Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teaser brings the band back together in a chilling adventure

Fortunately, the Spengler family (Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, and Finn Wolfhard), along with their friends Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd) and Podcast (Logan Kim) are teaming up with the original Ghostbusters Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) to revive the business. But it seems even the old guard Ghostbusters are unprepared for this new supernatural threat called the Death Chill.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is the first film without the involvement of director Ivan Reitman (who passed away in February 2022). Jason Reitman, who directed Afterlife, was set to initially direct Frozen Empire, but passed the reins to co-writer Gil Kenan.

One of the newcomers to the cast is Kumail Nanjiani (Marvel's Eternals), who shared interesting insight to the plot of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. According to Nanjiani, the film will be like "a long episode of the animated series".

The Real Ghostbusters was a spinoff of the 1984 Ghostbusters live-action film. The show first aired in September 1986 and ran for 7 seasons until 1991. Produced by DIC Enterprises and Columbia Pictures Television, The Real Ghostbusters received critical and fan acclaim for its innovative stories and pushing the envelope as to what was "too mature" for Saturday Morning cartoons.

What do you think of the teaser for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire? Are you happy or disappointed it won't be Vigo The Carpathian causing havoc this time around for the second outing of the revived Ghostbusters franchise? Do you think it's a good idea to take inspiration from The Real Ghostbusters animated series and translate it into live action?

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire arrives in theaters on March 29, 2024.