Ghostbusters director Paul Feig reveals new Ecto-1 hearse
Customized Cadillac hearse pleases some fans, leaves others flat
In the latest of his teasing tweets about the new Ghostbusters movie, director Paul Feigrevealed perhaps the most anticipated prop: the Ecto-1car that will carry the cast around New York City.
The photo ofcustomized 1980s-eraCadillac hearse is the latest detail about the upcoming filmFeighas posted to Twitter, after the cast, uniforms and the proton pack.
Feigeven obliged a fan who requested a shot of the rear of the new Ecto-1.
Feig also changed his Twitter profile picture to a shot of the car's ghostly hood ornament.
The tweet came a week after Feig posted photos of the Ghostbusters'coveralls complete with boots, gloves and safety orange stripes andthe new proton pack, the equipment theyuse to contain and capture their quarry.
Many Ghostbusters fans were excited to see the new Ecto-1.
@paulfeig: OMG YES!!!!!!!!!! I'm a hardcore #Ghostbusters fan and I LOVE this!
—@bonniegrrl
@paulfeig AWESOME!
—@GhostbustersNet
@paulfeig This is the Ghostbusteriest of all possible Ecto 1 car model choices. Superb!
—@typodermic
Others were not happy with the design, and Fiegresponded to some of the criticism.
@paulfeig i'm not sure if you're either blocking or deleting all negative tweets about this, but it looks terrible. I'm saying that as a fan
—@ID3052
Not blocking or deleting. I hear you all and appreciate all your input, good or bad. Thanks. https://t.co/pxZsWGeNyL
—@paulfeig
The originalEcto-1from 1984'sGhostbusterswas also built ona Cadillac Professional ambulance/hearse chassis, but from the 1959 model year, as evidenced by its iconic fins and white-wall tires.
Losing faith in the new #Ghostbusters. The new car's nice but is NOTHING compared to Ecto-1... #whattheygonnadrive pic.twitter.com/UVLI8lHjfO
—@likethemountain
Some of the criticism pointed out that the car lookslike something a fan group would build for a sci-fi convention.
In fact, a SanFrancisco-areaposted a photo of their surprisingly similarversion of Ecto-1.
@paulfeig thanks for featuring our Ecto! pic.twitter.com/wHKskkVM29
—@BayAreaGB