“The Heat” scribe, Paul Feig reteam for “Ghostbusters” female-led reboot October 9, 2014 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sony’s female-led reboot of its “Ghostbusters” franchise is gaining momentum with “The Heat” writer Katie Dippold re-teaming with director Paul Feig, Variety said. Feig confirmed the news Wednesday, Oct 8 on Twitter. Dippold will write the script with Feig, who became attached to the project in August. “Ghostbusters 3″ was initially supposed to be directed by Ivan Reitman, the director of the original “Ghostbusters” and its 1989 follow-up, “Ghostbusters II,” but he dropped out in March. Feig proposed that the franchise be rebooted with female leads. Reitman is producing the new “Ghostbusters.” Feig and his Feigco Entertainment partner Jessie Henderson will executive produce. Dippold has written a sequel to “The Heat,” which starred Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. Feig is also re-teaming with McCarthy to direct her latest comedy “Spy,” which is slated for a Memorial Day 2015 release. News about Dippold was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.  Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |
