Paul Feig Reveals Character Names For The New ‘Ghostbusters’
DirectorPaul Feighas been revealing quite a bit from his forthcomingGhostbustersreboot that’s currently shooting in New York City. We’ve already seen thenew proton packs(withadded specs to help cosplayers), thenew Ecto-1, and a shot ofMelissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnonandLeslie Jonesallsuited up and ready to bust ghosts.
But we still didn’t know what characters the ladies were playing. That changed yesterday when Feig replied to a request to reveal the character names on Twitter from aGhostsbustersfan and charity organization. Find out the new Ghostbusters character names after the jump!
Here’s what Feig wrote on Twitter:
Okay, here you go. Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, Abby Yates and Patty Tolan. Now you know even more.https://t.co/MsQVo5iStI
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig)June 20, 2025
Unfortunately, he didn’t match the names with each actress, but thanks to set photos that have glimpses of the nametags on each of the jumpsuits, fans have been able to determine who is playing who very quickly. Melissa McCarthy is Abby Yates, Kristen Wiig is Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon is Jillian Holtzmann and Leslie Jones is Patty Tolan.
Some fans have been trying to match up the new characters with the original Ghostbusters, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spenger (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson). However, we have to keep in mind that this is a Ghostbusters reboot, and not a straight-up remake. So these characters won’t have the exactsame traits as the original team.
As for the supporting cast, we already know some details about their characters.Andy Garciais playing the mayor of New York City,Michael K. Williamsis a character named Hawkins,Matt Walshis a character named Rourke (I could easily see him working for the mayor),Chris Hemsworthis the new secretary for the Ghostbusters, andSaturday Night LivewriterNeil Caseyis the film’s villain. And let’s not forget that Dan Ayrkoyd alsoconfirmed that he’ll have a cameoin the film in a scene with Kristen Wiig.
Honestly, as someone who is a massiveGhostbustersfan (I have an entire wall with action figures and original artwork), this is something that I’m not very worried about anymore. As with any reboot or remake, a new take on the material won’t take away from how much I love the original movies. Furthermore, after finally seeing how surprisingly good and funnySpywas earlier this summer, I think Feig can pull this off.
