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Paul Rudd joins next 'Ghostbusters' film

Who ya gonna call? Paul Rudd, apparently.

Posted 2019-06-27T17:15:15+00:00 - Updated 2019-06-28T13:41:52+00:00

Paul Rudd to star in new 'Ghostbusters' film

Sandra Gonzalez

, CNN

Who ya gonna call? Paul Rudd, apparently.

The "Ant Man" star has announced he will join the next installment of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

In a video posted to social media on Thursday, Rudd said, "I can't wait to join the cast this fall for 'Ghostbusters.' In fact, I'm sliming myself right now."

Director Jason Reitman, whose father Ivan Reitman directed the first two "Ghostbusters" films, is helming the new movie.

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE JULY 8, 2018. -- Paul Rudd, now in his third outing as a Marvel superhero for "Ant-Man and the Wasp," in New York, May 21, 2018. Rudd says he has never cared for the grind of movie publicity. "I've done it for so many years now that I wonder if my own narrative is even true anymore, or if I’m just going off of answers I’ve given in interviews," he said. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)

Reitman drew criticism earlier this year after appearing to criticize the all-female "Ghostbusters" remake.

"We are in every way trying to go back to original technique and hand the movie back to fans," he said at the time.

Leslie Jones, who was one of the stars of the 2016 "Ghostbusters," called on Reitman to clarify his comments, which he did.

"Wo, that came out wrong!" he later said. "I have nothing but admiration for Paul and Leslie and Kate and Melissa and Kristen and the bravery with which they made Ghostbusters 2016. They expanded the universe and made an amazing movie!"

Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Melissa McCarthy also starred in that film.

Reitman's "Ghostbusters" is set for release in 2020.