--- ---  # Ghostbusters Scores More Publicity With Characters' Names  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 19, 2015 2:41 PM UTC  Kristen Wiig is seen on the set of 'Ghostbuster' in Boston on June 18, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. Kristen Wiig is seen on the set of 'Ghostbuster' in Boston on June 18, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.Stickman/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 19, 2015 2:41 PM UTC _Ghostbusters_ director Paul Feig revealed the names of the lead characters in the upcoming reboot of the 1980s comedy franchise, the latest revelation in string of announcements about the film. The lead characters will be named Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, Abby Yates and Patty Tolan, Feig wrote on Twitter. The film stars Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones in the leading roles. The latest _Ghostbusters_ movie may still be a year away, but that hasn’t stopped fans from getting excited over a number of recent announcements, no matter how small. Other minor details about the film that have caught the eyes of fans include a photo of the [car](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/07/ghostbusters-car-ecto-1), [uniforms](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghostbusters-director-gives-sneak-peek-at-uniforms-proton-pack-of-new-film/) and the [official cast photo](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/10/ghostbusters-official-cast-photo). Ghostbusters Reboot Character Names Twitter: Paul Feig Reveals Names ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3963742/ghostbusters-character-names/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3963742/ghostbusters-character-names/"},"headline":"Ghostbusters Scores More Publicity With Characters' Names","datePublished":"2015-07-19T14:41:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:22:52.267Z","description":"Ghostbusters director Paul Feig revealed the names of the lead characters in the upcoming reboot of the 1980s comedy franchise","url":"https://time.com/3963742/ghostbusters-character-names/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad012c8a7169cae2/69885b683c16392d56458e30/wiig-ghostbusters.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad012c8a7169cae2/69885b683c16392d56458e30/wiig-ghostbusters.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"wiig-ghostbusters","caption":"Kristen Wiig is seen on the set of 'Ghostbuster' in Boston on June 18, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.","creditText":"Stickman/Bauer-Griffin—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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3963742/ghostbusters-character-names/","name":"Ghostbusters Scores More Publicity With Characters' Names"}}]}] ```