Earlier this week it was announced that Sony Pictures has enlisted Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, to direct a new instalment in the franchise, one which will revert to the original continuity and completely ignore 2016’s female-led reboot.
While the news was celebrated by Ghostbusters fans, it seems not everyone is impressed by the announcement, as Leslie Jones – one of the star’s of Paul Feig’s reboot – has taken to Twitter to blast the project, calling it “insulting” and “such a dick move”.
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So insulting. Like fuck us. We dint 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. Such a dick move. And I don’t give fuck I’m saying something!!
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) January 19, 2019
While details on the new movie are scarce, it has been rumoured this week that it will focus on four teenagers – two male, two female – while Ernie Hudson has suggested that the original cast are on board to reprise their roles.
What do you make of Jones’ comments? Would you like to see the new film acknowledging the reboot? Is it an “insult” not to do so? Let us know your thoughts below or tweet us @FlickeringMyth.
What do you make of Jones’ comments? Should the new movie acknowledge the 2016 film (even though
LeightonJones says
So is she saying because they did that reboot a couple of years ago no more Ghostbusters media can ever be made again?
Richard890 says
hmmm, I actually liked the reboot but to say that shows how narrow minded she is to begin with.
V-anonymous says
The only insult was that travesty of a movie they made. So f*** off and watch how a true movie is made feminazis
Fuzzy says
Defensive much? Her version wasn’t successful at the box office and wasn’t much of a hit with critics or Ghostbuster fans either. Switching gender roles is a statement but you still have to make a good film – which they failed to do. It was made by people who obviously didn’t have much love or respect for the original – and that’s on Sony. So you can see why they’d try and course correct. The fans don’t give a crap whether ghostbusters have dicks or not they just want a decent film that continues the legacy and not a reboot. Jones’s comments are both misjudged (based on the casting rumours) and just plain stupid. “Something Trump would do”. 🙄 There was never a masculine, chauvinist agenda with Ghostbusters (has she even watched it) and to label it as such is purely to give undeserved legitimacy to her film. I just hope Reitman comes up with the goods so we can move on from Feige’s version and back to something a Ghostbusters film should be… funny.
David Helgesen says
Glad to see the SJW garbage gone. Hope Leslie Jones never gets a role again