The Hollywood Reporter reports that the new all-female Ghostbusters movie will star Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones.
Here’s the cast of the new all-female Ghostbusters
McCarthy and Wiig join the cast with one major blockbuster comedy together under their belt—Bridesmaids— but neither McKinnon nor Jones have starred in a movie of this caliber. They are, both, however, hilarious. Both are currently on Saturday Night Live, and McKinnon won an Emmy for her work on the show last year.
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 27, 2015 Paul Feig, who created Freaks & Geeks and directed Bridesmaids, announced on Twitter in October that he would be creating another Ghostbusters movie, but this time it will feature female leads:
It's official. I'm making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold & yes, it will star hilarious women. That's who I'm gonna call.
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 8, 2014 The rumor of this movie has been circulating since early August. Bill Murray — star of the original Ghostbusters movie — gave his top picks for an all-female cast: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Linda Cardellini, and Emma Stone.
It looks like Murray got 2 out of his 4 picks. A release date hasn’t been set yet, but early indications suggest it’ll be worth the wait in any case.
