Last week Columbia Pictures slimed us all with the first full trailer for Ghostbusters, Paul Feig’s female-centric take on the franchise that started in 1984 and spawned several cartoon series and an underrated sequel.
The trailer had all sorts of reveals, with the biggest being the visual confirmation that Slimer would appear. Feig had publicly denied our initial confirmation, which is surprising considering Slimer’s featured heavily in the footage.
The reason I bring this up is because our same source has been able to confirm that, as of this writing, STAY PUFT will NOT be seen in Feig’s Ghostbusters, opening July 15, 2016.
Hearing so came as a shock, considering Slimer’s appearance, not to mention the fact that Feig has filmed cameos (in new roles) for many of the original Ghostbusters cast, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and even Sigourney Weaver.
Will Stay Puft be missed? Of course, on some level, but I’d prefer to see Feig’s own interpretation on Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters than fill it with heavy fan-service.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was chosen by Ray (Dan Aykroyd) as “the Destroyer” when battling Gozer during the final scene of Ghostbusters. He also appeared in the cartoon and even befriended Slimer at one point.
