Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon in first photos from the Ghostbusters set

THE first photos of funny ladies Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon in character on set of the new Ghostbusters reboot have emerged.

Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristin Wiig all together for 1st day of filming all girl 'Ghostbusters' in Boston with slime on pants and ghost trap. Melissa and Kate were running out of a mock Bronx School where they had just encountered a ghost. Kate had slime all over her pants and was carrying a large backpack with logo on it as Melissa's character carried a brand new style ghost trap that was similar to the classic 1980's version from the male cast. The girls all had a blast as they got off to an early day of filming together for the very first scene. Pictured: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristin Wiig Ref: SPL1055293 180615 Picture by: Prahl/Rocke Splash News Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 [e-mail]

THE first photos of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon in character on set of the new Ghostbusters reboot have emerged.

The trio was rocking some seriously awesome outfits on their first day of filming the highly-anticipated flick this week in Boston, Massachusetts.

The funny ladies were snapped running out of a mock Bronx school, with McKinnon covered in slime and McCarthy carrying what appeared to be the new and improved ghost trap.

Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon in character on the set of Ghostbusters.

Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Kristin Wiig flee a mock Bronx school.

Filming a different scene, Kristen Wiig was dressed in a plaid skirt and matching blazer, sporting auburn hair.

Also starring Leslie Jones, little is known about director Paul Feig’s reboot and the script is being kept tightly under wraps for now. All we know is that it centres on the new generation of Ghostbusters, who are all women.

Feig told Entertainment Weekly of his new project. “My favourite thing to do is work with funny women.”

Hilarious trio Kristin Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Melissa McCarthy on set.

Kristin Wiig on the Boston set of Ghostbusters.

Melissa McCarthy and Kristin Wiig together on set