[BatDan]

Im surprised they didnt give him his GB2 greencoat back.

Not me, personally I don't know anyone who kept a coat from 40 years ago.

I mean..Ray is sporting his GB1 jacket in the trailer.

[SpaceBallz]

Venkman turned his shirt from GB1 into a scarf if that works?

[BatDan]

Ill take it.

[groschopf]

Wait...Grooberson said there was an in universe movie based on the Ghostbusters

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Yup! Said that in my comment. Easy to miss with all of the spoiler drop downs

Speaking of potential spoilers... um....

Maybe Celeste is wearing a black jumpsuit, and it's just impossible to see in the dark/iced over.

And Acaster is, uh... wearing Peter's peacoat with the Engineer patch added.



Maybe everyone on the team has that coat. Who knows? Not I. It would make sense if they all have a uniform jacket warmer than a flightsuit but not as warm as a parka.

Regardless, I think we've ID'd the coat. The lapel seems to fit, and it looks like Acaster has a strap going over his right shoulder...

Maybe a strap for a... sniffer?

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[PukieDoug]

So, question on the slime making if it can be answered. Does it come in different colors, and is it still moody? Apologies if the questions been asked already.

I made the slime
For Firehouse. In the YHS video you can see me wearing a punisher T shirt . It does show two of the colours I had to make for filming. It’s all I can say u til any more is released publicly though

Interesting... from the looks of it, the YHS crew was in the warehouse at night (as indicated by the bright overhead white light and lack of lit skylights). The Ecto-1 might have been out on set (unless it's hidden behind that temporary wooden wall adjacent to the roll-up door*).



Side note—in comparing the YHS teaser footage with that of the influencers, I noticed something that might have gone missed. Maybe it's the buck for molding the exterior firehouse logo sign?





*not sure why the roll-up door appears white in the influencers' video but blue in YHS... semi-transparent and changes with low lighting conditions outside? Something blue in the bay casting light? Replaced the doors after a mishap?... maybe Ecto-1 was close to the door, and a light shining through the lightbar is casting that blue hue?

Yes was day time, this was the SFX workshop . Ecto 1 was in there some of the time
As was worked on by our SFX workshop crew . Wooden wall was to seperate areas of our SFX workshop
Hope that helps

[timeware]

So, question on the slime making if it can be answered. Does it come in different colors, and is it still moody? Apologies if the questions been asked already.

I made the slime
For Firehouse. In the YHS video you can see me wearing a punisher T shirt . It does show two of the colours I had to make for filming. It’s all I can say u til any more is released publicly though

Thank you!

[Hairy Biker]

Wait...Grooberson said there was an in universe movie based on the Ghostbusters

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Yup! Said that in my comment. Easy to miss with all of the spoiler drop downs

Can you point to where?

[groschopf]

Sure!

Hmmm... I wonder if this is

setdec from the attic Trevor might be in when firing the neutrona wand?

Seems weird that the mugs would say "Ghostbusters II" in-universe... but Grooberson did confirm that there was a movie about the Ghostbusters within Afterlife. Maybe there was a GB2 as well?

It's just weird, because I thought the only officially licensed GB2 thermal mugs were from Fuji back in the day, with replicas being available for a minute from DarkFeast on Etsy. I'm not aware of any modern product we could buy that came in packaging like that. I suppose it could be something yet to be released... but all things being equal, this looks like setdec.

I could also see toasty thermal mugs being super helpful in a literally icy cold firehouse, hence the packages being empty.

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Wait...Grooberson said there was an in universe movie based on the Ghostbusters

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[mrmichaelt]

Unless you mean what point in Afterlife does he say that, then no, that was not in the movie. It was a cut line. In the October 7, 2021 B-Roll, at the 7:30 mark, there is a shot of Gary Grooberson talking to Podcast and Phoebe in the classroom (chapter 6 on the Blu-rays). He mentioned there was a movie about the Ghostbusters that was made in the 1990s.

I would speculate a movie was made about them coming off the highs of the Vigo incident then came the decline Ray talked about.

Not me, personally I don't know anyone who kept a coat from 40 years ago.

My dad did and still uses it. lol.

[Hairy Biker]

Unless you mean what point in Afterlife does he say that, then no, that was not in the movie. It was a cut line. In the October 7, 2021 B-Roll, at the 7:30 mark, there is a shot of Gary Grooberson talking to Podcast and Phoebe in the classroom (chapter 6 on the Blu-rays). He mentioned there was a movie about the Ghostbusters that was made in the 1990s.

I would speculate a movie was made about them coming off the highs of the Vigo incident then came the decline Ray talked about.

Not me, personally I don't know anyone who kept a coat from 40 years ago.

My dad did and still uses it. lol.

Thanks. Didn't think I missed it.
I've not seen the B roll.

[DancingToaster]

This is just.... [chef's kiss]

Says so much. We can see right away that Venkman's character has evolved so much from 1984 AND that Murray is putting his heart into it. I hope it's truly a rewarding role for him this go around. Dude was always capable of more than just brilliant improv.

Watch, after all this speculation, that dramatic pic is actually a shot of him delivering some deadpan snarky line to Grooberson (could work either way, I suppose). Grooberson looks fearful here, but also a bit pathetic, like everything exploded and he just quietly broke a piece of icicle out of the hole in the wall.

[groschopf]

Thanks. Didn't think I missed it.
I've not seen the B roll.

Sorry, misunderstood. The footage is hard to find right now, but there's an article about it here.


...kind of you surprised you lot aren't making more Oscar comments or "Venkmen" jokes.

Maybe Celeste is wearing a black jumpsuit, and it's just impossible to see in the dark/iced over.

And Acaster is, uh... wearing Peter's peacoat with the Engineer patch added.



Maybe everyone on the team has that coat. Who knows? Not I. It would make sense if they all have a uniform jacket warmer than a flightsuit but not as warm as a parka.

Regardless, I think we've ID'd the coat. The lapel seems to fit, and it looks like Acaster has a strap going over his right shoulder...

Maybe a strap for a... sniffer?

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[mrmichaelt]

Sorry, misunderstood. The footage is hard to find right now, but there's an article about it here.

https://youtu.be/W6qmlI-3eQ8?t=447

[WCat2000]

The existence of a in-universe GB movie makes me think that would have helped them stay in business. At least they would have gotten royalties. Depending on when they went out of business I guess but still the 90s was not that far from the events of GB2.

I’m glad it was cut. Like the article says it just raises more questions.

[Hairy Biker]

New photo alert. Peter Venkman & Gary Grooberson.

https://x.com/empiremagazine/status/173 ... 36201?s=20

"We're now in post-Gozerian era." - Gil Kenan.

This is just.... [chef's kiss]

Says so much. We can see right away that Venkman's character has evolved so much from 1984 AND that Murray is putting his heart into it. I hope it's truly a rewarding role for him this go around. Dude was always capable of more than just brilliant improv.

So anyone else notice the gaping hole in the wall on the right of the photo?
Something got out...or in.
Appears to be icicles around it that match the one in Groobersons hand.

[mrmichaelt]

So anyone else notice the gaping hole in the wall on the right of the photo?
Something got out...or in.
Appears to be icicles around it that match the one in Groobersons hand.

Likely the aftermath of the brief scene from the teaser trailer at around the 1:26 mark where it looked like the big bad's freezing reached the basement and rocked the wall the Containment Unit is affixed to. It seems they succeed in repelling the entity and are trying to clean up and thaw out the Firehouse. I'm guessing those are heat lamps left of Bill/Peter.

[Blkmgkcartoons]

New Poster out:

https://twitter.com/Ghostbusters/status ... 73/photo/1

[BatDan]

Three versions, which is your favorite?

[d_osborn]

Slimerrrrr, come back in, you'll catch a cold!

[Wafflerobot]

Japanese poster from the Japanese Ghostbuster twitter

[Jdavis777]

8 ghostbusters!

The 3 OG's the 4 family and it looks like James Acaster.

[DocLathropBrown]

I count 8 Busters in the poster, out of a possible 9, unless someone's inside the Ectomobile in the scene depicted--who do we think isn't suiting up?

We've seen Lucky with a pack on already. The only people we haven't seen with either gear or uniform by now are Podcast and Ray.

Edit: James Acaster is a Buster too? Alright, who's sitting out the action? I hate to think Ray wouldn't be involved, but I think the signs are pointing to him.

[Jdavis777]

My poster guess was: Left to right. Ray, Winston, Grooberson, Lucky, Phoebe, Trevor, Callie, Pete.

[TheLoneGhostbuster]

After seeing the new posters that have come out I came to the theory that our Big Bad may be the goddess Hel of Niflheim, and her motivation behind her summoning by the "ancient artifact" is the Golden Orb mentioned in the Funko Ray listing: a golden apple of Idun. Golden apples of Idun were what kept the Norse gods immortal, and this may be the last apple that exists, and Hel the last god of the Norse still alive.

[groschopf]

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Getting a bit of an EGB vibe with the shapes of the wraiths resembling Akira's "kids."

Looks like Venkman on the far right in the poster since his flightsuit is untucked from the boots. Moving right to left, it's Callie... then I'm not sure who's between her and Ecto-1s passenger side. Going to the driver's side door and moving left appears to be Phoebe, Lucky,, likely Grooberson at the rear of the car... and anyone's guess to the left of that.

In at least one of the Afterlife posters, the OGBs were represented more as silhouettes. If that visual language is applied here (and it very much looks that way since they're echoing the composition of the Ecto-1 on Summerville's Main Street poster), it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that's Winston and Ray on the left.

Pure speculation at this point, but it feels like it could be (from left to right) Ray, Winston, Gary, Lucky, Phoebe, Trevor, Callie, and Peter?

I guess Oscar might be driving the car

[Davideverona]

Not exactly a fan of this visual style but since they're teaser posters they work. Random thoughts about the OGB involvement:

- this feels more and more like the gb3 we all craved or the live action version of the Back in the Saddle episode from EGB
- I spy what seems the OGB silhouettes, like in the Afterlife poster BUT with a significant difference. In the Afterlife one they were in a corner almost as a representation of a legendary past; now they're part of the ensemble. Maybe a sign that this time they're more involved?

[BatDan]

Not exactly a fan of this visual style but since they're teaser posters they work. Random thoughts about the OGB involvement:

- this feels more and more like the gb3 we all craved or the live action version of the Back in the Saddle episode from EGB
- I spy what seems the OGB silhouettes, like in the Afterlife poster BUT with a significant difference. In the Afterlife one they were in a corner almost as a representation of a legendary past; now they're part of the ensemble. Maybe a sign that this time they're more involved?

I like that its a winter spin on the other “ecto bumper on the street” poster from Afterlife.

However, yeah..i share some of your sentiment.

I do miss the “character posing in front of logo” style like GB2 and the road poster of GB1

[groschopf]

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Yeah, that's fair... seeing everyone from the back just reminds me of all of the Ghostbusters products that are made to skirt likeness rights but not showing the faces of the OGs.

[BatDan]

Yeah, that's fair... seeing everyone from the back just reminds me of all of the Ghostbusters products that are made to skirt likeness rights but not showing the faces of the OGs.

Bizarre how its be likeness rights issue, They agreed to be in the movie, that release contract should include promotional material and merch.

I think its just an artistic choice to try and be mysterious.

[MovieFacts]

Yeah, that's fair... seeing everyone from the back just reminds me of all of the Ghostbusters products that are made to skirt likeness rights but not showing the faces of the OGs.

Bizarre how its be likeness rights issue, They agreed to be in the movie, that release contract should include promotional material and merch.

I think its just an artistic choice to try and be mysterious.

I think it's likely to be more of a marketing choice as these are teaser posters.

As far as the poster themselves, it's great to see the continuity in the poster design for Afterlife, as it mirrors a similar theme but in a new setting. However, I think that AI played a significant role in the initial stages of this poster, with a graphic designer bringing the final touches. I don't think they're of a great standard if I'm brutally honest.

Given that we're just three months away from the release, I'm expecting that we'll soon see more traditional posters featuring the actors and actresses. With a star-studded cast including Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Finn Wolfhard, and Kumail Nanjiani, it's a bold move from Sony not to leverage their presence to capture the audience's attention earlier.

Three months from release and we've had one teaser trailer, and teaser posters. Expect a very intense marketing campaign from here on in.