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

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Paul Feig Says ‘So Many Trump Supporters’ Lashed Out at Female ‘Ghostbusters,’ Then Trump Mocked the Reboot and ‘Everybody Went F—ing Cannibal’

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…

Deadline

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

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 Ghostbusters backlash

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

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'Ghostbusters' Remake Director Blames 'Trump Supporters' 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.