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Movie Review – Spy (2015)

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Spy, 2015. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Miranda Hart, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Allison Janney and Peter Serafinowicz. SYNOPSIS: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. For their third collaboration, Paul Feig and Melissa McCarthy have […]

Ghostbusters finds its receptionist in Chris Hemsworth

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Earlier today Paul Feig sent out a tweet revealing that Chris Hemsworth (Thor) has signed on to Ghostbusters. He will be playing the role of the receptionist, continuing the gender role reversal trend. Our receptionist. #whoyougonnacall pic.twitter.com/wGTzs8KdUs — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 10, 2015Ghostbusters will be directed by Paul Feig (Spy), starring Kristin Wiig (Bridesmaids), Melissa […]

Paul Feig explains why he turned down Ghostbusters 3 in favour of female-led reboot

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It’s fair to say that Sony’s plans for a shared Ghostbusters universe didn’t get off to the best of starts with the fanbase when it was announced that Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) is set to direct a female-led reboot of the beloved franchise with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon. However, […]

Movie Review – Spy (2015)

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Spy, 2015. Written and Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale and Morena Baccarin. SYNOPSIS: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Martin Scorsese has Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, Tim Burton […]

Movie Review – Spy (2015)

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Spy, 2015. Written and Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Bobby Cannavale and Morena Baccarin. SYNOPSIS: A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Melissa McCarthy has really blown up over the past few […]

Paul Feig says Melissa McCarthy will be the leader of his Ghostbusters team; unsure if the Channing Tatum movie will even happen

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With the original Ghostbusters movie, there was never a specific “leader” of the group, though we’re supposed to follow Peter Venkman as the ‘everyday man’ who also happens to know about the science as well. And it seems as though a similiar dynamic will be present in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, but there will also […]

Fox and Hasbro developing live-action Play-Doh movie, Paul Feig in talks to direct

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According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox has struck a deal with Hasbro to develop a live-action film based upon the toy brand Play-Doh, with Jason Micallef penning the script and Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) in talks to direct. Hasbro’s most recent branded offering was the supernatural thriller Ouija, based upon the board game, while upcoming projects […]

Paul Feig undecided about using the Ghostbusters theme in his reboot

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It’s fair to say that Paul Feig’s upcoming female-led Ghostbusters reboot hasn’t got off to the best of starts, with many fans disappointed in the cast that the Bridesmaids director has assembled for the film. And now comes more talk that’s likely to cause some unrest amongst the fanbase, with the director revealing that he’s […]

Paul Feig comments on the negative reaction to his Ghostbusters reboot, “some of the most vile, misogynistic s**t I’ve ever seen”

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Poor ol’ Paul Feig. Ever since announcing that he was rebooting Ghostbusters with an all-female cast, it has been met with nothing but negativity. Although the original cast have got behind the idea, he has yet to win over a lot of the Ghostbusters fan-base.“The Internet is really funny – I love it, but I […]