Jan 27

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon & Leslie Jones Might Be Your New Ghostbusters

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The all-female cast of the “Ghostbusters” reboot has reportedly been chosen. The Paul Feig reboot has been buzzed about for months and now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Melissa McCarthy has officially signed on. (She was reportedly in negotiations earlier this month.) But that’s not all: According to THR, Kristen Wiig and “SNL” stars Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are now in negotiations for their parts. The film is scheduled to start shooting this summer.

Representatives for the actresses did not return HuffPost Entertainment’s immediate request for comment. Feig, however, tweeted the following photo just before the THR story posted:

The director, whose credits include “Bridesmaids” and “The Heat,” confirmed that he would take on the new “Ghostbusters” film for Sony back in October. (Feig announced that he would write it with “The Heat” scribe Katie Dippold.) In an interview with EW.com, Feig explained his direction for the movie: “I love the first one so much I don’t want to do anything to ruin the memory of that. So it just felt like, let’s just restart it because then we can have new dynamics.”

A third “Ghostbusters” project had been in development at Sony for years and original director Ivan Reitman had previously been attached. When “Ghostbusters” star Harold Ramis died last year, Reitman bowed out from directing duties.

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