Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
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The veteran Ghostbusters return to New York City to team up with their successors against a new ancient evil.
The story
Three years after the Summerville incident, Callie Spengler and her family move to New York City to help Winston Zeddemore and Ray Stantz re-establish the Ghostbusters. However, the team faces a threat from the city's mayor, who seeks to shut them down. Amidst this tension, a mysterious brass orb containing a powerful entity is unearthed. When the orb's containment is compromised, a dangerous force is unleashed, forcing the veteran and new members of the team to unite and protect the city from a rising ancient threat.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following the Summerville incident, Callie Spengler and her family move to New York City to help Winston Zeddemore and Ray Stantz re-establish the Ghostbusters. While the team faces political pressure from Mayor Walter Peck, they encounter a mysterious brass orb. The orb was created by the Firemasters to imprison Garraka, a demigod who can freeze living creatures. When the orb's containment is breached, a 'Possessor' ghost escapes. Simultaneously, a young girl named Phoebe befriends Melody, a ghost of a teenager. Melody is secretly working with Garraka, who uses Phoebe's spirit to perform a ritual to escape his prison. After Garraka escapes and begins terrorizing the city, the Ghostbusters—including veterans like Peter Venkman and Janine Melnitz—must team up with the new generation and a man named Nadeem, who uses Firemaster armor. In the final confrontation, Phoebe uses a brass-enhanced proton pack to fight Garraka. Melody ultimately finds redemption and joins her family in the afterlife, while the city is saved and the Ghostbusters are hailed as heroes.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gil Kenan
- Writers
- Gil Kenan · writer; Jason Reitman · writer
- Cast and characters
- Paul Rudd · not specified; Carrie Coon · not specified; Finn Wolfhard · not specified; Mckenna Grace · not specified; Kumail Nanjiani · not specified; Patton Oswalt · not specified; Ernie Hudson · not specified; Annie Potts · not specified
- Genres
- supernatural comedy; fantasy comedy; action comedy; action thriller; science fiction horror
- Themes
- legacy; friendship; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- supernatural; comedy; action
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; supernatural; comedy; action
- Franchise connections
- Ghostbusters
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $202 million on a budget of $100 million.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 50; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 80% · scale: percentage
- Production trivia
- The film is the first in the franchise released after the death of co-creator Ivan Reitman.; The filmmakers drew inspiration from the animated series The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991).; The film features a cameo by John Rothman as Roger Delacorte.
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