Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman teased that changes made to the Ghostbusters logo during the time between 1989's Ghostbusters II and the new film could be a major plot point in a sequel.

"I wish I could talk to you about that," the director told UPROXX. "...I'm just saying that's a plot that is not in this film and we have ideas moving forward."

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Directed by Reitman's father Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters II saw the titular ghost-hunting team dealing with the fallout of the events in the first film and reuniting to take down more ghouls in New York City. Fans may recall that in the sequel, the logo on the Ecto-1 ghost-hunting vehicle was altered to show the ghost holding up two fingers. In Afterlife, however, the vintage Ecto-1 appears to feature the original Ghostbusters logo featured in the first film.

While Ghostbusters II was ultimately panned by critics, and currently holds an approval rating of 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, Reitman revealed during the same conversation that Ghostbusters II is still an important part of the franchise. Specifically, the director confirmed the logo change between films isn't meant to erase the sequel and noted that Ghostbusters II is "definitely canon."

"There are references to Ghostbusters II in Afterlife. We meet Ray (Dan Akroyd) working at Ray's Occult. The toaster from Ghostbusters II is in the kitchen in the farmhouse," Reitman continued. "There's actually lots of lost of Ghostbusters II details but nobody knows Ghostbusters II outside of Vigo the Carpathian and the Ghostbusters II logo. So there's this assumption that it is not canon but it is definitely canon."

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While Afterlife doesn't feature the late Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the first two films and appeared in both as Ghostbuster Egon Spengler, the latest installment does feature cameos from Ramis' original co-stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. Speaking about the on-set reunion in a recent interview, the older Reitman admitted, "It was a very personal and sometimes tear-inducing experience. The day that all three of them showed up for the first time and were just checking stuff out -- it was just extraordinary; just feeling the vibe, not just for me, but I felt it in the crew and cast. I felt it everywhere."

Billed as the third film in the franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife brought in an impressive $16.5 million at the box office on opening day Nov. 19 and was on track to earn at least $40.5 million in North American ticket sales over the weekend. These numbers were especially noteworthy following Sony's initial projection that the film would earn $27-30 million during its first three days in theaters.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is in theaters now.

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Source: UPROXX