The Emmy-nominated writer and director explained that he made his 2016 female-led Ghostbusters reboot as it would have “felt weird” to continue with only part of the original cast after star Bill Murray publicly shot down the idea of a sequel.

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Paul Feig Blames Donald Trump for the Failure of the All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’

Paul Feig has opened up on the discourse surrounding his reboot of Ghostbusters and the political backlash it received for using an all-female cast.



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Paul Feig said in a new interview with The Guardian that a lot of the vitriol he faced online during the release of his female “Ghostbusters” reboot in summer 2016 stemmed from supporters of Donald Trump, who infamously called out the reboot in a video post. The film starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as the eponymous paranormal investigators. 
	“The political climate of the time was really weird, with Hillary…

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Paul Feig Says Trump Turned Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Into A “Political Statement”

Paul Feig partly blames Donald Trump and a "weird" political climate for the backlash against his female-led 'Ghostbusters' movie.

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Director of Female 'Ghostbusters' Reboot STILL Blaming Trump for Film's Failure

Hollywood continues to make the same mistakes: blaming everyone but itself for the failure of its projects. The latest example comes from Paul Feig, the director of the "Ghostbusters" remake starring all-female leads.



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'Ghostbusters' Remake Director Blames 'Trump Supporters' For Film's Failure

Paul Feig, director of 2016’s all-female reboot of Ghostbusters, partly blames Donald Trump for the racist and sexist criticism the movie received from online trolls. During a recent interview with The Guardian, the filmmaker looked back at all the hate the action-comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, faced following its debut. “The political climate of […]

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Paul Feig Partly Blames Trump for All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Hate: “Everybody Went F***ing Cannibal”

"There were a lot of dudes looking for a fight… I'd go back and see who they were. So many were Trump supporters."
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	 Paul Rudd & Carrie Coon on trying not to laugh while filming Ghostbusters Frozen Empire Paul Feig's 2016 Ghostbusters reboot became the target of one of the most intense misogyny campaigns in movie history — and the filmmaker thinks Donald Tr…

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Paul Feig recalls Donald Trump fueling female “Ghostbusters” hate: 'Everybody went f---ing cannibal'

Paul Feig, the director and co-writer of the all-female Ghostbusters (2016), is still blaming Trump supporters for that spectacular flop. Good grief, this guy has had eight years to do a little introspection about just how bad that movie was and how the marketing seemed determined to alienate the core fans. But, no, he’s still blaming us… “The political climate of the time was really weird, with Hillary Clinton running for office in 2016. There …

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