What kind of an idiot let Paul Feig and Katie Dippold write this film? But the stakes were still high when Feig took the reins of the beloved movie franchise. A Facebook post from the hospital with photos of the visit is filled with comments attacking the film and its cast, causing Tufts to post an additional post with a reminder that "any comments with profanity would be deleted.". Also Read: Leslie Jones Blasts 'Ghostbusters' Haters' 'Sexist, 'Racist' 'Bullsh-t' on Twitter. Sure they had Bill Murry and few other actors for the older version show up in a few small parts, but they play such tiny roles, and as different characters.. How do you go from being involved in Freaks and Geeks, The Office, Weeds and Arrested Development to this?! Reitman tweeted Tuesday night that he’s “finally got the keys to the car.”. Please try again. ‘Ghostbusters’ Wins Critics’ Raves for Laughs and Camaraderie, ‘Ghostbusters’ Review: Comic Cast Scares Up a Spirited Reboot. July 9 -- "Ghostbusters" holds its world premiere at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. It represents the biggest film in which director Feig and McCarthy have collaborated and is the highest grossing live-action comedy in more than a year — easily topping the $33.5 million opening by Universal’s “Ted 2” in June of last year. The film should eventually unseat the 1984 “Ghostbusters” as the highest grossing horror comedy of all time. Audience ratings posted on sites such as IMDb were also out of whack. The original obviously has its fans but even if you try to ignore the sexual politics of the marketing campaign, the movie itself seems to detest its core audience, with the script often striking out at people who love the franchise and hatefully labelling people as 'man-babies' and 'basement dwellers'. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. ), “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. The 41-year-old has been asked about making his own Ghostbusters since his directorial debut in 2005 and he would usually crack a joke, when he had actually been considering it. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. July-September 2015 -- Shooting for "Ghostbusters" takes place in Massachusetts and New York. "The Ghostbusters universe is big enough to hold a lot of different stories.”. I am not against remakes because sometimes they can be good like "The Thing" or " A Fist Full of Dollars" or "Little Shop of Horrors" etc But this was a pile of overrated rubbish that was made purely made to further an agenda of feminism and that women are the best and do not require men. ‘Ghostbusters': Is There a Post-Credit Scene? (His father, Ivan, directed the original 1984 movie and its 1989 follow-up. The Ghostbusters story line follows a familiar narrative: The performance of a big movie starring an underrepresented group (and, yes, women are underrepresented in film) becomes proof of the financial viability of all movies starring that underrepresented group. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. I have a visual of those people… not having friends, so they’re just sitting there and spewing hate into this fake world of the internet. January 2015 -- The cast for the all-female "Ghostbusters" team is unveiled: Paul Feig collaborator Melissa McCarthy, her fellow "Bridesmaids" star Kristen Wiig, and "Saturday Night Live" cast members Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon. The long-awaited Ghostbusters sequel was originally set to open in theaters over the summer, but the public health crisis prevented that. They want me to pay for their movies ($11) and also to drive there and park and spend time. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.