We just got a look at Ghostbusters' first spooks

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UPDATE: Thanks to some more details from @stitchkingdom I now know that the ghostis Rowan; the bad guy played by Neil Casey, and that the demon is a character called Mayhem.

Now, that there looks like a walking version of the logo, albeit with evil teeth and a poor ability to accessorise. As I mentioned a minute ago, plot details are super thin on the ground so I've a few theories:

1. He's a knowing nod to the old films in some way.
2. He's the first ghost the team catch and inspires the logo.
3. He's this film's 'Slimer.'
4. He's someone the Ghostbusters hire to play a characterisation of the logo in a TV advert who somehow tragically dies and is trapped forever in the suit as a ghost.
5. Colombia Pictures aren't missing a trick when it comes to merch.

That's not the end though, look:

That's a second version of Logo Ghost, with a different, more fighty pose and an angrier face. More interestingly, is the flying Terror Dog thing up at the back. Now that could be a creature the Ghostbusters have to face but it looks far more solid than a standard spirit. My money's on that being Rowan, supposedly an evil demon who's the big bad in the film and played by Saturday Night Live's Neil Casey.

We'll likely know for sure when the full trailer arrives on March 3. Directed by Paul Feig and starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth, Ghostbusters opens in UK and US cinemas on July 15, 2016.

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Images: Sony Pictures Entertainment and Instagram/stitchkingdom

Leon Hurley
Leon Hurley
Managing editor for guides

I'm GamesRadar's Managing Editor for guides. I also write reviews, previews and features, largely about horror, action adventure, FPS and open world games. I previously worked on Kotaku, and the Official PlayStation Magazine and website.