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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively to star in Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor

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It looks like Paul Feig is dusting himself off and getting back down to business following the failure of Sony’s Ghostbusters reboot, with Deadline reporting that he has signed on to direct the thriller A Simple Favor, which has Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in talks to star. The project is being set up at […]

Wonder Woman opens HUGE, Alien 5 officially dead, Dan Aykroyd slams Paul Feig and more – Weekend News Roundup

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WONDER WOMAN’S HUGE OPENINGEarly projections for Wonder Woman‘s opening were around $65 million, which then dropped to nearly $40 million when the pre-order numbers were released. However, due to some great reviews and positive word of mouth, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman has opened huge for the DCEU. The movie debuted in several big territories – […]

UPDATE: Dan Aykroyd blames Paul Feig for Ghostbusters reboot troubles

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Although there was an incredible amount of hate thrown at Sony’s Ghostbusters reboot from the moment it was first announced, the resulting film did receive a fairly decent reception when it hit cinemas last year. However, a box office gross of just $229 million from a $144 million budget derailed the studio’s plans for a sequel, and […]

Paul Feig may direct Mindy Kaling in late-night talk show comedy

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Before 2011’s Bridesmaids made Paul Feig one of Hollywood’s most in-demand comedy directors, he largely focused his talents on TV, having directed several episodes of such shows as Arrested Development, Nurse Jackie and Weeds; now, according to Variety, Feig may be reteaming with an actress from his TV days for his next project.The outlet claims that Feig is in […]

Paul Feig doesn’t think a Ghostbusters sequel is being discussed by Sony

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It had been reported back in August that Sony weren’t looking to push forward with a sequel to Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, instead putting focus on a new animated movie and the cartoon series Ghostbusters: Ecto Force, which will debut in 2018. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Feig has admitted that he’s not heard anything […]

Ghostbusters sequel very unlikely as studio puts focus on animated movie instead

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Following a series of mixed reviews and a very poor showing at the box office, it looks like Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot will be one and done – despite what the post-credits may have told you and what Sony had initially said.The Hollywood Reporter posted today that Sony stand to lose $70 million on the movie, […]

Should Sony risk a Ghostbusters sequel?

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Luke Owen looks at the franchise potential of Ghostbusters…The second week numbers are in, and it’s what most people expected (at least it’s what I predicted on last week’s podcast). After a fairly decent (but not all that great) $46 million opening weekend, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot dropped 54% to earn $21 million in its second […]

Movie Review – Ghostbusters (2016)

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Ghostbusters, 2016. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Neil Casey, Andy Garcia, Michael Kenneth Williams, Charles Dance and Chris Hemsworth. SYNOPSIS: Erin Gilbert, a disgraced physics teacher who grew up believing in ghosts, falls in with her estranged school friend Abby Yates and helps form the ‘Ghostbusters’, the […]