Paul Feig Eyes All Female Ghostbusters III

"Bridesmaids" and "The Heat" director Paul Feig is now the frontrunner to chart the long-gestating Ghostbusters III at  Sony Pictures says Heat Vision.

 
The Lego Movie" helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were eyed for the gig but could not ink a deal. Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman skipped out on calling action for the film in the Spring after the passing of co-star Harold Ramis...

Feig has reportedly shown interest in taking on the project, but no formal negotiations have taken place and a lot of details have to be worked out for it to happen.

Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg penned the original script which has since been reworked. Variety reports that the film will be a total reboot:

Ghostbusters 3 with an all female cast & @paulfeig directing sounds great! Kick it up another notch and add these 2 pic.twitter.com/F1cUiuUpyu
— AndrewEricPlotkin (@andreweplotkin) August 2, 2014

Feig is currently at work on the action comedy "Spy," starring Melissa McCarthy, which has a Memorial Day 2015 release.