Amin Abbas

DUBAI: Sony Pictures’ latest supernatural comedy movie ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ premiered in Dubai on Tuesday at Mall of the Emirates’ Vox Cinemas.

Many fans were excited to see the movie, which is based on the Ghostbusters franchise and is the sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).

Set three years after the events of Afterlife, the veteran Ghostbusters must join forces with their new recruits to save the world in New York City from a death-chilling god who seeks to build a spectral army.

The film was directed by Gil Kenan. Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, and Logan Kim reprising their roles from Afterlife, alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton reprising their characters from the earlier films. Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Emily Alyn Lind, and James Acaster also join the cast.

Japanese group ATARASHII GAKKO! performed the theme song of the Japanese dubbed version, titled ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.’ 

This is the first film in the Ghostbusters franchise to be released following the death of the franchise’s co-creator, Ivan Reitman, who posthumously receives credit as a producer alongside. The film is dedicated to Reitman’s memory and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first film.

The movie is now available in all cinemas across the Middle East region.