Ghostbusters: Afterlife synopsis – From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. The film is written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan. Check out the intriguing trailer below: What about the 2016 film?! Well, while the film did receive mostly decent reviews, it did not perform well at the box office at all, grossing a disappointing $US 229 million worldwide, from a $US 144 million budget. So naturally, we weren’t going to get a sequel to that film. However, seeing as we are living in the era of reboots, remakes and sequels, Sony decided to once again go back to the well, this time opting for what seems to be a safer option.