Director Jason Reitman is singing praises of the 2016 female-ledGhostbustersreboot after he drew flak for sayinghis upcoming sequelto the classic film will “hand the movie back to fans.”
He shed light on just how he pulled the project together on a recent episode ofBill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast, and said it was his goal to “go back to the original technique and hand the movie back to fans.”
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“I’m not making theJunoofGhostbustersmovies,” theJunodirector said. “This is gonna be a love letter toGhostbusters…. I want to make a movie for my fellowGhostbustersfans.”
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“Wo, that came out wrong! I have nothing but admiration for Paul and Leslie and Kate and Melissa and Kristen and the bravery with which they madeGhostbusters2016,” he wrote. “They expanded the universe and made an amazing movie!”
Reitman’s clarification found support in Feig, who defended him onTwitter.
“Jason was a supporter of mine at a time when I couldn’t get movies made. He has always been a true gentleman to me and a supporter of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call,” he wrote. “I can’t wait to see his take on the Ghostbusters universe. Big love and respect to you, Jason. Your fan, Paul.”
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“I have so much respect for what Paul (Feig) created with those brilliant actresses, and would love to see more stories from them,” Reitman toldEW. “However, this new movie will follow the trajectory of the original film.”
His initial announcement that he was bringing back the beloved franchise wasmet with angerfrom Leslie Jones, who wrote on Twitter that she felt his film would enforce the notion that women do not belong in theGhostbustersuniverse.
“So insulting. Like f—k us. We didn’t count. It’s like something trump would do. (Trump voice)”Gonna redo ghostbusteeeeers, better with men, will be huge. Those women ain’t ghostbusteeeeers” ugh so annoying,” she wrote. “Such a d—k movie.”
“If they make this new one with all men and it does well, which it will, it might feel that ‘boys are better.’ It makes my heart drop,” she continued. “Maybe I could have use(d) different words but I’m allowed to have my feelings just like them.”
source: people.com
