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, and stars Kevin Farley as Willie replacing his brother Chris Farley due to his death and was dedicated in his memory, along with the reprised roles of Julia Roberts, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez, Gilbert Gottfried, and Thomas F. Wilson, along with new cast members like Eddie Murphy.

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.

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 previously voiced by Farley's brother Chris Farley in the first film.
 * Julia Roberts as Megan, a woman who is involved in Willie's ghost-catching business and is also his wife.
 * Eddie Murphy 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
On October 30, 2022, Warner Bros. announced that a sequel was secretly in production after the praise of the Rickey the Wicked: Alaxesis teaser trailer with Sony returning to co-distribute and produce the film as well as Joel Silver coming back to produce under his Silver Pictures label as well as bringing in Dark Castle Entertainment to co-produce. Roberts, Murphy, Aykroyd, and Lopez are all expected to reprise their roles with Kevin Farley returning to voice Willie while Jennifer Lawrence was cast as Trixie, replacing Kristen Dunst after she denied coming back for the third film. The film titled Ghost Vision: Corrupted Souls and will be released on September 20, 2024.