--- description: The movie is rumored to have an all-female ensemble title: Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in 'Ghostbusters III' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec54b26c57146d38/6986a27306f2c1a60f330a02/454295722.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in _Ghostbusters III_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 9, 2014 2:12 PM CUT  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](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Sep 9, 2014 2:12 PM CUT _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 "undefined") “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. \[[_Toronto Star_](http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2014/09/07/tiff%5Fbill%5Fmurray%5Fscares%5Fup%5Ffemale%5Fghostbusters%5Fcast%5Fsuggestions.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/"},"headline":"Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in Ghostbusters III","datePublished":"2014-09-09T14:12:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:56.691Z","description":"He'd like to see Emma Stone and Kristen Wiig in the cast","url":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/","keywords":["Living","Bill Murray","Kristen Wiig","melissa mccarthy","Emma Stone","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec54b26c57146d38/6986a27306f2c1a60f330a02/454295722.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec54b26c57146d38/6986a27306f2c1a60f330a02/454295722.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Opening Ceremony And 'Birdman' - Premiere - 71st Venice Film Festival","caption":"Opening Ceremony And 'Birdman' - Premiere - 71st Venice Film Festival","creditText":"Ian Gavan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/","name":"Here Are the Women Bill Murray Thinks Should Star in Ghostbusters III"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best 'Ghostbusters' Moments in 2 Minutes","description":"A look back at the best quotes from the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/SZgiTGHM/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-06T16:10:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/SZgiTGHM.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/","duration":"PT1M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3309086/bill-murray-ghostbusters-iii-emma-stone-kristen-wiig/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```