On Tuesday, it was revealed that Melissa McCarthy is signed on for Paul Fieg's Ghostbusters reboot, with former and current SNL players Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in negotiations to join her.

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Today, original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd, who co-wrote the 1984 Ghostbusters film, said he couldn't be more pleased with the new cast, telling THR , "The Aykroyd family is delighted by this inheritance of the Ghostbusters torch by these most magnificent women in comedy."The actor continued, "My great grandfather, Dr. Sam Aykroyd, the original Ghostbuster, was a man who empowered women in his day, and this is a beautiful development in the legacy of our family business."The Ghostbusters reboot hits theaters on July 22, 2016, Feig revealed on Twitter

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