Ghostbusters

Release Date: Friday, July 15, 2016 Nationwide

Kristen Wiig, Andy Garcia, Chris Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Katie Dippold, Paul Feig, Leslie Jones, Ivan Reitman, Michael K. Williams, Jessie Henderson, Neil Casey

PG-13 Comedy N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Erin Gilbert (Wiig) and Abby Bergman (McCarthy) are a pair of unheralded authors who write a book positing that ghosts are real. A few years later, Gilbert lands a prestigious teaching position at Columbia University, but her book resurfaces and she is laughed out of academia. Gilbert reunites with Bergman and others when ghosts invade Manhattan and try to save the world.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Ghostbusters.

Crew Behind the Film

The Ghostbusters behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Feig last directed The School For Good and Evil and Last Christmas. The film's writer Paul Feig last wrote The School For Good and Evil and Spy.

Director
Paul Feig
Producers
Ivan Reitman

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for supernatural action and some crude humor
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Ghostbusters 3, Ghostbusters Reboot

Language
English

All Trailers

Official Ghostbusters movie trailers and clips.

Ghostbusters Theatrical Trailer Clip Image
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Ghostbusters Theatrical Trailer
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Ghostbusters Vignette - Erin
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Ghostbusters Vignette - Holtzmann
Ghostbusters Vignette - Abby Clip Image
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Ghostbusters Vignette - Abby
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Ghostbusters Vignette - Patty
Ghostbusters Trailer Announcement Clip Image
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Ghostbusters Trailer Announcement

Production Details

What we know about the Ghostbusters movie production.

Key Facts

  • Leslie Jones plays as Patty Tolan, an NYC subway worker who stumbles across the main supernatural threat in the film. She becomes a new member of the Ghostbusters team.
  • Chris Hemsworth plays Kevin, the Ghostbusters' receptionist.
  • Kristen Wiig plays as Erin Gilbert, a published author on the subject of the paranormal and professor at Columbia University.
  • The project is a reboot starring an all-female cast.
  • The Ghostbusters project was announced as a sequel to the 1984 hit, most likely starring members of the original cast. But after the death of Harold Ramis, script editing issues and original director Ivan Reiman pulling out, the sequel was scrapped. An all female cast is planned now (10/8/14, Hollywood Reporter).

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Filming began in Boston on June 8, 2015.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. The Paul Feig-directed reboot is eyeing a late summer shoot in New York.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Paul Feig and Katie Dippold will co-write the script, with Feig directing.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Sony is planning an early 2015 production start for the film.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Ghostbusters was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, July 15, 2016 . There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Equals, Cafe Society and Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party. Additional information: 2D/3D.



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