A new Ghostbusters casting rumor has surfaced, this one including a spoiler that’s pretty damn cool.
Director Paul Feig and screenwriter Katie Dippold have carved out a key supporting role for “SNL” star Cecily Strong (pictured below), says Film Divider, who stresses that they don’t know if her deal is done yet.
They don’t give too much away about the character, but it’s fair to say that the role is one of the biggest non-Ghostbuster parts aside from the villain (rumored to be Peter Dinklage). She will play an authority figure who liaises with our heroines, privately backing their activities and acknowledging their legitimacy, but publicly denouncing the group to the media in order to avoid panic amongst the wider populous. In short, she’s the glue to the entire world, making it even more believable to modern audiences (when the original Ghostbusters came out in 1982 we were void of social media and a strong National news presence). I think calling the role “big” is still an understatement…
Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, and Kate McKinnon become the new all-female ‘busters on July 22, 2016.
