Summary

• The first trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teases the return of the original cast, who gather in the iconic firehouse location in New York City.
• The film is a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
• The firehouse, a legendary location in the franchise, plays a crucial role in Frozen Empire, with the old and new crew meeting there to take on a cold monster wreaking havoc.

The first trailer for the fifth Ghostbusters film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, teases appearances from the 1984 movie's original cast, and they are all gathering in a very familiar location. The supernatural comedy film, which is set to premiere on March 29, 2024, is a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife and features actors from the 2021 movie. However, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire also brings back three iconic characters who briefly appear in the fourth installment of the Ghostbusters franchise, and this time, they seemingly have a more significant role.

The cast of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire includes Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler, Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson, Finn Wolfhard as Trevor Spengler, Mckenna Grace as Phoebe Spengler, Logan Kim as Podcast, Celeste O'Connor as Lucky Domingo, Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz, William Atherton as Walter Peck, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster, and Emily Alyn Lind. Following the positive reviews for the 2021 film, a lot of hype surrounds the one. Thanks to the trailer, the excitement has only grown.

Frozen Empire Is Reuniting Original Ghostbusters For The First Time Since 1989

The Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer teases the plot for the fifth Ghostbusters movie, and the crew is heading back to New York City (and the recognizable firehouse). Egon Spengler's family, who fans met in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, travel to New York to team up with the original Ghostbusters to take on a new villain — a supernatural entity who thrives in the cold. The preview shows Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson reprising their roles from the first film, and their three characters — Venkman, Ray, and Winston — seemingly reunite at the firehouse where it all began.

The Ghostbusters have not been back at the firehouse, the setting for their base of operations, since the first sequel, Ghostbusters II, which was released in 1989. The second movie features Venkman, Ray, Spengler, and Winston returning to their headquarters after being run out of business following the events of Ghostbusters (1984). So, a second return to the firehouse in the film is something that fans have been waiting a long time for, 34 years to be exact.

Why The Ghostbusters Firehouse Is So Important In Frozen Empire

Of course, the firehouse is a legendary location in the Ghostbusters franchise, but its role in the fifth movie seems to be more significant than it has ever been before. The trailer shows the new crew (Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe) meeting up with the old group (Venkman, Ray, and Winston) at the spot in New York City where a cold monster is wreaking havoc. Since the firehouse is featured in many scenes in the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer, it will likely have a large presence in the 2024 film.