( The Hollywood Reporter ) The all-new , all-female Ghostsbusters are here . Melissa McCarthy , who was already in talks for one of the leads , has signed on for the Paul Feig-directed reboot , and the studio is now negotiating with Kristen Wiig , as well as `` Saturday Night Live '' players Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon , The Hollywood Reporter has learned . Negotiations are ongoing but the quartet are expected to sign on as the specter-seeking , poltergeist-punishing and phantom-phollowing foursome in the reboot , which is eyeing a summer shoot in New York . McCarthy and Wiig have worked with Feig before , both breaking out with the director 's `` Bridesmaids '' comedy . Female Ghostbusters ? Why Studios Want More Women-Led Blockbusters . Jones , who is currently on screen in Chris Rock 's `` Top Five , '' joined SNL early last year and this fall was promoted to feature player status . McKinnon has been on `` SNL '' since 2012 and last year was nominated for an Emmy for her work . The `` Ghostbusters '' reboot has seen a long development process . Original director Ivan Reitman was on board to return , but while original castmembers Dan Aykroyd , Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson had agreed to reprise their characters , Bill Murray proved elusive . Then Reitman bowed out of the project when Ramis passed away last year . Feig was then approached to direct and reconceived the project as a reboot starring an all-female cast . Wiig is repped by UTA , Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment and Jackoway Tyerman . Jones is repped by APA and Integral Entertaiment while McKinnon is repped by UTA and Principate-Young Entertainment . Feig confirmed the information in a tweet showing images of the four women .
`` SNL '' players join Melissa McCarthy , Kristen Wiig in `` Ghostbusters '' remake .