Female Ghostbusters Reboot News Round-Up

Production on Paul Feig's Ghostbustersreboot is getting underway in Boston (don't worry, it takes place in New York City...hopefully they'll do some actual shooting there, though), and we have some updates from an assortment of sources for you.

For starters, here's proof from Paul Feig himself that they're about to roll!

And ... action! #slimetimestartstomorrowpic.twitter.com/FBKCAP5zMs

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 17, 2015

Original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd is practically glowing about this new Ghostbustersmovie, telling Spinoff Onlinethat "it’s going to be hot!" before praising the cast and new characters.

"The interplay, and with each of them, their individual voices are so well defined. They’re just such different characters, and there’s a friction. There’s a dynamic there. I’m not going to spoil it for people...it’s funny. It’s intelligent. It hits the right notes, and I’m really excited about it."

Interestingly enough, he hints that it also "refers to the first two in a really neat, classy way." Please, keep your "shared Ghostbustersmultiverse" theories to yourselves.

Emma Stone, meanwhile, spoke to The Wall Street Journalabout why she didn't end up in the film, even admitting that there was serious interest from Sony. “The script was really funny...It just didn’t feel like the right time for me. A franchise is a big commitment—it’s a whole thing. I think maybe I need a minute before I dive back into that water.” Yes, anyone would want a break from these things after the strange reception The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received.

I suppose this next bit could be considered spoiler-y, so no need to go any further if you're not into that. To be fair, this is pretty minor stuff, though. The story details come via The Boston Herald: 

Wiig and 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.

This sounds like what Indie Revolver broke a few months ago. If you want a detailed breakdown (although there have probably been rewrites since then) click over there. It's very spoilery, though.

Ghostbustersmaterializes on July 22nd, 2016. It stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Chris Hemsworth.