Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire features the return of Slimer!

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (watch it HERE), is scheduled to reach theatres on March 29, 2024… and when it’s released, it’s going to bring the iconic ghost known as Slimer’s triumphant return to the big screen! The return of Slimer was confirmed by the official Ghostbusters social media accounts, and they even shared a glimpse of him as seen on a promo display.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace are back for the sequel, reprising the roles of Trevor and Phoebe. They’re joined in the cast by Carrie Coon, playing Trevor and Phoebe’s mom Callie; Paul Rudd as his Afterlife character Gary Grooberson; William Atherton as Walter Peck, the antagonistic EPA inspector from the first Ghostbusters film; Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II star Ernie Hudson; and new additions Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens), James Acaster (Hypothetical), and Emily Alyn Lind (Doctor Sleep). The trailer embedded at the top of this article confirmed that Hudson’s Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II co-stars Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray are also back.

Slimer missed out on Ghostbusters: Afterlife because the story took place in Oklahoma. Now that the characters are back in New York, we’ll get to see Slimer floating around again.

At first, Afterlife director Jason Reitman was expected to take the helm of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, once again directing from a screenplay he was writing with Gil Kenan – but then it was revealed that Kenan will actually be directing the new film. He previously directed the animated movie Monster House, the live-action films City of Ember, A Boy Called Christmas, and the remake of Poltergeist, and an episode of the Scream TV series.

When he took the directing job, Kenan said, “It’s an absolute honor to pick up the proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga. I just wish I could go back to 1984 and tell the kid in the sixth row of the Mann Valley West that one day he was going to get to direct a Ghostbusters film.“

Reitman added, “A few years ago, my father (Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman) handed me the keys to Ecto-1 and together we made Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Words will never express how grateful I am to have made a film with my father by my side. It’s now time to hand those keys to my creative partner and fellow Ghostbuster Gil Kenan, a brilliant director who will keep the Spengler spirit alive. I can only hope to provide him the same producorial care and support that my father showed me.“

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