After years of trying to put together a third installment of the Ghostbusters franchise featuring the original cast (Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis), Sony moved on in a different direction with the August hiring of Paul Feig to direct a film featuring an all new, all female team. Today it was announced Feig’s fellow The Heat writing partner Katie Dippold has joined the project as co-writer in order to provide the Ghostbusters characters with a stronger comedic female voice.
Along with The Heat, Dippold has written for Parks and Recreation as well as MadTV.
Previous indications were the third film would be a passing of the baton but indications now are the Ghostbusters film won’t build on the previous two and the upcoming film will be a complete reboot for the series. Could we see the likes of Kirsten Wiig, Mellissa McCarthy, or Sandra Bullock donning a Ghostbusters uniform soon? I’ll take a stab it’s a safe bet McCarthy will soon be attached to the film.
Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media for fifteen years, Jeff takes on any and all sorts of games but is especially ready to tackle roleplaying games and strategy games. He's been involved with the hobby since he was just a wee grade school lad, over four decades ago.
I HATE THIS IDEAH I BELEIVE THIS MOVIE NEEDS NOT TO HAPPEN and somebody else needs the franchise rights now