Director Gil Kenan, who co-wrote the 2021Ghostbusterslegacy sequelGhostbusters: Afterlifealongside Jason Reitman, has revealed that he is bringing in some new mythology for next year’s chilly sequel,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Speaking withEmpire, who have also unveiled a new image of Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman coming face-to-face with Paul Rudd’s Gary Grooberson, Kenan declares that we are now leaving the previous movies behind and entering “the post-Gozerian era of theGhostbusterssaga.”
“Because the Spengler family story drove the narrative in Afterlife, bringing Gozer back to centre-stage was a natural way to close the book on the past. But we are now in the post-Gozerian era of the Ghostbusters saga, so that means we’re able to stretch out and create an entirely new mythology. And that’s thrilling as a storyteller, because there are all-new and terrifying stakes with fresh visual references to draw on.”
Set to be helmed by Kenan, who will once again co-write the script with Reitman,Ghostbusters: Frozen Empiresees the Spengler family decide to leave Summerville, Oklahoma and go back to where it all started: the New York City firehouse.
WhileGhostbusters: Afterlifewas very much influenced by themes from the original movie,particularly the villainous “Gozer the Gozerian,”the sequel will introduce new mythology via an ancient artifact, which unleashes a mysterious and evil force, known as the Death Chill. Meaning that Ghostbusters both new and old must now join forces to protect their home and save the world from a deadly and unpredictable fate that, unknowingly, could affect earth’s history with a second Ice Age.
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Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd & Ernie Hudson Are Back for More in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The new image released finds Bill Murray back as Dr. Peter Venkman, with the likes of Dan Ackroyd andErnie Hudson also set to reprisetheir respective roles as Dr. Raymond “Ray” Stantz and Dr. Winston Zeddemore. While the original Ghostbusters do feature inGhostbusters: Afterlife,they are expected to play much more of a role in the sequel. And director Gil Kenan could not believe what he was seeing when filming Peter, Ray, and Winston forFrozen Empire.
“I remember there was a moment halfway through the first morning of directing one of the big scenes where I looked at the monitor, and just caught myself with the biggest grin ever. Finally, it dawned on me that I was calling ‘Action!’ and ‘Cut!’ on some of my very favourite characters in movies, working on a big cinematic scale on something that I really cared about. I attempt to hold on to that feeling. I still have it now, finishing the film.”
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirewill bring old and new together and stars Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, withBill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton each reprising their characters from the previous movies.Eternalsstar Kumail Nanjiani and comedian andI Love My Dadstar Patton Oswalt will also feature.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireis scheduled to be released in the United States on July 12, 2025, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Check out the trailer below:
