Time to put the Ghostbusters on speed dial! As production continues on the upcoming all-female Ghostbusters reboot, director Paul Feig is releasing juicy new tidbits on the new look at the 1980s classic.
Feig, who previously helmed Bridesmaids and The Heat, took to Twitter on Tuesday, July 7, to offer fans an early peek at the souped-up car that the ghostbusters ride to take on their opponents.
Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones will tear up the New York City streets in a reinterpretation of the Ecto-1 car. The oversized vehicle features the ECTO-1 license plate, the trademark ghostbusters logo, and all of the bells and whistles atop of the car that any Ghostbusters enthusiast would expect.
The ladies will need a car with all kinds of tricks when they face the movie’s newly cast villain. Deadline broke the news on Tuesday that actor Neil Casey has joined the reboot as the token bad guy.
@szewcik_james Okay. pic.twitter.com/sHkx1Soj6p
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 8, 2015
The Saturday Night Live alum joins a cast already heavy with former inhabitants of Studio 8H. In addition to his time on the comedy show, Casey has also recently made appearances on Veep, the Kroll Show, and Inside Amy Schumer.
Written by Feig with Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation), Ghostbusters is expected to hit theaters in July 2016. Following 1984’s Ghostbusters and 1989’s Ghostbusters II, the latest iteration is the first to star women in the roles made famous by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson.
