Knownfor playing action heroes in movies like Thor, Chris Hemsworth is taking on a new role originally played by a woman. Sony and director Paul Feig have cast the 31-year-oldto play the receptionist in the female-driven Ghostbusters reboot due out next year.
"Ourreceptionist. #whoyougonnacall,"Paul captioned a picture of Chris on his Twitter account on Wednesday toannounce the news. This is the latest cast member to be announced as it wasrevealed earlier that Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones wouldalso star in the movie.
The receptionist was previously played by AnniePotts in the original 1984 film, making fans excited to see how Australian maleactor will interpret the role. According to Variety, Chris wasactually approached about playing the part early in the process but turned it downbecause it was too small. Since then, the size of the part has increased.
Director Paul has been a champion of female-led comedies and recently had success with MelissaMcCarthy and Rose Bryne with the movie Spy, which debuted at number one at theUS box office. He also worked on the 2011 hit Bridesmaids, followed by The Heat in 2013, starring Melissa and Sandra Bullock.
Paul Heig is the director behind hit comedies like 'Bridesmaids' Photo: Getty Images
In October, Paul confirmedthe Ghostbusters remakeon Twitter, writing, "It's official. I'm making a new Ghostbusters & writing it with @katiedippold & yes, it will star hilarious women. That's who I'm gonna call."
It'sclear Chris is following the lead of the comedic director as the Snow White andthe Huntsman star is set to appear in the upcoming Vacation reboot that opensnext month. While testing the comedy waters, Chris still has a jam-packedschedule of dramas. In theHeart of the Sea is due out this December and he is currently filming thesequel to The Huntsman.
