Ghostbusters Reboot Core Cast Revealed?

2015/01/27 22:03:14 +00:00 | Derek Anderson

Who you gonna call to star in Sony Picture's Ghostbusters reboot? Paul Feig seems to know. The director/co-writer of the upcoming all-female reboot of the supernatural comedy franchise has revealed the four actresses being eyed to put on the proton packs and do battle with spectral forces, and three of the four have SNL roots.

Paul Feig revealed via Twitter a picture block featuring images of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon & Leslie Jones. Though no text accompanied the photos, the fact that Paul tweeted it and that there are four people pictured (the same number of actors that made up the original Ghostbusters team of Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore) means that we could very well be looking at the new Ghostbusters lineup, though no official announcements have been made just yet.

Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones all have SNL ties and are funny on their feet. Wiig starred on the show from 2005 – 2012, while McKinnon continues to impress on the live series since her 2012 debut. This season of SNL saw Leslie Jones get promoted from writer to cast member, with her strongly opinionated characters quickly becoming one of the series' highlights.

The talented McCarthy, meanwhile, would reunite with Bridesmaids co-star Wiig as well as The Heat director Feig and co-writer Katie Dippold on the Ghostbusters reboot, which could start production this year. Ivan Reitman, director of 1984's Ghostbusters and 1989's Ghostbusters II, is producing the reboot. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates.

Image via Paul Feig:

Source: Twitter