Say what you will about the newGhostbusters, but its leading cast is made up of four funny individuals who have the potential to make this reboot a hit.ComedymastermindsKristen WiigandMelissa McCarthyare expected to do the heavy lifting. ThoughLeslie JonesandKate McKinnon, who co-star as part of the currentNot Ready for Prime Time PlayersonSaturday Night Live, are just as capable of landing hard-hitting laughs as any of theoriginal 1984cast. Perhaps even more so. But that hasn’t stopped the hate train from rolling through this complete restructuring of the beloved franchise. As expected, Leslie Jones has no time for haters.
A stand-up comedian who was originally hired as a writer before becoming a featured player onSaturday Night Live, Leslie Jones is raw, ribald and ready to throw down with any challengers. When facing down the originalGhostbusters, she could definitely win in a fist fight. So if you approach her with ill will towards her big summer tent pole, you better make sure you’re ready to jump back, cause she will squash you like a bug. About all the anger and vitriol pointed towards her potential blockbuster, the outspoken Leslie Jones had this to say to all the people unhappy with her becoming aGhostbuster.
“I DONT GIVE TWO SHITS WHAT A MUTHAFUCKA THINK, IM A GHOSTBUSTER BITCH!!”
Earlier this week, Sony Pictures released character posters for the four new haint hunters. Leslie Jones is playingPatty Tolan. DirectorPaul Feigdescribed the character as a “ghost tracker, municipal historian and metaphysical commando.” It isn’t known when we’ll get to see Patty Tolan come to life in the first trailer. But some suspect it will be here before Christmas. Leslie Jones isn’t the first to lash out at all the haters. Late last month,Sony PicturesheadTom Rothmanshared his disgust at some of the mean things that have been said on the Internet ever since this franchise remake was announced.
“Everybody says we’re making the female Ghostbusters, but I say, ‘No, we’re making the funny Ghostbusters.’ Yes, it happens to be four women. It’s original. You get pissing and moaning on the Internet - sexist comments - but, you know, f- ‘em.”
DirectorPaul Feighas been equally displeased with some of the bad mouthing his latest project has received. He took to Twitter in September to blast some of the remake’s loudest detractors. And he was not nice about it. He out right called some of the critics names. Here is some of what he had to say.
“God, you’re tiresome. You all have no idea what we did, so stop acting like you do. Enough is enough. Just let this movie happen. You should embrace a new generation getting their own version. GB is a positive force. Your negativity isn’t. I just suddenly hit the wall with the haters. You’ve been ranting at me and my cast for months with misogyny and insults. So go fuck yourself. Goodnight.”
The supporting cast includesChris Hemsworthas theGhostbusters’ secretary andAndy Garciaas the Mayor of New York City, alongsideMichael K. Williams,Matt Walsh, Pat Kiernan andNeil Casey. Previously announced stars from the 1984 classic includeBill Murray,Dan Aykroyd,Sigourney WeaverandErnie Hudson. Though, this group of originals will not be reprising their iconic roles. This new Ghostbusters takes place in an alternate universe where the first team of ghost chasers simply didn’t exist.
Paul Feigdirects from a script that he co-wrote withKatie Dippold, with originalGhostbustersdirectorIvan Reitmanproducing alongsideDan Aykroyd. Sony has set a August 14, 2025 release date forGhostbusters, putting it up against Lionsgate’s musicalLa La Landand EuropaCorp’s action-thriller The Lake. Hopefully the first trailer will arrive soon, and ilieviate some of the hate. Until then, enjoy these sweet words from Ms. Leslie Jones.
