Is the new movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife streaming or only in theaters? And do you need to have seen the original to understand this sequel?<\/b>
\nConsidering that \u201cGhostbusters\u201d is a decades-spanning franchise built around a question (\u201cWho ya gonna call?\u201d), it makes sense that you should have some questions about the latest installment, Jason Reitman\u2019s very good, very fun \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife.\u201d And we are going to try to answer all those questions or forfeit our proton pack in defeat. When and how can you watch the sequel \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife?\u201d All your questions answered below. \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife\u201d appears spookily in theaters nationwide on Nov.16,2021. If you are confused by this, it\u2019s understandable, it has cycled through many release dates in the last year or so, thanks largely to the global pandemic and shifting distribution plans. (The original release date was back in July 2020. It\u2019s been a long, bumpy road.) No, \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife\u201d is not streaming and probably won\u2019t be if it follows the release rollout of prior Sony Pictures films. This particular cinematic event can only be experienced in theaters. Dressing up as your Ghostbuster of choice is encouraged but not mandatory. It is! (See above.) You can also watch in premium formats like Dolby Cinema and also large format options like IMAX. However it is that you want to watch \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife,\u201d there is probably an option available. \u201cGhosbusters\u201d takes place nearly 40 years after the events of the first movie and its climactic Manhattan crossrip. Most of the world has forgotten about the Ghostbusters. Our story centers around Callie (Carrie Coon), a single mom who moves with her two kids (Finn Wolfhard and Grace McKenna) to a remote farmhouse where her recently deceased father had lived. Once there, they start to discover that her estranged father (emphasis on strange) had a life she never knew about, and soon the entire family is drawn into an effort to save the world from some savage, scary supernatural forces. Paul Rudd plays a goofy science teacher who falls in love with Callie. And Josh Gad voices a Slimer-style ghost called Muncher. You don\u2019t need to, but it would certainly help. The movie draws explicit inspiration (and more than a few plot points\/character details) from the 1984 original. Without giving anything away, it would probably be a good idea to throw on the original \u201cGhostbusters\u201d before sitting down for \u201cGhostbusters: Afterlife.\u201d They are not. But you can buy or rent the original \u201cGhostbusters\u201d on a number of platforms (including Apple TV, Google Play, Direct TV, and YouTube) and \u201cGhostbusters,\u201d \u201cGhostbusters II\u201d and 2016\u2019s \u201cGhostbusters\u201d are all on sale on Vudu, Amazon, Microsoft and AMC Theaters on Demand this week.<\/p>\n