pizzarat wrote: ↑April 30th, 2021, 9:34 pmphilmorgan81 wrote: ↑April 30th, 2021, 8:48 pm
Oh we don’t know for sure that the events in the 2009 game are going to be ignored yet. I’ll try not to open up that can of worms again.
Either way I doubt Rudd is the Rookie. I am not sure where that rumor came from, I think it was something that was brought up early in this thread that somehow got spread as fact. No the actual original wording that I heard about Rudd’s character was that he was “a seismologist, and that he was present in New York during the events of the 1984 New York Crossrip.” Supposedly in Afterlife that is how the events of the first film will be addressed. I see no reason they can’t refer to the events of Ghostbusters 2 as the 1989 New York Crossrip, and the event of the game as the 1991 New York Crossrip. I believe these are supposed to be a play on the events Ray referred to at the end of the first movie like The Taguska Blast of 1909.
Besides being another bridge from '84 to the present, I also feel like the recollection of more antics from the OGB will make their legendary status more foreshadowing before the kids actually get to meet them in their small town.
Yeah I am looking forward to finding out how long the Ghostbusters were active in the film universe before they disbanded. I am getting the disbanded feel with the car, uniforms, and all the equipment being locked up in the middle of nowhere. I am also getting a feeling that the OGs might be saving the world this time for more personal reasons rather than for being awarded a hefty paycheck. That’s not to say that Venkman won’t possibly do his best to try to get paid in the aftermath.
Again I think the fate of the world is still hanging in the balance, but having the action in a small town will have it feel more personal. Even though this movie is to be the new jumping off point for more Ghostbusters projects, I really feel like this is supposed to feel like the closing chapter of the whole Legacy.
I could be wrong, and it is way too soon to tell, but I feel like this adventure with this cast is a one and done deal. To tell a wonderful story about four kids suiting up in a desperate situation to save the world, not to start up a business. That to me makes it feel linked to the spirit of the original film yet remarkably different from it as well. I really don’t see much reason for the Ghostbusters Business to re open or even take off again after they save the world in Afterlife. I can’t imagine Callie would want her children to continue to handle unlicensed nuclear accelerators. That would just be irresponsible parenting.
I am wondering if the Ghostbusters truly faded into obscurity or if there are more people like Grooberson who know who the Ghostbusters are and Callie has just gone out of her way to hide her children from any affiliation with the Ghostbusters.
I am really looking forward to the answer of when Egon started a family and why is he apparently not on speaking terms with them. Like many here have tried to figure out, was Egon even aware that he had a daughter? Like did he have some fling with some girl pre events of the first film and Callie is just as in the dark about who her father was. Like did they get evicted from their home and she just recently found out about her father who had just passed away?
I am really looking forward to what goes through Trevor’s mind when he finds the Ecto 1. Is he thinking, “Wow what an awesome Cadillac. I bet I can fix this baby up.” ?
Does he have any questions about the decals on the car? Does he wonder why the car has hazard lights? Does he think that it was a pursuit vehicle of some kind? I am super excited to see this story unravel. I think we will be taking the journey with these new characters as they slowly discover not only their connection with the Ghostbusters, but also what has happened to the OGs from the events post Ghostbusters 2.