Sony Announces GHOSTBUSTERS Release Date; Bill Murray And Peter Dinklage Wanted?

Sony has announced that the release date for Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot will be July 22nd, 2016.

ICYMI: The next Ghostbusters hits theaters July 2016. Get ready! pic.twitter.com/xUuLJ678mv
— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) January 28, 2015

Production is expected to begin this summer in New York City with Feige confirming the cast will include Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarty, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon.

Hit Fix is reporting that Sony is looking to give both Bill Murray and Peter Dinklage roles in the film. Dinklage is said to be possibly wanted for the mechanical genius villain of the film. We know Sony is desperate to get Murray's blessing on the project and really want his involvement.

I think Murray might be bit more open to not reprising his original role which is said to be the case, let's just not end-up seeing him play a ghost which he originally wanted to do.

Bill famously shredded a draft of the Ghostbusters 3 script and sent it back to the studio.


SOURCE: HIT FIX

GHOSTBUSTERS Cast Revealed; Includes Kristen Wiig And Melissa McCarthy

Ghostbusters director Paul Feige has revealed his cast for the reboot via Twitter.

The all female cast includes Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy who were hopefuls since the announcement of the project. The pair previously worked on Feige's wildly successful Bridesmaids.

Leslie Jones

Oddly enough, the other two cast members are lesser known actresses best know from their work on Saturday Night Live. They include Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, it's great to finally see some diversity in the end.

Kate McKinnon

Originally, we had heard like ten names in the mix for roles including Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence, none of the actresses in the mix were of color which was shocking to say the least.
Production on the film is expected to begin this summer in York

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— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 27, 2015

SOURCE: PAUL FEIG

Ryan Gosling Expresses Interest To Sony About GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot

More email leaks concerning Sony's Ghostbusters reboot are coming out. A couple more have been dug-up by TheDailyBeast. One suggested that director Paul Feig is extremely interested in casting both Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone in roles. Jennifer earning three Oscar nominations and one win for the dark comedy Silver Linings Playbook, while Emma is looking to get some serious awards consideration for her role in Birdman.

A new email leak points-out actor Ryan Gosling has expressed interest in a role in Ghostbusters, apparently there is only one leading male role. Gosling grew-up during the era of the Ghostbusters craze, so it would sort of make sense he would be interested. It should be also noted that Emma Stone's involvement might have something to do with it, the two have played on screen couples in both Crazy Stupid Love and Gangster Squad.

Ryan hasn't been too interested in these type of roles, but was attached to Nicholas Winding Refn's Logan's Run remake. Until the director exited the project, and it eventually went into limbo. While going on record about disinterest about superhero films, he said he'd be apart of Refn's hypothetically Wonder Woman movie.  He was also recently reported to be the mix for both Marvel's Doctor Strange and Warner Bros' Suicide Squad. He could be choosing these big films based on his co-workers.


SOURCE: DAILYBEAST

Lizzy Caplan And Amy Schumer Linked For GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot

Another day and another leaked Sony email. The newest one via TheDailyBeast concerns Sony's reboot of Ghostbusters with director Paul Feig's all-female concept. Well we've been hearing a few names of people who have met with the studio and Feig. They include Emma Stone (linked when it was Ghostbusters 3), Rebel Wilson and Jennifer Lawrence.

"Paul's movie is gonna be the first one and from what I'm hearing jennifer lawrence and Emma stone and Melissa McCarthy and Amy schumer and liszzy [Lizzy] Kaplan [Caplan] just to name a few have already said thy wanted to be in....,”

The email from Sony's Amy Pascal to producer Ivan Reitman confirms Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence are indeed in the mix for the reboot. Along with Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield, The Interview, Party Down) , Amy Schumer (Trainwreck) and Feig's lucky charm Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids, The Heat). This is the first time hearing about comedic actresses Lizzy and Amy, making a lot of sense since the two are apart of their big comedy features Seth Rogen's The Interview and Judd Apatow's Trainwreck.

It's been assumed for ages that McCarthy was a lock for a role, similar to Emma Stone being linked since the studio resurrected sequel development. Both getting the Bill Murray bump, previously working with him in Zombieland and St. Vincent.

I'm digging this lineup, but hopefully we get more diversity.

SOURCE: DAILYBEAST 

Jennifer Lawrence Also Met About GHOSTBUSTERS, Everyone Waiting On Finished Script

Sony really seems to be aiming-high for the new cast of Ghostbusters. Just yesterday it was revealed that rising comedian Rebel Wilson has talked to the director about taking a role. Now, a funny casting Q&A video from MTV UK had Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) confirm she also met with director Paul Feig. Of course, everyone is still waiting-on a completed script from writer Katie Dippold, but this all sounds promising. Jennifer also charmingly admits not even knowing their was a second film, I'm sure Bill Murray would have a giggle to that comment.



We should be expecting a cast of at least four-five ladies (if not more), there are plenty of roles to go around in the reboot. Stacking the lineup with Jennifer, Rebel and Emma Stone would be wonderful. This sort of speaks to Sony pursuing younger actors for the leads. Hitting their demographic as hard as they possible can with actors from Spider-Man, Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect. Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are still assumed to be apart of it, but it's still early and everyone in the mix are waiting for a script.

I'm a bit shocked we haven't seen more diverse casting choices. I'd love to see actresses like Mindy Kaling (Mindy Project) or Tessa Thompson (Dear White People) considered as well. Since, this seeming doesn't reflect a modern Manhattan, if they are still setting the film there.

SOURCE: MTVUK

Rebel Wilson Confirms Meeting With Director Paul Feig About GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot

While speaking with NBC's TodayShow Aussie comedic actress Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect, Pain And Gain) confirmed taking a meeting with director Paul Feig about a role in his female-led Ghostbusters reboot. Giving the impression she hasn't seen a completed script. It was recently confirmed that Katie Dippold (The Heat, Parks And Rec) would be working on the new script. Wilson had a small role in Feig's Bridesmaids, so I'm sure with her current popularity they wanted to see if they could find her a role.



Sony's "it-girl" Emma Stone (Easy A, Superbad, Zombieland, Amazing Spider-Man, Birdman) has been linked to the film since it was still considered Ghostbusters 3, and other ladies mentioned include Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. Rebel paired with Emma (given the Bill Murray approval), makes this sound like the studio is aiming for a much younger cast. This could attract a younger audience which makes sense since the films are scary but still for kids.

SOURCE: NBC

Director Paul Feig Confirms All-Female GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot Is A Go!

Writer and director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) was in-talks with Sony to come-up with a new angle for a Ghostbusters reboot. His idea is to gender-swap the film, and give us an all-female lineup. A bold move, and one that fans and critics of the third film have embraced. It even caught the attention of Bill Murray, who loved the premise and even named women he'd like to see get roles. A couple of them being Krisen Wiig, Emma Stone and Melissa McCarthy. Perfect suggestions if I ever heard them. Stone was actually in early talks with Sony back when it was still going to be Ghostbusters 3.

Paul has taken to Twitter to confirm the project is a go, and they've also hired a writer for it. Feige says that Katie Dippold will write the script. Katie is best known for her work on the NBC series Parks And Rec, along with Feig's recent comedy The Heat. We have no idea if the studio will greenlight this script, but it seems like the all-female concept is a winner so far.

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

SOURCE: TWITTER