Who you gonna call?
As promised, the first teaser trailer for Sony Pictures' Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel - now officially titled Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - has been released online, and it gives us an exciting first look at some footage from the latest instalment in the revitalized comedy horror franchise.
The teaser begins with an icy supernatural event causing New York to freeze over. As panic sets in, the "Death Chill" moves towards the familiar location of the Ghostbusters' firehouse, and we get a quick glimpse of the refurbished ECTO-1 back on the streets.
We also see returning spook-hunters Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) in their old-school duds, as well as an all-new team consisting of Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), and her kids Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), and Phoebe (McKenna Grace) sporting upgraded outfits.
Then, right at the end, we get a look at a mysterious new threat in the form of an icy unnamed entity.
Gil Kenan takes over directing duties from Jason Reitman.
“It’s an absolute honor to pick up the proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga,” said Kenan in a statement when he was announced as director. “I just wish I could go back to 1984 and tell the kid in the sixth row of the Mann Valley West that one day he was going to get to direct a Ghostbusters film.”
The first set photos were shared online back in April (click here to have a look), and they featured Hudson alongside Rudd, and another actor from the '80s classic, William Atherton as "dickless" Environmental Protection Agency officer Walter Peck, who will evidently be sticking his nose in to the Ghostbusters' business yet again.
Check out the trailer below, along with a synopsis that should give fans a better idea of what to expect from the plot.
"In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with 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 an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age."
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is set to hit theaters on March 29, 2024.