Chris Hemsworth to play receptionist in female Ghostbusters

The Mighty Thor joins the gender swapped reboot

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Published: Thursday, 11 June 2015 at 8:58 am

Well this is brilliant. Remember how angry the some of the less enlightened users of the Internet got about the upcoming, all-female Ghostbusters reboot? Despite it starring some of the funniest people on the planet? So they latched onto that baffling male-led rival film – starring Channing Tatum – that's also in the offing?

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Well, how angry do you think the meninists will be about this?

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Yes, the Mighty Thor will be manning the desk at Ghostbusters HQ, keeping the office running while his bosses are out on a job. The sardonic Janine Melnitz (played by Annie Potts) was one of the funniest parts of the original Ghostbusters...

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...and there's nothing wrong with a strong, powerful man answering phones with his thick, powerful arms. But then...

Ghostbusters remake with an all female leads? This won't be a man hating piece of feminist propaganda at all.

— AllWeNeedIsLebron (@scott2824)

The Internet ain't afraid of no ghosts. Just girls.

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Ghostbusters is slated for release July 22nd 2016

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Jonathan Holmes

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