Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
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Ghostbusters: Answer the Call is a 2016 American supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig. It is a reboot of the original Ghostbusters franchise. The film features an all-female lead cast, including Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy, and Kristen Wiig. McKinnon's role as Jillian Holtzmann, a nuclear scientist, is considered her breakout performance.1
The movie follows a group of women who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Despite some controversy surrounding its gender-swapped premise, the film grossed nearly $230 million worldwide, though it did not meet financial expectations for a sequel.2
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Chris HemsworthOther roles…and a sexy receptionist in Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), a gender-flipped remake of the classic 1984 comedy film.
Read More…and a sexy receptionist in Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), a gender-flipped remake of the classic 1984 comedy film.
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Melissa McCarthyRoles from the late 2010sGhostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), a remake of the 1984 classic comedy about hunting spirits and other supernatural creatures, featured McCarthy alongside Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. Before the film was even released in theaters, its casting of the titular team of wisecracking…
Read MoreGhostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), a remake of the 1984 classic comedy about hunting spirits and other supernatural creatures, featured McCarthy alongside Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. Before the film was even released in theaters, its casting of the titular team of wisecracking…
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Kate McKinnonCareer…film performance was in 2016’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, a remake with an all-female leading cast of the 1984 classic supernatural comedy film. McKinnon played Jillian Holtzmann, an eccentric nuclear scientist, alongside Melissa McCarthy, fellow SNL cast member Leslie Jones, and SNL alum Kristen Wiig. The following year she starred…
Read More…film performance was in 2016’s Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, a remake with an all-female leading cast of the 1984 classic supernatural comedy film. McKinnon played Jillian Holtzmann, an eccentric nuclear scientist, alongside Melissa McCarthy, fellow SNL cast member Leslie Jones, and SNL alum Kristen Wiig. The following year she starred…
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Bill MurrayLater work…in the several reboots (2016, 2021, and 2024) of Ghostbusters. In 2021 he appeared in the TV miniseries The Now, and the following year he had a small role as a Boston bartender the Vietnam War drama The Greatest Beer Run Ever. In 2023 Murray played Lord Krylar in…
Read More…in the several reboots (2016, 2021, and 2024) of Ghostbusters. In 2021 he appeared in the TV miniseries The Now, and the following year he had a small role as a Boston bartender the Vietnam War drama The Greatest Beer Run Ever. In 2023 Murray played Lord Krylar in…
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Ozzy OsbourneActing roles…and the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters. He also lent his voice to the animated feature Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and its sequel, Sherlock Gnomes (2018), as well as Trolls World Tour (2020).
Read More…and the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters. He also lent his voice to the animated feature Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and its sequel, Sherlock Gnomes (2018), as well as Trolls World Tour (2020).
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Sigourney WeaverStardom: Alien, Ghostbusters, and Working Girl…character in Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Weaver’s other films from the 1980s include Mike Nichols’s romantic comedy Working Girl (1988). For her performance as a scheming Wall Street executive, Weaver received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
Read More…character in Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Weaver’s other films from the 1980s include Mike Nichols’s romantic comedy Working Girl (1988). For her performance as a scheming Wall Street executive, Weaver received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
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Kristen WiigActing career…and the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters (2016). In 2020 she had a memorable role as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. The next year she starred with Mumolo in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
Read More…and the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters (2016). In 2020 she had a memorable role as Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984. The next year she starred with Mumolo in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
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