It's already difficult for the people involved in reboots of popular films with a huge fanbase since the new production will always be compared to the original but what's even more difficult is when the cast and crew are faced with criticism that has nothing to do with how well the film was remade even before the new film's actual release. Paul Feig, director of the third "Ghostbusters" film to be released in 2016, has already spoken out against criticisms and now it's Kristen Wiig's turn to speak out as one of the leads.
Wiig, a mainstay of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," recently expressed her opinion regarding the negative response that "Ghostbusters" has received from so-called fans of the original 1980's "Ghostbusters" films.
"The fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me. Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn't make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We're really honoring those movies," Wiig said.
Who wouldn't be surprised by the backlash the new production received just because the new team of ghostbusters are women? The criticisms mostly have misogyny and racism at their roots, slamming the production not only for its all-female ghostbusting quartet but also Leslie Jones' inclusion in it, though there are also some fans who seem to have a huge sense of entitlement to judge that a reboot that will only be released nine months from now already "ruined their childhood" despite not even having seen it in full. The title itself is just "Ghostbusters" without an indication of gender and it just so happens that the original team was composed of an all-male cast. If the situation had been reversed and the 1984 "Ghostbusters" was composed of an all-female team with a 2016 reboot featuring an all-male team, would the new production receive the same backlash? Think about it.
Feig has already had enough of the haters and their comments and tweeted that "Enough is enough."
You all have no idea what we did, so stop acting like you do. Enough is enough. Just let this movie happen. #enoughhttps://t.co/lBZGHaNEbz
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) September 23, 2015
Some of the original cast members, including Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Ernie Hudson, will be making cameo appearances in the film and they have given their support to the reboot. "They have such a jolly group, and they are going to have great success with this project. I didn't want to overshadow [them] or anything, and I feel really good about it," Murray said of the new "Ghostbusters."
Today was one of the most fun days of my career. Great respect for Paul and this amazing cast of ladies. pic.twitter.com/QpNssCDL6L — Ernie Hudson (@Ernie_Hudson) September 20, 2015
Of course, Feig has complete faith in his all-female cast. "All I know is my ladies are going to kick ass and I would not want to go into battle without them," Feig said in a March interview.
We certainly hope so because the most important thing in "Ghostbusters" isn't the team's gender but that they can really bust those ghosts.
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