First trailer for Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’

30 years after the original film was released, here’s the official first trailer for director Paul Feig’s redux of the 80s classic Ghostbusters. The official synopsis reads thus:

With paranormal activity on the rise, a Columbia University academic, her ghost-chasing friend, the friend’s business partner, and an MTA employee join forces to bust ghosts and save New York.

Ghostbusters sees Kristen Wiig play Erin Gilbert, a particle physicist, academic firebrand, spectral warrior. Kate McKinnon is Jillian Holtzmann, a nuclear engineer, munitions expert, and proton wrangler. Melissa McCarthy is Abby Yates, a paranormal researcher, supernatural scientist, and entity trapper. And Leslie Jones is Patty Tolan, a ghost tracker, municipal historian, and metaphysical commando.

Directed by Paul Feig, Ghostbusters is set for a UK release on Friday 15th July.