The first official photo from the new Ghostbusters movie just surfaced on Twitter, thanks to Planet Ghostbusters.
The new image shows cast members Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones standing in their Ghostbusters uniforms, their proton packs at the ready, in a hotel lobby.
Of course, the costumes were first sighted back in July, thanks to some unofficial photos getting released on the Internet. Many fans of the franchise found themselves upset when they realized that the new costumes don't have the signature Ghostbusters logo patch on them.
However, here's the first official photo from Ghostbusters:
1st official image from #Ghostbusters shared with the fans 1st! @ghostbustershq @paulfeig @gbfans @GBNewsdotcom pic.twitter.com/hg76rsEI1i
— Planet Ghostbusters (@protoncharging) December 16, 2015
In addition to the controversy over the costumes, there was already a lot of hate surrounding the new film, thanks to director Paul Feig's decision to go with an all-female team this time around. "The fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me," said Wiig to the LA Times. "Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn't make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We're really honoring those movies." Feig took to Twitter to defend his decision to cast women in the movie.
You all have no idea what we did, so stop acting like you do. Enough is enough. Just let this movie happen. #enough https://t.co/lBZGHaNEbz — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) September 23, 2015
Then you should embrace a new generation getting their own version. GB is a positive force. Your negativity isn't. https://t.co/MOKZpLLIBo
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) September 24, 2015
Feig also plans on honoring fans of the original movies by including many of the original cast members: Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts have all signed on for the new film.
Joining them is Chris Hemsworth, taking on the role of the team's secretary, and Neil Casey, who will portray the movie's villain.
Ghostbusters arrives in theaters July 15, 2016.
