Ghostbusters is a 2016 supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Feig and Katie Dippold. It is a reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise, which originally starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. The 2016 version stars Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Neil Patrick Harris, among others.