Paul Feig's GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot Begins Filming; Possible Story Details Revealed

Paul Feig's GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot Begins Filming; Possible Story Details Revealed

Right off the back of Spy, Paul Feig has taken to Twitter to announce the start of filming on his Ghostbusters reboot. Meanwhile, a new report has emerged featuring some new details about the film's story.

By Minty - Jun 18, 2015 09:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Ghostbusters
Source: The Boston Herald
Sony's decision to reboot Ghostbusters with an all-female cast has received a very mixed response, but there's no denying that the movie's director Paul Feig is an interesting choice. Feig's most recent film, Spy, is currently earning rave reviews from critics, in addition to performing pretty nicely at the box office. It seems the in-demand director will have no time to celebrate this success though, as he's just taken to social media to announce the start of filming for his widely discussed next project:



The Ghostbusters reboot reunites Feig with his comedy muse Melissa McCarthy for the fourth time in as many movies. Joining McCarthy in the lead roles will be SNL alums Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, with Thor: The Dark World's Chris Hemsworth also on board as the team's secretary. While reporting on the shoot in Boston, The Boston Herald have seemingly revealed a few unconfirmed details about the film's plot, outlined in a brief synopsis below:


[Kristen] Wiig and [Melissa] McCarthy play a pair of unheralded authors who write a book positing that ghosts are real. Flash forward a few years and Wiig lands a prestigious teaching position at Columbia U. (Like the original, the story takes place in New York City, even though it’s being shot in Boston.) Which is pretty sweet, until her book resurfaces and she is laughed out of academia. Wiig reunites with McCarthy and the other two proton pack-packing phantom wranglers, and she gets some sweet revenge when ghosts invade Manhattan and she and her team have to save the world.



Ghostbusters will hit cinemas July 22, 2016What are your thoughts on this possible synopsis? As always, leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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speedyg33
speedyg33 - 6/18/2015, 9:27 AM
I'm torn on this one. I like Kristen Wiig, but McCarthy annoys the crap out of me.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 6/18/2015, 9:32 AM
To quote Bill Murray from the original film, "this man (Paul Feig) indeed has no dick".
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/18/2015, 9:34 AM
Kristen Wiig is great but McCarthy is so annoying and just NOT FUNNY in my book

COMEDY QUEEN RIGHT HERE

ralfinader
ralfinader - 6/18/2015, 9:43 AM
This should be...What is this?
stevezegers
stevezegers - 6/18/2015, 9:43 AM
And it's not even being shot in NYC? Boo!
thewonderer
thewonderer - 6/18/2015, 9:49 AM
Has anyone here actually seen Spy and can say McCarthy isn't funny? Because yeah she's done a lot of bad comedies but that doesn't mean it's her fault. A more accurate assessment is seeing a critically acclaimed comedy and then saying she isn't funny.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 6/18/2015, 9:50 AM
In theaters? No. Redbox? No. Flipping through channels and its on cable?

TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 6/18/2015, 9:52 AM
That description sucks ass! The script better be way better than that.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 6/18/2015, 9:52 AM
I'm willing to give this movie a shot. It has a talented director and cast, and I'm not one of those people who's against every remake ever.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 6/18/2015, 9:59 AM
Wow, that plot sounds [frick]ing awful. And i agree with the majority of people here. Melissa Mccarthy is anti funny. Especially when she is with Paul Feig, who can't direct a movie to save his life. I am not looking forward to this. Ghostbusters should be a ghost at this point. Its dead. Let it stay dead.
SpideyFan
SpideyFan - 6/18/2015, 10:00 AM
@Gusto - damn! She's looking fine dude.
@monkeyballs - I agree with you, IDK why she has a career, she's so annoying and well... phat...
655321
655321 - 6/18/2015, 10:01 AM
You say Kristen Wiig and im down, you say Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon and Feig ANd then tell me the other movies didnt take place (since Ghost arent real) and the other guys are not in the movie as the ghostbusters we love....this movie is a joke in it self. Mccarthy alone is why ill never see it. I getting tired of seeing her and kevin hart in ever freaking movie and its just jokes about her being fat or homely looking and kevin hart is small, i got it already. MOVE ON!
RoyRodgersMcFreely
RoyRodgersMcFreely - 6/18/2015, 10:02 AM
McCarthy = boner runs away
655321
655321 - 6/18/2015, 10:03 AM
btw Feig hasnt written a good movie yet. Bridesmaid was a hit cause the actors and writting on that not his directing. They could have gotten someone totally better for the movie.
Rom
Rom - 6/18/2015, 10:09 AM
JorL5150
JorL5150 - 6/18/2015, 10:12 AM
FOX's fantastic four....
At least its not ghostbusters!
Dedpool
Dedpool - 6/18/2015, 10:14 AM
This actually sounds decent. I hope it has a similar tone to "The Frighteners," "Slither" or even "Shawn of the Dead" all great horror comedies.
Matador
Matador - 6/18/2015, 10:18 AM
Thor is the secrtary WTF?!


What's he gonna do hammer down the line,"By Odin's beard we got one!"

If Bill Murray was behind this Ghost estrogen fest why wasn't he the secratary like in Charlie Angels bit as Bosley.
JamesMann
JamesMann - 6/18/2015, 10:29 AM
Moviefanatic14
Moviefanatic14 - 6/18/2015, 10:32 AM
I'm not happy about the all female cast but when you look at it Paul feig is the only director that accepted the gig after so many turned it down, even Ivan reitman wasn't interested after a certain point
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 6/18/2015, 10:34 AM
@ComicsBornAndBred - agreed
smell
smell - 6/18/2015, 11:02 AM
Just have to wait and see with this one.
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/18/2015, 11:10 AM
@fettastic that comment is stupid asf. She didn't write/direct those movies, and those are just ones you've chosen that have got bad reviews, where's all the good reviewed films of hers? Rotten Tomatoes is stupid anyway. A film, like Ghost Protocol, could get 90%+ with all 3 star average reviews.
Cap1
Cap1 - 6/18/2015, 11:11 AM
You're just clutching onto strings with that.
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