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The trailer eventually makes clear that Phoebe is the granddaughter of Ghostbuster Dr. Egon Spengler -- played by the original \"Ghostbusters\" co-creator and star, the late Harold Ramis.

Rudd's character shows Phobe what ghostbusting entailed in earlier days. \"In the '80s, New York City was like 'The Walking Dead,'\" he explains, showing footage of the Ghosbusters' Ecto-1 driving down the streets of ghost-ravaged Manhattan.

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PHOTO: The teaser poster for the 2020 film, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," was released on Dec. 6, 2019.
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Under a tarp in that creepy old barn, left by her granddad is that very ghost busting vehicle -- the Ecto 1 -- complete with the original team's proton packs and other equipment.

\"Call it fate. Call it luck. Call it karma,\" Bill Murray's Dr. Peter Venkman says in a voiceover from the original film -- a nod that he, co-creator Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts are returning in their original roles.

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