Ghostbusters Ending: 8 Potential Clues For The Sequel
Will it be better than Ghostbusters II?
The biggest success of the new Ghostbusters isn't anything in the movie itself, but the feeling it instils in you as you leave the cinema; you're excited for more. Yes, the movie that nobody really wanted presents an entertaining enough experience (it has its faults, but they pale next to the humour) that you actually want a sequel.
As for what that sequel will involve, well that's anyone's guess. Story-wise, things are pretty wrapped up; the movie ends (oh, yeah, spoilers from hereon in) with the heroes causing a total protonic reversal and closing the portal in New York City, sending all the remaining ghosts back to their own plane, saving the city and leaving the Ghostbusters as heroes. There's time for the final few cameos and very neat post-credits tease, but for all intents and purposes it's happy ever after, right?
Well yes, but while the film not being heavily obsessed with setting up more movies is one of its nicest strengths, there's certainly enough hints and clues in there that we can take a stab at we can expect when the inevitable sequel (because, IMDb down-voting or no, this will probably be a hit) arrives in a couple of years.
8. Humans Can Visit The Other Realm
In a first for the series (movies at any rate), Ghostbusters 2016 saw our human characters travel over to the ghost dimension; Abby is caught by Logo Rowan and dragged into his portal, chased after by Erin in a moment that owes a debt to either Big Hero 6 or The Lord Of The Rings.
Now if the series is going to expand and, as alluded to by Sony, run forever, then it's somewhat inevitable we'll eventually see an all-out offensive on the ghouls, which this neatly sets up as an in-world possibility.
It's not clear, however, whether the swirly green void was the home of the ghosts or just the connective portal between worlds, leaving things open to future film's interpretation. I'd quite like to see at least some demons inhabit an almost parallel universe, where humans are strange spectres and the world functions as a spooky, slimey version of our own.