Chris Hemsworth joins Ghostbusters cast

Actor Chris Hemsworth. Photo / Getty Images

The girls in the new Ghostbusters film will have some decent eye candy to look at when they tire from fighting all the nasties.

Aussie heart-throb Chris Hemsworth is set to be the first man to join the female driven film, directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.

Feig has tweeted a photo of Hemsworth, adding: "Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall."

Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall pic.twitter.com/wGTzs8KdUs

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 10, 2015

Hemsworth is best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel films and will star in biographical Ron Howard-directed thriller, In the Heart of the Sea.

But the Ghostbusters movie won't be his first crack at comedy, as Hemsworth stars in the fifth instalment of the National Lampoon's Vacation series, Vacation, to be released in American cinemas next month.

Hemsworth was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive last year.

- AAP