Ghost Vision II

Ghost Vision II is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film written and a direct-sequel to the 1995 film Ghost Vision. The film is directed by Rob Minkoff like the first film. Kevin Farley replaced his brother Chris Farley as Willie due to his untimely death in 1997 with the film being dedicated in his memory. Additionally, the film features the reprised roles of Julia Roberts, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez, Gilbert Gottfried, and Thomas F. Wilson, along with new cast member Will Ferrell.

The film was released on September 1, 2000 in theaters to positive reviews with most critics calling it an improvement over the first film and grossed $223 million.

After a decade and a half of being in development hell, a sequel titled Ghost Vision: Corrupted Souls, is scheduled to be released on September 20, 2024.

Premise
5 years after the events of the original film, Willie is happily married to Megan and they run the Ghost Busting Business until a mysterious woman who claims to be Willie's sister comes into his life and he must stop Ratar once again after he plots his revenge on Willie and his family. However, this time around, he is sucked into the ghost world.

Cast

 * Kevin Farley as Willie, a man who is now a professional ghost catcher, following the footsteps of his deceased father and now owns his business Soul Catching Industries. He was previous voiced by Farley's own brother Chris Farley in the previous film.
 * Julia Roberts as Megan, a woman who is involved in Willie's ghost-catching business and is also his wife.
 * Will Ferrell as Dennis, Willie’s long lost cousin.
 * Dan Aykroyd as Walter, Willie’s childhood best friend who is the assistant CEO of Soul Catching Industries.
 * Jennifer Lopez as Brittany, a friend of Willie who believes in ghosts and has conspiracy theories.
 * Kirsten Dunst as Trixie, Willie's long lost sister who he didn't know about.
 * Gilbert Gottfried as Billy, Willie's wisecracking dead uncle who is a ghost.
 * Thomas F. Wilson as Ratar, an evil ghost who plans his revenge on Willie after being defeated by him 25 years ago.

Production
Director Rob Minkoff stated in early 1996 that a sequel was in production with a release date in 1998 due to the huge success of the original film with Chris Farley to reprise his role as Willie.

Release
Ghost Vision II was released on September 1, 2000.

Marketing
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Home Media
The film was released on videocassette and DVD on February 6, 2001.

Sequel
Following the success of the film, director Rob Minkoff stated in 2002 that he wanted a trilogy and later that year officially announced that he is writing a script for a potential third film. He stated that this film would be more darker and have Willie face after his own past. However in later years, the film has been in development hell due to production issues as well as Minkoff having script issues.

In 2009, Minkoff was interviewed and stated that "at this time, there will be no third film due to script issues as well as production trouble I have no control over."