Bill Murray Confirmed For Ghostbusters Reboot

Matt McGloin / Monday, August 10, 2015 - 4:22PM

Joining Dan Aykroyd, it’s now confirmed that Bill Murray will be a part of the Ghostbusters reboot.

Various Hollywood trade sites have confirmed the news, and Bill Murray has been spotted in Boston as well.

Murray played Dr. Peter Venkman in the original Ghostbusters; it’s speculated that both Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd will be playing new characters for the reboot.

“Ghostbusters” has a July 22, 2016 release directed by Paul Feig starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth and Neil Casey as the villain of the movie.

It’s official – Bill Murray is in Boston filming #Ghostbusters! http://t.co/nvrBTefxyK pic.twitter.com/a0zqXWNOpS

— JustJared.com (@JustJared) August 9, 2015

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Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more. Matt's scoops include the biggest of them all when he released the 'Avengers: Endgame' title before 'Infinity War.' Recently saw Matt first say Marvel is retooling 'Daredevil: Born Again,' which was confirmed exactly as he said months later by the trades.