"Bridesmaids" and "The Heat" director Paul Feig confirmed in Twitter that there will, indeed, be a new "Ghostbusters" film. He announced that this fresh take on an old favorite will feature women protagonists, and he will be writing it together with "The Heat" and "Parks and Recreation" writer Katie Dippold.
He twitted: "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."
Featuring women in the new "Ghostbusters" film doesn't simply mean replacing the original actors with their female counterparts, neither will it be a sequel. According to an earlier report by Variety, the movie will be a total reboot of the blockbuster, and the script will be written from scratch.
In an interview with Schmoes Know, original Ghostbuster Bill Murray said, "It sounds great to me. It sounds as good an idea as any other! There are a lot of women that could scare off any kind of vapor! No, it's a grande idea, I don't know who they're talking about, but it's a good idea, I would watch it! I mean, I love Robert Palmer's videos, so why wouldn't I love the female Ghostbusters?"
Bill Murray played the role of Dr. Peter Venkman who, along with his fellow parapsychologists Dr. Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), caught ghosts for living. The film also starred Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett/The Gatekeeper and Rick Moranis as Louis Tully/The Keymaster.
The first "Ghostbusters" movie came out in 1984, and "Ghostbusters II" was released in 1989. It is said that there were plans of making a third installment, but it did not push through. Ramis, who starred as well as co-wrote the screenplay of earlier GB films, died in February this year and director Ivan Reitman pulled out of the upcoming project.
