"Bustin' makes me feel good..."
As promised via last night's brief teaser promo, Sony Pictures (via FearHQ.com) has released a full trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and it spotlights plenty of fun new footage from the latest instalment in the long-running franchise.
Like the previous movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this trailer leans heavily on nostalgia, as we see original spook-hunters Ray (Dan Aykroyd), Peter (Bill Murray) and Winston (Ernie Hudson) suit-up alongside Janine (Annie Potts) and the new team consisting of Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), the late Egon's (Harold Ramis) daughter Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), and her kids Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), and Phoebe (McKenna Grace).
The story focuses on a mysterious artefact brought to Ray by Kumail Nanjiani's character, which unleashes a terrifying entity known as Garraka, who is capable of "controlling an army of ghosts" and bringing about a second ice-age.
The teaser features exciting glimpses of the Ghostbusters in action, as William Atherton's "dickless" Environmental Protection Agency officer Walter Peck (who now appears to hold a much higher position in the city) attempts to shut them down yet again.
We also get a look at the returning "Library Ghost" from the first movie, and ol' Slimer puts in an appearance right at the end, much to Trevor's chagrin.
Check out the new trailer below, along with an international version that's comprised almost entirely of new footage, and let us know what you think in the comments.
During a recent interview, Nanjiani indicated that the movie will up the ante somewhat when it comes to genuine frights.
“There’s some really, genuinely scary stuff. The scary stuff is actually scary," said the Eternals actor. "The danger is very real and the stakes are very high. That makes the comedy even funnier,” adding that, “Everybody gets to be funny.”
"In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family decide to leave Summerville, Oklahoma and go back to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – and help the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level! But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes a mysterious and evil force, known as the Death Chill, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a deadly and unpredictable fate that unknowingly, could affect earth’s history with a second Ice Age."
Directed by Gil Kenan (Jason Reitman co-wrote the movie and is on board as an executive producer), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is set to scare its way into theatres this March.