Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, July 15, 2016 Nationwide
supernatural action and some crude humor
Plot: What's the story about?
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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Who stars in Ghostbusters: Cast List
Melissa McCarthy ... Abby Bergman
Spy, The Hangover Part III
Kristen Wiig ... Erin Gilbert
Despicable Me 4, How to Train Your Dragon
Kate McKinnon ... Jillian Holtzmann
Barbie, Ferdinand
Leslie Jones ... Patty Tolan
The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sing
Chris Hemsworth ... Kevin
The Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Avengers
Neil Casey ... Rowan [villain]
Merry Good Enough
Andy Garcia ... Mayor of New York City
What About Love, Let's Be Cops
Michael K. Williams ... Hawkins
The Gambler, Assassin's Creed
Who's making Ghostbusters: Crew List
A look at the Ghostbusters behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul Feig last directed Jackpot! and The School For Good and Evil. The film's writer Paul Feig last wrote The School For Good and Evil and Spy.
Companies
Production Company
Apatow Productions (Former)
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Production: What we know about Ghostbusters?
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).
Filming Timeline
- 2016 - June: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2015 - December: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2015 - July: The film was set to Production status.
Filming began in Boston on June 8, 2015.
- 2015 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
The Paul Feig-directed reboot is eyeing a late summer shoot in New York.
- 2014 - October: The film was set to Development status.
Paul Feig and Katie Dippold will co-write the script, with Feig directing.
- 2014 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Sony is planning an early 2015 production start for the film.
- 2009 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Ghostbusters Release Date: When was the film released?
Ghostbusters was a Nationwide release in 2016 on Friday, July 15, 2016. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Cafe Society, Equals and Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party. Additional information: 2D/3D.
Ghostbusters DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Ghostbusters was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 .