Ghostbusters 3 confirmed: Reboot to star ‘hilarious women’

THE all-female Ghostbusters reboot is officially a go, with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig on board for the film, which he has promised will star “hilarious women”.

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THE all-female Ghostbusters reboot is officially a go.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news, which director Paul Feig confirmed in a tweet. Feig announced that he’ll team up with The Heat writer Katie Dippold to make the film, which has been rumoured to be in the works for months. Feig had been in talks to direct the flick since August.

Feig tweeted: “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.”

Feig, who directed Bridesmaids and The Heat, was Sony’s frontrunner for the directing gig after Ivan Reitman exited the project in March.

In September, Reitman told HuffPost Live that Feig was “perfect” for the job. “There were always going to be women involved in the next iteration of Ghostbusters. Paul seems to be the perfect director to sort of bring that about.”

Bill Murray proposed Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig for Ghostbusters.

This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post.