7 images of your first look at the new 'Ghostbusters' movie

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The new "Ghostbusters" team: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Leslie Jones. Sony Pictures

They ain't afraid of no ghosts!

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The all-woman remake of the 1980s classic "Ghostbusters" just relaunched its official site with a bunch of new photos and info on the cast. The summer movie is a reboot, not a sequel, and stars a new squad of Ghostbusters making their debut.

Director Paul Feig recently talked to Empire about the connection between the reboot and original films, saying, "We're not recreating the old movie but we want to do just enough fun nods that the fans will go, 'Oh, okay, they're acknowledging that the other movie existed.'"

Feig teased that a trailer will be coming later this month. Until then, we've got the info on the new team, plus a surprising addition to the cast.

Check it out below:

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Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) is described as a paranormal researcher, supernatural scientist, and entity trapper.

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Abby Yates co-authored a book with Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) about ghosts being real. While Erin left to pursue academia, Abby continued to research ghosts with her new partner. When ghosts invade and threaten New York, however, the two reunite to fight them.

Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) is a "nuclear engineer, munitions expert, and proton wrangler."

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Jillian Holtzmann is Abby Yates' (Melissa McCarthy) new partner. When her original partner, Erin Gilbert (Kristin Wiig), left supernatural research to pursue traditional academia, Holtzmann joined with Abby. The three women team up to fight crime as ghosts cross over into our world and try to take over.

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Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) is listed as a ghost tracker, municipal historian, and metaphysical commando.

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Patty Tolan is the rookie member of the team. She doesn't have a background in the supernatural, but her character has experience as a subway worker. Since she's listed as a 
"municipal historian," it's possible her knowledge of New York City and its history will play an important role in the film.

Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) joins the team as a "particle physicist, academic firebrand, [and] spectral warrior."

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Gilbert is a respected professor when the book she and Yates co-authored resurfaces and causes her to be laughed out of academia. Her knowledge of the supernatural becomes important, however, when ghosts invade and she must help save the world.

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Kevin (Chris Hemsworth) is a receptionist.

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It doesn't look like Hemsworth will be the action hero we're used to seeing him as in "Thor." Instead, Hemsworth is playing the team's receptionist. Continuing with the gender-swapping trend, the original team's receptionist was Janine Melnitz. She kept track of ghost reports, answered the phone, and was mostly known for her oversized glasses and dismissive attitude.

Longtime "Ghostbusters" fans will recognize the car.

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Alongside images of the cast, we also got a look at what we think will be the ladies' new ride. The familiar white Cadillac might be their transportation around New York City while they bust ghosts. The front license plate says "Ecto-1," the name of the car from the original film.

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Charles Dance will join the film in an unspecified role.

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Dance is best known as Lord Tywin Lannister in HBO's "Game of Thrones." We aren't sure what his role in the new film will be, but he's teased a few interesting details.

In an interview with Radio Times, Dance said that his character is "kind of a straight man to a bunch of very funny ladies." And when asked if the new character is a villain like Lord Tywin, Dance said "he's not villainous, but he just doesn't understand and appreciate the whole ghostbusting thing. He is English as well."

"Ghostbusters" hits theaters on July 15.

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