Ghostbusters II star Kurt Fuller has spoken a few potential return within the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2. Serving as a secondary antagonist within the franchise’s first sequel, Fuller’s character Jack Hardemeyer labored because the aide to the New York Metropolis mayor and made a number of makes an attempt at thwarting the Ghostbusters’ efforts to fight the rising menace of Vigo the Carpathian’s psychomagnotheric slime. Whereas it will have made little sense for Fuller’s character to return for 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife given its rural setting, the brand new sequel is anticipated to see the motion return to New York Metropolis, doubtlessly opening the door for such a cameo.
Most not too long ago, Fuller was questioned by ComicBook.com whether or not viewers may anticipate his Ghostbusters II character to make an look within the newest movie. Admitting that he was “sitting by the cellphone”, the actor steered he was greater than prepared to reprise the position if requested. Nevertheless, his response would point out that he has not been approached for such an look. Take a look at his reply beneath:
You understand why I am sitting by the cellphone? I’ll take that decision. I am in New York proper now. So, uh, I am right here. The place are they? I do not know. I believe that we solely have two hours. I believe so. We’ll see who they get in.
What Will Occur In The Ghostbusters: Afterlife Sequel?
After a largely failed try at rebooting the franchise with 2016’s Ghostbusters: Reply the Name, 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife leaned closely into nostalgia and affection for the unique movies. Not solely did the movie deal with the household of Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler, nevertheless it additionally introduced Dan Aykroyd’s Ray Stantz, Invoice Murray’s Peter Venkman, and Ernie Hudson’s Winston Zeddemore again for a much-celebrated reunion. In the meantime, the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 additionally seems set to proceed this development.
With the post-credit scenes of the final movie teasing a return to the long-lasting Ghostbusters firehouse, it appears probably the brand new movie will proceed to faucet closely into audiences’ fondness for the primary two movies. Whereas it’s presently unclear whether or not viewers can anticipate any of the unique forged members to return, each Hudson and Aykroyd have publicly expressed their curiosity in showing, with the previous even claiming to have learn the movie’s script. What is understood, nonetheless, is that the brand new sequel will proceed to observe Spengler’s household with Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd all set to reprise their respective roles.
In the meantime, hypothesis is rife concerning what new supernatural threats are set to type the premise of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2. With the earlier movie already harkening again to 1984’s unique villain Gozer the Gozerian, many theories have begun to drift the opportunity of a return of Ghostbusters II’s Vigo. Such a transfer would additionally make room for different Ghostbusters II callbacks, together with a possible cameo from Fuller’s Jack Hardemeyer. At this stage, nonetheless, audiences have little precise info to go on, and such theories are little greater than conjecture.
Supply: ComicBook.com