Paul Rudd comes face to face with a classic Ghostbusters villain in a new scene from Ghostbusters: Afterlife – although this time he’s bitten and has plenty of backup.
The 52-year-old actor was featured in a scene from the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot released by Sony Pictures on Wednesday.
The short clip doesn’t reveal much about the movie’s plot, but it does confirm that the iconic Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from the 1984 classic will return as the adorable Mini-Pufts.
New look: Paul Rudd, 52, comes face to face with an old nemesis in new scene from Ghostbusters: Afterlife released by Sony Pictures on Wednesday
Too cute! No-plot clip confirms the iconic Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from the 1984 classic will return as the adorable Mini-Pufts
In the new clip, Rudd, who plays Professor M. Grooberson, is seen in a grocery store as he tries to pick out a jar of ice cream, eventually settling on Jamoca.
But as he grabs the tasty treat, he hears a woman screaming from elsewhere in the otherwise quiet store.
He hears no follow-up, so he heads to another aisle to get some toppings.
‘Blue velvet!’ he says in awe as he flips through his sundae options, before a bag of rippling marshmallows grabs his attention.
Yum! In the new clip, Rudd, who plays Professor M. Grooberson, is seen in a grocery store as he tries to pick out a pot of ice cream, eventually settling on Jamoca.
Odd: But as he grabs the tasty treat, he hears a woman screaming from elsewhere in the otherwise quiet store.
Refuel: He heads to another aisle for some sundae toppings, only to see a bag of marshmallow start moving on its own
Rudd’s character is shocked when a tiny but adorably plump marshmallow man breaks free from the sack.
But his cuteness is too good to be true, as Grooberson discovers when he extends a finger to prick his stomach like he’s the Pillsbury Doughboy.
The smiling creature suddenly squeezes his finger with its soft jaws, surprising Grooberson.
Didn’t see it coming: Rudd’s character is shocked when a tiny but adorably plump marshmallow man breaks free from the bag
Big mistake: but his cuteness is too good to be true, as Grooberson finds out when he reaches out to prick his stomach like he’s the Pillsbury Doughboy
Ouch! The smiling creature suddenly squeezes his finger with its soft jaws, surprising Grooberson
He realizes that the calm in the store is due to the fact that a horde of Mini-Pufts has taken over him when a Roomba carrying several of them crashes into his feet.
The clip then switches to Debauchery Marshmallows, which appear to have a deranged death wish.
They are shown hopping on a lit grill and skewering happily as they begin to get crisp in the flames.
Another shot shows the marshmallow chubby men holding a torch so they can melt one of their comrades into s’more.
Driving under the influence: He realizes that the calm in the store is due to a horde of Mini-Pufts taking over him when a Roomba carrying several of them crashes into his feet
Creepy: The clip then switches to Debauchery Marshmallows, which appear to have a deranged death wish. They are shown hopping on a lit grill and skewering happily as they start to get crisp in the flames
Weird: Another shot shows the marshmallow chubby men holding a torch so they can melt one of their comrades into s’more
The first Ghostbusters culminated with a hilarious monster movie parody in which a fictional marshmallow mascot, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, was brought to life on a monumental scale as it happily walked through Manhattan, destroying everything in its path.
This film starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and the late Harold Ramis as the Ghostbusters, a group of paranormal investigators who set out to capture rogue ghosts terrorizing the city.
Following the commercial underperformance of the 2016 Female-Led Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters: Afterlife will serve as a direct sequel to the first two films in the series.
Classic: Ghostbusters (1984) culminated with a monster movie parody in which the fictional Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was brought to life on a monumental scale to destroy Manhattan
Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard from Stranger Things play the grandchildren of one of the original Ghostbusters in the new movie.
They move to his dilapidated Oklahoma home with their mother (played by Carrie Coon), and it’s where they form a friendship with Mr. Grooberson.
But the rural town is starting to suffer from unexplained earthquakes, suggesting that their grandfather’s battle against supernatural forces is not yet over.
Old School: Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd conducted the original, along with Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Rick Moranis; publicity still from Ghostbusters (1984)
