--- description: The first trailer for the "Ghostbusters" reboot has landed, featuring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. title: Watch the 'Ghostbusters' Trailer With Kristen Wiig image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a155328cb7ed550/6988801b524fc01aacdf7049/ghostbusters-2016-new-trailer-columbia-pictures.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the First _Ghostbusters_ Trailer  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 3, 2016 6:58 PM CUT  Melissa McCarthy as Abby, Kate McKinnon as Holtzmann, Kristen Wiig as Erin and Leslie Jones as Patty in Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters. Melissa McCarthy as Abby, Kate McKinnon as Holtzmann, Kristen Wiig as Erin and Leslie Jones as Patty in Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters.Hopper Stone—SMPSP/Columbia Pictures  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 3, 2016 6:58 PM CUT It’s been more than three decades since a team of scientists saved New York City from a phantasmagoric crisis, and now, a new generation of phantom-fighters is taking over. The long-awaited trailer for Paul Feig’s _Ghostbusters_ reboot, starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, dropped Thursday morning, offering a glimpse of the director’s revision to a now-classic tale. Based on two-and-a-half minutes of footage, it appears we can expect chalkboards full of physics equations, slapstick comedy and plenty of ectoplasmic residue from the movie, which hits theaters July 15. As for the decision to cast four women in the leading roles, in contrast to the original film’s four male actors, Feig said at the trailer’s sneak preview Wednesday, according to [Deadline](http://deadline.com/2016/03/ghostbusters-trailer-video-1201713457/ "undefined"), that it’s not worth fussing over. “The first movie worked because it had four of the funniest people,” he said, “and I just want the funniest people, and the funniest people are these women.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4246216/ghostbusters-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4246216/ghostbusters-trailer/"},"headline":"Watch the First Ghostbusters Trailer","datePublished":"2016-03-03T18:58:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:41.136Z","description":"It's chock full of ghost slime","url":"https://time.com/4246216/ghostbusters-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Ghostbusters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a155328cb7ed550/6988801b524fc01aacdf7049/ghostbusters-2016-new-trailer-columbia-pictures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a155328cb7ed550/6988801b524fc01aacdf7049/ghostbusters-2016-new-trailer-columbia-pictures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Melissa McCarthy;Kristen Wiig;Kate McKinnon;Leslie Jones","caption":"Melissa McCarthy as Abby, Kate McKinnon as Holtzmann, Kristen Wiig as Erin and Leslie Jones as Patty in Columbia Pictures' Ghostbusters.","creditText":"Hopper Stone—SMPSP/Columbia Pictures","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4246216/ghostbusters-trailer/","name":"Watch the First Ghostbusters Trailer"}}]}] ```