Katie Dippold On To Write New Ghostbusters

There’s a new team at the head of Sony’s attempt to recapture the magic of Ghostbusters. Paul Feig is locked in as director, and now he’s bringing a former collaborator aboard to help, with The Heat’s writer Katie Dippold hired to craft the script{ =nofollow}.

During its long, tortured float through development hell, the idea of a new Ghostbusters has been through multiple variations, including a straight sequel reuniting the original team and a passing of the torch to a younger generation of spook chasers.

Now, with Feig in charge, it’s switching tracks once more to re-invent the series with a female focus and Dippold, who has also worked on the likes of Parks And Recreation and MADtv, will co-write the script with Feig. Uncoupled from the idea of continuing the story, the new project can presumably take the concept in fresh directions. At least this way the absence of the reluctant-to-return Bill Murray won't be quite as glaring - and hey! Who knows? Maybe Murray can be tempted back by the prospect of cool, funny women with whom to flirt.

The pair will work on the script as Feig considers his next job – he’s currently in post-production on Melissa McCarthy action comedy Spy – and given that they’re busy overhauling the screenplay, we doubt Ghostbusters will be next. As for Dippold, she’s written a sequel to The Heat and has a couple of other projects in development.

Your suggestions for new **Ghostbusters **below, please! And yes, we all figure that Melissa McCarthy will figure somewhere.