The first trailer for the new Ghostbusters opens with a title card that reads, “30 years ago four scientists saved New York…”
Director Paul Feig has maintained that his new Ghostbusters movie isn’t a sequel or a remake, but a reboot.
(Also: Ernie Hudson’s character wasn’t a scientist, so whoever came up with that title card must be a real loose cannon who isn’t concerned with, like, facts, man.)
Basically, it ignores the fictional events and characters depicted in Ivan Reitman’s classic 1984 film — which makes the first trailer for Feig’s movie a bit confusing.