Dan Aykroyd, one of the original “Ghostbusters” cast members, is defending the 2016 all-female reboot of “Ghostbusters.” GhostbustersAfter its debut, it was criticized for being racist and sexist by online trolls.
The actor and screenwriter, who played Dr. Ray Stantz in the 1984 film and wrote the screenplay, recently accepted people About him all franchise, including an installment directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.
“I love the movies Paul Feig makes with these amazing women,” Aykroyd said. “I was angry with them at the time because I was supposed to be the producer there and I didn’t do my job and didn’t argue about the cost. And it probably cost more than it should have, and they all did. That’s true of all these movies.
“But boy, I loved that movie,” saturday night live the alum continued. “I thought the villain at the end was great. I loved it so much. Of course, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, you could never do a better job than that. OK. So I’m on record saying that I’m proud to be licensed and involved in this film, and I fully support it, and I don’t taint it at all in terms of the product that’s been produced.
The cast of the 2016 reboot have previously spoken out about the hateful comments they’ve received, including McCarthy and Jones. The latter recalled “online abuse” in his memoirs, Leslie fucking jonesLast year, she said she “got a wake-up call.”
“Why are people so evil to each other? How can you sit down and type ‘I want to kill you’. Who did it?” Jones added in her memoir. “Sad keyboard warriors living in their mother’s basement hate the fact that : This divinely perfect work of art now features—gasp!—females in lead roles, and of course, the final straw for some men is that one of the leads is a black woman. A straw.
then, Coming soon 2 usa The star also slammed 2021 director Jason Reitman Ghostbusters: Afterlifebecause he said he “did not let Juno of Ghostbusters movie” and “trying to return to original technology and return movies to fans.
Although Reitman later clarified that his comments “turned out to be wrong,” Jones wrote in her memoir that “the damage had been done.”
