From The
Independent UK, ((Asked when he would even consider
reimagining another classic film property, he told The
Huffington Post: “No, no, no. No, I will not,” drawing
attention to the fact that most of his filmography is original
material. ))
Paul
Feig won't be rebooting another franchise anytime soon.
He took a lot beatings in the social media world for rebooting
Ghostbusters. It certainly sounds like he's throwing in the towel.
The movie isn't
a bomb. It will probably won't break even in the theaters, but will
on the home market. A fellow blogger also mentioned that Sony very
quietly canceled the male spinoff movie and you haven't heard a word
about it.
I really didn't
have the hatred for the movie like others did, and I even liked the
first trailer. However, it is starting to look like Sony really knew
they didn't have the golden goose on their hands they were hoping
for. Sony is losing about 70 million from this reboot. Ouch.
I think Comic
Book Girl made a good point and Sony should have just made the movies
a distance sequel to the original GB franchise and made it a mixture
of men and women. At least make some of the main characters related
to the first movie's characters. While I don't agree with Feig's
politics, I think he is a good director. (Loved Bride's Maids, Heat
and Spy) He might bounce back from this.
And, it looks
like Sony
is no longer interested in making any kind of sequel to this
movie. And, the biggest burn to Sony has to be that WB's Suicide
Squad made GB's take in one week with critics roasting it on Rotten
Tomatoes. Suicide Squad will probably hit 400
million by this weekend worldwide.
There is still
hope. From
Heatstreet, ((Sony is not commenting, but now The
Hollywood Reporter is reporting the “Ghostbusters
universe” will now consist of an animated movie and a TV spin-off.
The exploits of Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and
Kristen Wiig have been abandoned. ))
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