Summary
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirecontains a hidden reference to Dana Barrett, but this Easter egg makes Sigourney Weaver’s absence so much worse. TheGhostbusters: Afterlifeseries has seen the return of many classic characters from the originalGhosbusters, with the cast ofGhosbusters: Frozen Empirebringing back even more characters like Walter Peck and Slimer. However, Sigourney Weaver’s Dana has still yet to return in a major way despite her importance to the original film, which is why thisGhostbusters: Frozen EmpireEaster eggrubbed so many fans the wrong way.
Sigourney Weaver’s Dana Barrett is one of the most important characters in theGhostbustersfranchise, with her playing a key role in the original film. In 1984’sGhostbusters,Dana hires Peter Venkman to take care of a haunting in her apartment, with this series of events leading to her becoming possessed by theshapeshifting demon dog Zuul. Dana returned again inGhostbusters II, but since then, her role in the franchise has been minimal.
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’s Dana Easter Egg Hurts Sigourney Weaver’s Absence
The Movie Acknowledges Her Existence But Still Ignores Her
It was highly expected that Sigourney Weaver’s Dana would play a big role inGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, as this was set up byGhostbusters: Afterlife.Ghostbusters: Afterlifefeatures a post-credits scene in which Peter returns to New York City and sees Sigourney Weaver’s Dana, who is revealed to be his wife. This teased that Dana would play a big role in the sequel, but she wasn’t inGhostbusters: Frozen Empireat all.
Sigourney Weaver even appeared inGhostbusters(2016).
It was a real disappointment that Dana wasn’t in the sequel, and it turns out thatSigourney Weaver wasn’t even asked back forGhostbusters: Frozen Empire. This is made even worse by the fact that a poster can be seen in front of the library advertising one of Dana’s concerts. This means that Dana was thought about while makingGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, but they still didn’t want her in the film.
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How Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Failed Sigourney Weaver’s Dana
She Deserved A Big Role
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empirefailed Dana in a big way, and it wouldn’t be such a big deal if it wasn’t for the film’s handling of other legacy characters. Nearlyevery other mainGhostbusterscast member was brought backand treated in a respectful way, which is why it was disappointing to hear nothing of Dana even after theGhostbusters: Afterlifepost-credits scene.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empiremakes no effort to explain why Dana isn’t there. After all, it only makes sense for her to be helping the Ghostbusters out when New York City is under attack. The absence of Sigourney Weaver’s character inGhostbusters: Frozen Empireis a huge plot hole because of this, which is why the movie should’ve utilized Dana.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Cast
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire continues the story of a new generation of ghost hunters composed of Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Podcast (Logan Kim), who received help from the original team in the previous movie. Paul Rudd returns as Gary Grooberson and franchise co-creator Ivan Reitman returns to write and produce.
