Cast me please! Gillian Anderson pleads for role in Ghostbusters 3 all-female reboot

The actress begged director Paul Feig to cast her immediately

Actress Gillian Anderson arrives at the Baftas 2014

Gillian Anderson is keen to be Paul Feig’s first recruit for his new all-female Ghostbusters reboot.

The actress, who recently starred in A Streetcar Named Desire on the London stage, expressed her interest during a Q&A on Reddit.

Despite not sounding familiar with the project, she was enthusiastic to join the film.

“OH MY GOD, I just looked it up online. Paul Feig, cast me now! Start a Twitter petition! I’m free!!!!! I’m free I’m free and I’m funny, goddammit!”

When a Reddit user offered to help the actress in her petition to get a role, she replied: “MAKE IT HAPPEN!!”

Last week, Feig confirmed on Twitter that the sequel to the franchise will centre on an all-female team and will star “hilarious women”.

A reboot of the Eighties films has been rumoured for some time, with original actor Bill Murray backing the idea of a new female trio.

The actor said he did not want to return to the reboot, but proposed Bridesmaids actresses Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig as possible stars.

“Melissa would be a spectacular Ghostbuster. And Kristen Wiig is so funny – God, she’s funny!”, he told the Toronto Star.

Feig will reunite with The Heat screenwriter Katie Dippold to co-write the script, with Ivan Reitman serving as a producer on the film, which has yet to be given a release date.