--- title: Bill Murray Wants Kristen Wiig, Emma Stone for Ghostbusters III description: The movie is rumored to have an all-female ensemble canonical: https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-09T14:12:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:45:25.192Z og:title: Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in 'Ghostbusters III' og:description: The movie is rumored to have an all-female ensemble og:url: https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec54b26c57146d38/6986a27306f2c1a60f330a02/454295722.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2002 og:image:height: 1126 og:image:alt: Opening Ceremony And 'Birdman' - Premiere - 71st Venice Film Festival og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in 'Ghostbusters III' twitter:description: The movie is rumored to have an all-female ensemble twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec54b26c57146d38/6986a27306f2c1a60f330a02/454295722.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in _Ghostbusters III_ > Sponsored content. 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A look back at the best quotes from the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters'_  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Sep 9, 2014 2:12 PM UTC  Emma Stone attends the Opening Ceremony and 'Birdman' premiere during the 71st Venice Film Festival on August 27, 2014 in Venice, Italy. Emma Stone attends the Opening Ceremony and 'Birdman' premiere during the 71st Venice Film Festival on August 27, 2014 in Venice, Italy. Ian Gavan—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Sep 9, 2014 2:12 PM UTC _Ghostbusters III_ will reportedly star a female ensemble, and _Ghostbusters_ veteran Bill Murray has some ideas on who those leading ladies should be. Though Murray won’t star in the movie himself, he suggested a few candidates in an [interview with the Toronto _Star._](http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2014/09/07/tiff%5Fbill%5Fmurray%5Fscares%5Fup%5Ffemale%5Fghostbusters%5Fcast%5Fsuggestions.html) “Melissa \[McCarthy\] would be a spectacular Ghostbuster. And Kristen Wiig is so funny — God, she’s funny!” he said. “I like this girl Linda Cardellini a lot. And Emma Stone is funny. There are some funny girls out there.” That cast would bring a lot of comedic talent to the movie: McCarthy and Wiig worked together in _Bridesmaids;_ Cardellini, of _Freaks and Geeks_ fame, recently guest starred on _New Girl_ and _Mad Men_; and though she has taken on more dramatic roles of late, Stone got her start as a comedienne in _Easy A_ and _Superbad_. _Bridesmaids_ director Paul Feig is reportedly in negotiations to direct the sequel. \[[_Toronto Star_](http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2014/09/07/tiff%5Fbill%5Fmurray%5Fscares%5Fup%5Ffemale%5Fghostbusters%5Fcast%5Fsuggestions.html)\] ## Transcript What happened? Are you okay? He slimed me. That's great! Actual physical contact! Easy! I make it a rule never to get involved with possessed people. What is it? Come on. Figure eight. Incredible. That's five for five. Can I talk to Dana? There is no Dana, only Zul. [ MUSIC ] Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I've always wanted to do this. And, the flowers are still standing. 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