I feel like Paul Feig‘s Ghostbusters was unfairly maligned. In fact, I actually liked it quite a bit. Still, there are many of the arguments against it, and outside of the nonsensical all-female pushback, there’s a lot going against it. It’s hard for me to sit here and support the idea of a Feig-directed follow up especially when he managed to piss off Dan Aykroyd and fuck the budget so badly that it’s put the franchise in turmoil. No matter. Feig is proud of his film and would love to bring back Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones for more ghost busting.
“We would love [to make another movie]; it’s really up to the studio,” Feig told Y! “We had so much fun making that movie.”
Even though the film had a rough run at the box office, and with critics and fans, Feig claims it’s built a cult following.
“The movie’s just really built an audience in the two years since it’s been out. I get contacted every day by people who are such fans of it, and so many women who are inspired by seeing women in science. I will go to my grave so proud of that movie, and so proud of what that cast did in that film.”
He adds: “I will go to my grave so proud of that movie, and so proud of what that cast did in that film.”
Thankfully, there’s at the very least an animated Ghostbusters in the works.
What do you guys think?
