It’s pretty clear from the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer that Jason Reitman is a big fan of the original Ghostbusters. I mean, you probably would be too if your dad was Ivan Reitman, the guy who directed the original series. While the original cast doesn’t appear in the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer, there are tons of references to the elder Reitman’s film. We hear audio from the old movies, we see props from the old movies, and there’s even a reference to a character who was discussed but never seen in Ghostbusters who almost certainly factors into the new film’s plot in a major way.

First, if you haven’t seen the trailer yet, here it is:

And now here are all the shoutouts and homages to Ghostbusters we found in it:

Did I miss any references? Let me know; Ghostbusters: Afterlife opens in theaters on July 10, 2020. In the meantime, here’s a video version of this article:

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