Ghostbusters (2016)
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| Name: | Ghostbusters Ghostbusters: Answer the Call |
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| Creator: | Paul Feig and written by Feig and Katie Dippold |
| Date(s): | July 15, 2016 |
| Medium: | live-action film, tie-in novels |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Wikipedia, Official Site, IMDB |
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Ghostbusters is a reboot live-action film based off of the Ghostbusters franchise, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as four women who start a ghost-catching business in New York City.
Canon
Main Characters
- Abby Yates (portrayed by Melissa McCarthy)
- Erin Gilbert (portrayed by Kristen Wiig)
- Jillian Holtzmann (portrayed by Kate McKinnon)
- Patty Tolan (portrayed by Leslie Jones)
- Kevin Beckman (portrayed by Chris Hemsworth)
- Jennifer Lynch, the mayor's assistant
- Mayor Bradley
- Rowan North
Several of the original Ghostbusters actors and actresses returned for special cameos throughout the film: Bill Murray as Martin Heiss (paranormal debunker), Dan Aykroyd as a taxi driver, Ernie Hudson as Bill Jenkins (Patty's uncle), Sigourney Weaver as Rebecca Gorin (Holtzmann's mentor), and Annie Potts as Vanessa (a hotel desk clerk).
Fandom
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Shipping
Femslash dominates the fandom although there are gen works,[1] however het is fairly rare—only a handful of fics were created focused on Erin/Kevin[2] or the threesome Erin/Kevin/Jillian.[3] The juggernaut pairing of the fandom is Jillian Holtzmann/Erin Gilbert by far. The other main femslash pairings include Holtzmann/Tolan, Holtzmann/Yates, Yates/Gilbert, and Holtzmann/Rebecca.
Terminology
- Holtzbert is a pairing name for Holtzmann/Gilbert
- Toltzmann is a pairing name for Tolan/Holtzmann
- Yatesmann is a pairing name for Hotlzmann/Yates
- Yatesbert is a pairing name for Gilbert/Yates
Fanworks
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Fanfiction
Fanart
- You Just Got Holtzmanned by skeletonparades (Holtzmann)
Archives & Fannish Links
- Ghostbusters works tagged at Archive Of Our Own
- Tumblr tags: ghostbusters 2016, ghostbusters
- AO3feed-Ghostbusters at Tumblr
- Ghostbusters (2016 Movie) on Wikia
References
- ^ jaded_of_mara survey graph of AO3 results[dead link]
- ^ AO3 lists 6 works focused on "Erin/Kevin" as of October 12, 2016.
- ^ AO3 lists 2 works focused on "Kevin/Erin/Jillian" as of October 12, 2016