There’s Going To Be Another ‘Ghostbusters’ Re-Make, This Time With All Dudes
Sounds strangely familiar...
Remember two months ago when we told you about the new Ghostbusters film? Yes, it’s a re-make 30 years after the original and no, that usually doesn’t work out well. But it’s exiting! It’s unique in the fact that it features a cast of all-female leads; and with Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon all from SNL like Murray and Aykroyd it looks like a welcome inversion of the original. Bonus: Melissa McCarthy will also be along for the ride.
Then there was the ridiculous backlash in which a bunch of douchey dude-babies (including Donald Trump) tried to get their brain around the fact that someone might be able to play a Ghostbuster while also being in possession of a vagina.
Now, before that film has even had a chance to go into production, Sony has announced plans to create another. Though this was rumoured last year when internal emails were found during the production company’s now-infamous hack, it has been confirmed to Deadline today. There will be another re-make of the original and this one will include an all-male cast.
This film will reportedly act as a “counterpart” to the lady-led picture directed by Paul Fieg of Bridesmaids and will be produced by a specialised production company called Ghostcorps. The group, created by Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman from the original film, are likely to put Joe and Anthony Russo of Captain America fame in charge of writing and directing, and it’s looking increasingly likely that Channing Tatum will be cast as one of the leads.
“My primary focus will be to build the Ghostbusters into the universe it always promised it might become,” Reitman said. “The original film is beloved, as is the cast, and we hope to create films we will continue to love.”
Though this may have been in the works for awhile, its announcement straight after that of the female-led film has soured most people’s reactions.
I've always wondered what an all-male Ghostbusters film would look like
— Wonderella (@wonderella) March 10, 2015
Ghostbusters with MEN in it? Oh, this will never work.
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) March 9, 2015
just told Gus about the new "all male" Ghostbusters. pic.twitter.com/Q40qyw1ThK
— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) March 10, 2015
I'll go to all-girl OR all-guy Ghostbusters so long as they stay true to original and include a token black Ghostbuster with no funny lines
— Matt Oswalt (@Puddinstrip) March 9, 2015
"People are mildly interested in Ghostbusters, we should give them an expanded universe." — studio exec who hates movies, humanity
— Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz) March 10, 2015
Wait what if the male Ghostbusters are all gay
— Marc Snetiker (@MarcSnetiker) March 9, 2015
I don't care what gender the new Ghostbusters are – when can we talk about the fact that ghosts don't exist
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 9, 2015
And for many, it’s hard to shake the feeling that it is a giant (dick)slap in the face.
Took 30+ years for male Ghostbusters to get female equivalents, six weeks for female Ghostbusters to get male equivalents. #EqualityMath
— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) March 10, 2015
Can't wait to hear all the same guys complain that the male ghostbusters movie is going to ruin their childhood
— Bec (@Brocklesnitch) March 9, 2015
I hope the male Ghostbusters deliberately panders to an MRA audience for some reason
— j.r. hennessy (@jrhennessy) March 9, 2015
The new Ghostbusters announcement is literally the "Why isn't there an international men's day" of film announcements
— Fart of A Stranger (@LowScoreAttack) March 9, 2015
If the films are released around the same time (which seems likely) you can bank on two things: a bunch of boys versus girls ecotoplasm-drenched fights on Fallon and all-out war at the box office. In both scenarios, I’d put my money on Kristen Wiig over Channing Tatum.
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