‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ is a cold form of nostalgia (2024)

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‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ is a cold form of nostalgia? ›

In the newest installment of an enduring franchise, “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” resurrected familiar features, storylines, and characters, intending to spark a sentimental feeling in its devoted audience.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire offers a certain amount of nostalgia-fueled fun for fans of the original, but a crowded cast and surprisingly serious tone prevent this sequel from truly sparking.

Similarly, he admitted that Sigourney Weaver's Dana Barrett was left out as “there was no story” for her in Frozen Empire. Check out his comments below: That would be a Jason Reitman question. That was more of an Afterlife story.

The 'For Ivan' tribute at the very end of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is in reference to Ivan Reitman, the director of the first two Ghostbusters movies as well as a producer on Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Reitman passed away in 2022 at the age of 75.

With a worldwide box office gross of $198.4 million (and still in theaters), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is currently the fourth-biggest movie of 2024.

[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire] is caught between nostalgic fan service and a new-generation family adventure. It tries to be both by having too many characters and too much story, little of it thrilling, parts of it passably entertaining.

Ghostbusters 6 is not confirmed yet, but the box-office success of Frozen Empire will likely determine the franchise's future. No updates on potential Ghostbusters 6 cast members or storyline direction. A sequel could potentially involve the Spengler family and introduce a new big-bad villain.

Moranis retired from acting in 1997 so that he could dedicate more time to raising his two children as a widower. He has not appeared in a live-action movie since 1997's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, although he is signed on to appear in Disney's upcoming movie, Shrunk, opposite Josh Gad.

We can only speculate about the real reasons – he may not have wanted to get tied down to a long-running franchise at this stage in his career, or he may simply want to see what other directors can do in the world his father helped create. He will, however, be involved in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as a producer.

He later explained, "I'm a single parent and I just found that it was too difficult to manage to raise my kids and to do the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn't miss it."

Why did they cut the dance scene in Ghostbusters? ›

Originally, the villain was meant to snap his fingers and turn Times Square into what the director called “a giant discotheque,” leading the army in a synchronized shimmy to the Bee Gees' “You Should Be Dancing.” It was one of Feig's favorite sequences, but as he neared his final cut, he realized it wasn't quite ...

February 24, 2014 (age 69 years), Glencoe, IL

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As of June 6, 2024, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has grossed $113 million in the United States and Canada and $88.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $201.2 million.

Phoebe Spengler : What is the worst part of being a ghost? Melody : I'll be sixteen for the rest of eternity.

Garraka is the main antagonist of the 2024 supernatural comedy film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the fourth main installment of the Ghostbusters franchise. He is an ancient demonic cryokinetic deity, who is capable of controlling the climate to the coldest of temperatures (or Absolute Zero).

But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age. Rated PG-13 for supernatural action/violence, language and suggestive references.

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, also known as Mr. Stay Puft, is a major antagonist from the Ghostbusters franchise.

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed offers a fantastic online experience that lends itself exceptionally well to the comedy horror franchise. Bustin' will not make you feel good in this shallow and repetitive asymmetric multiplayer, that is one of the worst of the recent crop of 80s movie homages.