Sony’s release Thursday of its new “Ghostbusters” trailer may be a battle of the sexes in the making. Critics quickly emerged on social media — and female defenders.

New "Ghostbusters" cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones. Photo via Sony Pictures
New “Ghostbusters” cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones. Photo via Sony Pictures
“Only people in feed who’re ‘meh’ on Ghostbusters trailer are men; welcome to the sensation of a film that makes no effort to cater to you,” said one tweet.

As Geek.com reported:

There you have it. What do you think? The ghosts look pretty phenomenal and it’s interesting how [director Paul] Feig and co-writer Katie Dippold mixed details from the original (down and out scientists banding together to fight spirits) with new elements (someone pumping up the ghosts in New York City).”

“The nod in the beginning of the trailer to the four scientists 30 years ago saving the city will make some wonder if Feig and company have been pulling a fast one on everyone. From just about the beginning of this whole ride, the director has said that this film is a hard reboot. Why mention the previous characters if this is supposed to be a whole new world? We know that some of the actors like Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, and possibly Bill Murray will appear in the new film. We’ll find out how it all really fits together when the film debuts on July 15.”

Early reaction to the trailer:

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