Director Paul Feig says the all-female 'Ghostbuster' movie will be released in 2016 and teases Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon as cast members.
- Jan 28, 2015
AceShowbiz - The untitled Ghostbusters reboot is close to signing the cast members. According to a Tuesday, January 27 report from THR, Melissa McCarthy has boarded the movie, while Kristen Wiig as well as "Saturday Night Live" stars Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are in negotiations with Sony regarding the roles.
Director Paul Feig seemingly confirmed the casting, tweeting photos of the four actresses. A representative for McCarthy, however, tells Us Weekly that the "Spy" star is still in talks.
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 27, 2015
In other news, #Ghostbusters will be hitting theaters July 22, 2016. Save the date!
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 28, 2015Apart from the main cast, there will be other characters such as a "creepy mechanical genius" who will be the bad guy in the movie. Peter Dinklage reportedly is wanted for the role. Bill Murray allegedly is eyed to play Martin Heiss, a supernatural debunker who tries to prove the videos posted by the Ghostbusters online are fake.
