Ghostbusters all female line-up revealed

The film will be released in 2016

Published 28th Jan 2015

Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are set to reunite in the all-female Ghostbusters sequel.

The film’s director Paul Feig has confirmed the duo will feature alongside Saturday Night Live comediennes Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon.

The 1984 original, which made £198m at the global box office, included Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as the ghost-hunting quartet.

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“Ghostbusters is such a great thing and everybody knows it,” Feig told Entertainment Weekly.

“It’s a shame to just let this thing sit there. My favourite thing to do is work with funny women. I was like, what if it was an all-female cast? That would be really fun.”

The new cast are set to appear on the big screen on July 22nd 2016. Check out the women in acton below:

Kristen Wigg was one of the stars of 2011’s ‘Bridesmaids’ and has an extensive filmography:

Melissa McCarthy also starred in ‘Bridesmaids’ and has featured in a number of films including 'Spy' which has a 2015 release date:

Leslie Jones, who recently appeared in Chris Rock’s recent comedy ‘Top Five’, began her Saturday Night Live career as a writer before joining its on-screen line-up last year:

Kate McKinnon has been a regular on SNL since 2012 and bagged an Emmy nomination last year for her work on the series: