Sony is set to debut the new Ghostbusters trailer at the end of this month. We recently showed you the first toys featuring main characters Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig), Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) and Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon). Today, director Paul Feig revealed a look at LEGO's upcoming playset from the movie on his Twitter page, with Yahoo! Movies later revealing the full set of photos. Be warned, though, since a few of these images contain potential SPOILERS. Read on at your own risk.
The LEGO set features mini-figure versions of all four main characters, along with Chris Hemsworth as the Ghostbusters' secretary, Kevin. These photos give us our first look at the ghostly villain, known as the Red Daemon, while a second photo of Kevin teases that he in fact becomes possessed by a ghost, at some point in the Ghostbusters remake. This is the first we're learning of Chris Hemsworth's possession, but perhaps we'll see more when the first trailer arrives.
The story centers on Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), who, years ago, wrote a book that posited ghosts do in fact exist. The plot picks up with Erin acquiring a teaching position at the prestigious Columbia University, but she is laughed out of academia once word of her book surfaces. At the same time, Abby is working with a new partner, Jillian Holtzman (Kate McKinnon), just as a new slew of ghosts begin to invade New York City. Erin ends up joining forces with Abby and Jillian, along with a new partner Patty (Leslie Jones), to save the Big Apple from these ghosts.
Paul Feig directs from a script he co-wrote with Katie Dippold, with original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman producing alongside Dan Aykroyd. The supporting cast includes Andy Garcia as the mayor of New York City, Michael K. Williams as Hawkins, Matt Walsh as Rourke, Pat Kiernan as a news anchor and Neil Casey as the human villain. No details have been given for any of these supporting characters at this time. They will also be joined by a number of original Ghostbusters stars.
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts and Ernie Hudson have all been confirmed for cameo appearances. {{34} has been rumored to play a character named Martin Heiss, who tries to debunk the Ghostbusters' claims that paranormal beings are invading the city. There are also rumors that Dan Aykroyd plays a taxi driver who picks up Erin Gilbert, but no details regarding the other cameo appearances have been released yet. While we wait for more details, and the first trailer, take a look at the Ghostbusters LEGO photos below.
