Chris Hemsworth Joins ‘Ghostbusters’ Cast as Crew's New Secretary [Watch]
The new "Ghostbusters" remake has had a gender reversal shake-up with an all-female cast playing the ghostbusting squad that hunts down entities and trap them with photon packs.
The trend seems to be continuing with that premise as "Thor" actor Chris Hemsworth is slated to take over the secretarial role originally made famous by Annie Potts in the 1984 movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The four primary stars of the film will be Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon.
This quartet of ladies will be playing the same roles Bill Murray, Dan Akyroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson made famous back in the '80s, which also became a smash hit at the box-office pulling in over $242 million in the United States alone, according to Box Office Mojo.
The original film coined the Ghostbusters as parapsychologists who had recently lost funding at a nearby college in New York City, then decided to start a business hunting ghosts based out of a run-down, dilapidated firehouse in Manhattan.
The remake film will be directed by Paul Feig and will be a Sony release. It will also be produced by the director from the original film, Ivan Reitman, according to Variety.
Sony approached Hemsworth early on for the role, but he was hesistant because the role was too small. The role has since been beefed for the Australian actor, and he has officially signed on to portray it along with the new generations of busters.
Other details about the film are scarce at this point. If following in the direction of switching gender roles for the horror-comedy, it should be interesting to see who will play the opposite roles of Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver.
Production on the film is slated to begin in late summer with a targeted debut on July 22, 2016.
See Potts' portrayal of the Ghostbusters' secretary Janine below.
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