The Ghostbusters are back with a new icy mission.
The first teaser trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire debuted on Wednesday, seeing the return of Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard in 2021. Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts are also teased as returnees at first glance. The cast also includes Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim.
According to the synopsis, the Spengler family “returns to where it all began – the iconic New York firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who have developed a super-secret research lab to take ghostbusting 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 another Ice Age.”
The film was directed by Gil Kenan, who co-wrote it with Jason Reitman.
Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon and Mckenna Grace in “Ghostbusters: Frozen”.
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The film will mark the first entry into the Ghost busters history without original director Ivan Reitman in some capacity. His son Jason directed Afterlife with Ivan, who died in 2022 at the age of 75, credited as producer and co-writer.
In April, Jason announced that the film would take place in New York during an appearance at CinemaCon 2023. Sony previously announced Afterlife will be continued in April 2022.
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Dan Aykroyd in “Ghostbusters: Frozen”.
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Bill Murray in “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”.
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Afterlife was the first film in Ghost busters franchise to take place outside of the Big Apple, opting instead for Oklahoma. In that film, Grace (17) and Wolfhard (20) played the grandchildren of Egon Spengler, the character of the late Harold Ramis, while Coon (42) portrays Egon’s daughter Carrie. Rudd, 54, plays the children’s science teacher and Ghostbusters fan Gary Grooberson.
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“It’s an absolute honor to pick up a proton pack and step behind the camera for the next chapter of the Spengler family saga,” Kenan told Deadline back in December 2022. “I just wish I could go back to 1984 and say kid in row six Mann Valley West who will one day be able to direct a Ghost busters movie.”
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire it’s in theaters March 29.
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