It’s been eight years since the release of the female-led “Ghostbusters” reboot. And honestly, there are still people who are upset about it. Sure, we’ve had another reboot of the franchise, with two new sequels. But the vitriol still exists against director Paul Feig’s attempt at a reboot. One person who still is out there publicly defending the film is none other than Dan Aykroyd.
Speaking to People, while promoting a new podcast he’s on, Dan Aykroyd talked about the infamous 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot. And it appears his thoughts about it haven’t changed. Aykroyd is still a fan of the film, which he was a producer on.
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“I liked the movie [director] Paul Feig made with those spectacular women,” Aykroyd explained. “I was mad at them at the time because I was supposed to be a producer on there and I didn’t do my job and I didn’t argue about costs. And it cost perhaps more than it should, and they all do. All these movies do.”
He added, “But boy, I liked that film. I thought that the villain at the end was great. I loved so much of it. And of course, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones and Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, you’re never going to do better than that. So I go on the record as saying I’m so proud to have been able to license that movie and have a hand and have a part in it, and I’m fully supportive of it, and I don’t besmirch it at all. I think it works really great amongst all the ones that have been made.”
For those unaware, the problems surrounding the 2016 “Ghostbusters” started well before the film was even released. The film famously became the subject of debate when the first trailer was released and was killed on YouTube, with the ratio between likes and dislikes being skewed to the negative. Then there was a bunch of racist and sexist posts on social media. All said, it was a mess. And the film was only mediocre. It definitely didn’t deserve the amount of hate it received.
Honestly, it’s a bit silly to hate on the 2016 “Ghostbusters” at this point in time. It’s been nearly a decade, and as stated above, fans seemingly approve of the new reboot sequels that have been released over the last several years. And no one’s childhood has been ruined.