Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP/GettyLess than a week after thenews of an upcomingGhostbusterssequel broke,Leslie Jonesis speaking out against the film on Twitter.TheSaturday Night Liveactress, 51, who starred in the 2016 remake with an all-female cast, decried the fact that the new movie will ignore the storyline that she and costarsKate McKinnon,Kristen WiigandMelissa McCarthyput forward. The new sequel will go back to the original universe started in 1984 with the first film.“So insulting. Like f—k us. We dint count,”the comedian wrotebefore making a political statement. “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. Such a d—k move. And I don’t give f—k I’m saying something!!”The reboot is especially impactful for Jones, who endured racist attacks after her involvement in the franchise was announced. In 2016, she ended up taking a two-day hiatus from Twitter as a result.“I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart,”she tweeted at the time. “All this ’cause I did a movie. You can hate the movie, but the s—t I got today… wrong.”Leslie Jones tweets.Leslie Jones/TwitterThis past Wednesday,Entertainment Weeklyexclusively reportedthat Jason Reitman, 41, will direct a planned sequel to the original franchise. His dad, Ivan Reitman, directed the first two blockbuster hits in 1984 and 1989.“I’ve always thought of myself as the firstGhostbustersfan, when I was a 6-year-old visiting the set. I wanted to make a movie for all the other fans,” Reitman toldEW. “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot. What happened in the ‘80s happened in the ‘80s, and this is set in the present day.”Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesReitman’s movie, slated to hit theaters in 2020, would be set in the original universe and not in the same one as 2016 director Paul Feig’s.“I have so much respect for what Paul created with those brilliant actresses, and would love to see more stories from them. However, this new movie will follow the trajectory of the original film,” Reitman saidRELATED VIDEO: Leslie Jones Reveals the Celebrities She Wants to Kiss MostIt’s unclear if original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson would return, though all three made cameos in the 2016 spinoff. Harold Ramis died in 2014 and was honored in Feig’s movie as well.
Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty
Less than a week after thenews of an upcomingGhostbusterssequel broke,Leslie Jonesis speaking out against the film on Twitter.TheSaturday Night Liveactress, 51, who starred in the 2016 remake with an all-female cast, decried the fact that the new movie will ignore the storyline that she and costarsKate McKinnon,Kristen WiigandMelissa McCarthyput forward. The new sequel will go back to the original universe started in 1984 with the first film.“So insulting. Like f—k us. We dint count,”the comedian wrotebefore making a political statement. “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. Such a d—k move. And I don’t give f—k I’m saying something!!”The reboot is especially impactful for Jones, who endured racist attacks after her involvement in the franchise was announced. In 2016, she ended up taking a two-day hiatus from Twitter as a result.“I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart,”she tweeted at the time. “All this ’cause I did a movie. You can hate the movie, but the s—t I got today… wrong.”Leslie Jones tweets.Leslie Jones/TwitterThis past Wednesday,Entertainment Weeklyexclusively reportedthat Jason Reitman, 41, will direct a planned sequel to the original franchise. His dad, Ivan Reitman, directed the first two blockbuster hits in 1984 and 1989.“I’ve always thought of myself as the firstGhostbustersfan, when I was a 6-year-old visiting the set. I wanted to make a movie for all the other fans,” Reitman toldEW. “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot. What happened in the ‘80s happened in the ‘80s, and this is set in the present day.”Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesReitman’s movie, slated to hit theaters in 2020, would be set in the original universe and not in the same one as 2016 director Paul Feig’s.“I have so much respect for what Paul created with those brilliant actresses, and would love to see more stories from them. However, this new movie will follow the trajectory of the original film,” Reitman saidRELATED VIDEO: Leslie Jones Reveals the Celebrities She Wants to Kiss MostIt’s unclear if original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson would return, though all three made cameos in the 2016 spinoff. Harold Ramis died in 2014 and was honored in Feig’s movie as well.
Less than a week after thenews of an upcomingGhostbusterssequel broke,Leslie Jonesis speaking out against the film on Twitter.
TheSaturday Night Liveactress, 51, who starred in the 2016 remake with an all-female cast, decried the fact that the new movie will ignore the storyline that she and costarsKate McKinnon,Kristen WiigandMelissa McCarthyput forward. The new sequel will go back to the original universe started in 1984 with the first film.
“So insulting. Like f—k us. We dint count,”the comedian wrotebefore making a political statement. “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. Such a d—k move. And I don’t give f—k I’m saying something!!”
The reboot is especially impactful for Jones, who endured racist attacks after her involvement in the franchise was announced. In 2016, she ended up taking a two-day hiatus from Twitter as a result.
“I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart,”she tweeted at the time. “All this ’cause I did a movie. You can hate the movie, but the s—t I got today… wrong.”
Leslie Jones tweets.Leslie Jones/Twitter
This past Wednesday,Entertainment Weeklyexclusively reportedthat Jason Reitman, 41, will direct a planned sequel to the original franchise. His dad, Ivan Reitman, directed the first two blockbuster hits in 1984 and 1989.
“I’ve always thought of myself as the firstGhostbustersfan, when I was a 6-year-old visiting the set. I wanted to make a movie for all the other fans,” Reitman toldEW. “This is the next chapter in the original franchise. It is not a reboot. What happened in the ‘80s happened in the ‘80s, and this is set in the present day.”
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Reitman’s movie, slated to hit theaters in 2020, would be set in the original universe and not in the same one as 2016 director Paul Feig’s.
“I have so much respect for what Paul created with those brilliant actresses, and would love to see more stories from them. However, this new movie will follow the trajectory of the original film,” Reitman said
RELATED VIDEO: Leslie Jones Reveals the Celebrities She Wants to Kiss Most
It’s unclear if original stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson would return, though all three made cameos in the 2016 spinoff. Harold Ramis died in 2014 and was honored in Feig’s movie as well.
source: people.com
