Ghost Vision II

Ghost Vision II is a 2001 American animated direct-to-video fantasy comedy horror film written and a sequel to the 1995 Multimedia Animation film Ghost Vision. The film is directed by Lynne Naylor and stars Chris Farley posthumously as Willie and was dedicated in his memory, along with the reprised roles of Julia Roberts, Dan Aykroyd, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Wildshill, and Thomas F. Wilson, along with new cast members like Eddie Murphy. The film was released on February 20, 2001.

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

 * Chris 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. Due to Farley’s death in 1997, some of his lines were recorded by voice actor John DiMaggio.
 * 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.
 * Michael Wildshill as Billy, Willie's 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
Prior to the first film's release, Multimedia Animation said they hoped to do a sequel. Director Audel LaRoque stated in early 1994 that a direct-to-video 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. In 1996, Universal Pictures acquired the rights to the franchise, with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall taking the roles of executive producer from Joel Silver, who was obtaining a deal with Warner Bros. Due to Chris Farley's death, the film was delayed to 2000 and Universal obtained a benefit from the film's profits. It is reported that in 1999 that the film was delayed to 2001.

Reception
Ghost Vision II was met with mixed to positive reviews with most critics calling it an improvement over the first film.

Sequel
Another sequel, titled Ghost Vision III, was released in 2004, once again direct-to-video on DVD and VHS, to mixed reviews.