Quartet of comediennes will nuke the spooks
By Brandon Wolfe
The cast of the female-led Ghostbusters reboot appears to have entered a gateway into our world. Joining the already-in-talks Melissa McCarthy will be Kristen Wiig and current Saturday Night Live cast members Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, all of whom are currently in negotiations to pick up their proton packs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is scheduled to shoot in New York City this summer.
This ends an absurdly long gestation period for this project. It went through years – decades – of rumors and failed attempts as a second sequel to the original 1984 blockbuster, but never came together due to the reluctance of Venkman himself, Bill Murray, to suit up. When co-writer and co-buster Harold Ramis passed away early last year, that seemed to be the nail in the containment unit before Bridesmaids and The Heat creator Paul Feig reconceptualized the project as an all-female reboot, with no direct connection to the original two films.
McCarthy and Wiig have previously worked together with Feig on Bridesmaids, but Jones and McKinnon are newbies to the big screen, with Jones’ only significant film credit being an appearance in last year’s Chris Rock vehicle Top Five. However, both actresses have made names for themselves recently as reliable scene-stealers on SNL.
It’s difficult to conceive of a Ghostbusters film without the original boys in grey, but this is a strong cast of very funny ladies (including McCarthy, in spite of her dismal recent efforts; Feig at least is proven to use her well). As long as they keep their streams uncrossed, we might have something here.
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