'Ghostbusters' Reboot News: 'Thor' Actor Chris Hemsworth to Star as Receptionist

Recent news now suggest that fans can find their favorite 'Thor' actor Chris Hemsworth in the new female 'Ghostbusters' reboot as a receptionist.

Director Paul Feig has made it clear that he is prepared to go all in with this gender-reversed reboot of the popular '80s comedy. Hemsworth will be portraying the male version of Annie Potts in the original.

"Plot details are scarce for Ghostbusters III, other than its focus on a group of women as the next generation of ghost-hunters. Feig will direct the film from a script co-written with Katie Dippold (The Heat, Parks and Recreation). Ivan Reitman, director of the original Ghostbusters, will produce," writes Rolling Stone.

Feig revealed the casting in a tweet of the actor's picture with the caption, "our receptionist #whoyougonnacall."

It was also reported that Hemsworth initially declined the role when first offered as it was too small. After reworking his role to be more prominent, he accepted to star.

"Ghosbusters III has faced a complicated history. The initial plan was to reunite the original cast - Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - but the project remained trapped in pre-production for years as Murray refused to sign on. Reitman was originally pegged as director, and two scripts were written for the film - the first was co-penned by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (with help from Reitman, Ramis and Aykroyd), but Murray's noncommittal stance forced them to start from scratch with a screenplay by Etan Cohen and Aykroyd. However, after the 2014 passing of Ramis, Reitman decided to pass the torch," writes Rolling Stone.

Fans can catch this reboot on July 22, 2016.