SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Cecily Strong to Play 'Key Role' in Sony's GHOSTBUSTERS Reboot

By: Feb. 19, 2015
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FilmDivider has learned that SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's Cecily Strong will play "a key supporting role" in Sony's highly-anticipated female GHOSTBUSTERS reboot, directed by Paul Feig.

Strong will join fellow SNL cast members Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones in the cast, along with SNL vet Kristen Wiig and comedy superstar Melissa McCarthy.

Strong's role is described as "one of the biggest non-Ghostbuster parts aside from the villain. She's an authority figure who liaises with our heroines, privately backing their activities and acknowledging their legitimacy, but publicly denouncing the group to the media in order to avoid panic amongst the wider populous."

The newest incarnation of the film will reportedly center on the newest generation of GHOSTBUSTERS and will feature cameos from the franchise's original stars. Shooting is expected to begin this summer in New York City.

The GHOSTBUSTERS film, originally about unemployed parapsychology professors who become a ghost removal agency, has had three different movies and a cartoon series. It was released in the United States on June 8, 1984. It was a critical and commercial success, receiving a positive response from critics and audiences and grossing US$238 million in the United States and more than $291 million worldwide. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Original Song.

Aside from SNL, Strong has lent her voice to Seth Myers' Hulu series THE AWESOMES and recently appeared in the dramedy THE BRONZE at Sundance.



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