Paul Feig, director of the 2016 all-female reboot Ghostbusterswhich was partly blamed on Donald Trump for the racist and sexist criticism the film received from online trolls.
in a recent interview The GuardianThe filmmaker reflects on all the hate the action comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, faced after its premiere.
“When Hillary was running for office in 2016, the political climate was really weird,” he recalled. “There are a lot of guys who want to fight. When I get trolled on Twitter, I go back and see who they are. A lot of them are Trump supporters.
It didn’t end there, as Feig said, comments from Trump, who later became U.S. president, only added fuel to the fire.
“Then Trump stood up against us,” Big prize! said the director. “He said, ‘They’re reshooting indiana jones No Harrison Ford. You can’t do that. now they are making Ghostbusters Only with women. What’s going on? and became distraught.
Feige continued, “Everyone is fucking cannibalistic. It turns the movie into a political statement, as if to say, ‘If you support women, you’re going to see this. If you’re not, So…’ I don’t think it matters at all that the protagonist is female, but people bring a lot of baggage with them.
this simple favor The filmmaker also explained the reasons for his choice Ghostbusters A reboot rather than a sequel to the original 1984 and 1989 films, the film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts.
“bill [Murray] Has publicly stated that he doesn’t want to do another thing Ghostbusters That’s when,” Feige recalled. “Harold Ramis was dead. Dan and Ernie were there, but half the team was weirded out. Thirty years later, Bill and the gang have become iconic. I don’t want to do that Anything to hurt the original movie.
