Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Summary
Although Sigourney Weaver is one of the original cast phallus ofGhostbusters , her tax return inGhostbusters : Afterlifeended up affect her place in the reboot movies . Back in 1984 , Ivan Reitman introduced the domain to a grouping of eccentric parapsychologist who started a spook - take hold of patronage in New York City and made themselves cognize as the “ Ghostbusters ” . The picture was a immense critical and commercial-grade success , becoming a cultural phenomenon , and , unsurprisingly , making way for a very profitable multimedia system franchise with video plot , funny books , TV show , and two sequels .
After the release ofGhostbusters IIin 1989 , the franchise took a break from the adult concealment and did n’t return to it until 2021 withGhostbusters : Afterlife . Set three decade after the 2nd movie , Ghostbusters : AfterlifefollowsCallie ( Carrie Coon ) , a single mom who moves with her son Trevor ( Finn Wolfhard ) and Phoebe ( Mckenna Grace ) to an Oklahoma farm she inherited from her estranged father , Egon Spengler . Phoebe ends up ascertain her grandad ’s equipment , and with some help , she uses it to catch some sinister presences that have been create chaos in townspeople . Ghostbusters : Afterlifesurprised the audience with cameo appearances from the rest of the radical and Dana Barrett ( Sigourney Weaver ) , though the latter ’s presence was a big thriftlessness .
Sigourney Weaver Deserved A Bigger Ghostbusters Return Than Afterlife Gave Her
Ghostbustersalso introduced Dana Barrett , a cellist with a problem in her apartment after she had a paranormal meeting with a demonic dog - like fauna inside her fridge . Dana called the Ghostbusters for assistance , and Peter Venkman ( Bill Murray ) told her about the demigod Zuul and the shapeshifting god of destruction Gozer the Gozerian . Dana was then possessed by Zuul , and at the end ofGhostbusters , she was deliver by the team . Dana return inGhostbusters II , where she and her baby , Oscar , became the targets of the evil Prince Vigo the Carpathian , whose evil spirit survive in his ego - portrait .
Although it ’s perceivable that Dana did n’t have a big role inGhostbusters : Afterlifeas it was all about introducing a new generation of characters , she deserved well than what she was given . The surviving member of the Ghostbusters squad , although their appearances were brief , had an of import part in the story by facilitate Phoebe and the residual conflict Gozer . Dana , however , only appeared in the post - credits setting , where a definitive scene from the first movie was toss .
In it , Dana tests Venkman with the same blind cards he used with his students , and if he failed to guess , she would give him an galvanizing electrical shock . Dana divulge that Venkman marked the cards , and so she scandalise him . Although it was a playfulness and heartwarming scene forGhostbustersfans , Dana deserved a boastful return than just a cameoin the post - credits scene give her chronicle in the franchise .
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2’s Return Characters Makes Dana’s Absence Worse
Ghostbusters : Afterlife 2will see the return of its new castas well as the surviving original hurl members . Dan Aykroyd , Bill Murray , and Ernie Hudson are substantiate to give back as Ray , Peter , and Ernie , respectively , along with Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz . Sigourney Weaver , however , wo n’t be return as Dana inGhostbusters : Afterlife 2 , which even though is well as the movie should n’t rely much on nostalgia , feels unfair after the theatrical role the old movie gave her . Ghostbusters : Afterlife 2was a chance to do DoJ to Dana after her cameo appearance in the first film , but as she wo n’t deliver , Ghostbusters : Afterlifecompletely blow Dana ’s potential role in the novel movies .
