Speaking at post-'Walking Dead' talk show 'Talking Dead', the director mentions the upcoming all-female reboot of the horror/comedy classic.
- Feb 24, 2015
AceShowbiz - Director Paul Feig has teased the upcoming "Ghostbusters" reboot. Speaking at a post-"Walking Dead" talk show "Talking Dead", the director shared some info about what fans could expect from the untitled Ghostbusters reboot and said that the upcoming project was inspired by "The Walking Dead".
"I will say, I was very inspired by this show," he said, as quoted by ComicBook.com. "What I love is how they play with the danger, they play with the scariness, but also the idea that it's always about gauntlet run. And that's something, an element I want to bring to this 'Ghostbusters' reboot is having to get through these various obstacles that are supernatural and all that. I really feed off of 'The Walking Dead'."
The upcoming "Ghostbusters" movie is set for release on July 22, 2016. Feig will serve behind the lens in addition to co-writing the script with Katie Dippold. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are set to play the team members, while a recent report suggested that "Saturday Night Live" actress Cecily Strong would also play a major character.
Strong's role is said to be "one of the biggest non-Ghostbuster parts aside from the villain." Film Divider additionally said, "She's an authority figure who liaises with our heroines, privately backing their activities and acknowledging their legitimacy, but publicly denouncing the group to the media in order to avoid panic amongst the wider populous."
