'Ghostbusters' Female Cast Revealed, But Reactions Are Mixed

The all-female cast for a new "Ghostbusters" film is taking shape, with Melissa McCarthy signing on and Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon in negotiations, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Paul Feig is directing the film, which is expected to begin shooting in New York in the summer.

A tweet by Feig on Tuesday appeared to allude to the casting.

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— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 27, 2015

Wiig and McCarthy starred in Feig’s comedy "Bridesmaids," and Jones and McKinnon are currently part of the cast of "Saturday Night Live." Wiig left "SNL" in 2012.

The third "Ghostbusters" installment has long been in the works, planned early on to include the original team of Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis, but the project stalled and Ramis died last year. Feig came on board in August and confirmed in October that he was teaming up with Katie Dippold to write a script for an all-female cast.

Twitter users shared mixed reactions.

Sweet! "Wiig, McCarthy headline all-female 'Ghostbusters' cast" http://t.co/P47w442zv9

— Amy Chandra (@MidtownGirl) January 28, 2015

The all-female Ghostbusters cast totally RUINS the subtle nuances of all "don't cross the streams" jokes!! #RAGE #PEE #Ghostbusters

— Mike Higgins (@mikehiggins3000) January 28, 2015

there's a ghostbusters remake with an all female cast that i will definitely not be watching

— Calum Ross (@calumswross) January 28, 2015

All-female Ghostbusters cast headed by Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig http://t.co/xrlqV5Zcs2 >>best news I've heard so far this year.

— Bexie (@K4npu) January 28, 2015

This honestly has me more interested than a straight up sequel. Never thought we'd get this far, though. http://t.co/EV4nIt9Jqf

— Dan Kurtzke (@DanKurtzke) January 28, 2015

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