolfhard.

That’s the kid from Stranger Things, obviously.

Finn Wolfhard and Carrie Coon are in talks to star in Sony’s latest installment in the “Ghostbusters” franchise, sources tell Variety.

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The studio would not comment on plot details, but sources say the story will focus on a single mom and her family, with Coon playing the mom and Wolfhard playing her son. It’s currently unknown how that will connect to the new Ghostbusters team.

– Variety
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The Not-Bad-Actually Ghostbusters 3 teaser trailer.

Yeah, everybody else said There’s already a teaser trailer?, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDnqiTuETkc

I put it in there as a link because the default picture spoils the reveal.  Suffice to say, it’s actually a pretty informative little teaser, there.  Gives a hint of the themes and mood, and even suggests the plot.  I fully understand why people have reservations about Ghostbusters 3, but this is a good trailer.