Wiig told the Los Angeles Times that “it didn’t make me mad, it just really bummed me out.” “In the weeks after the announcement about the movie, I was so inundated with hate, that I almost went, ‘Maybe I should just not do this, maybe this is a bad idea’,” Feig told Yahoo! Movies a few months later. The 2016 Ghostbusters cast promoting the movie Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images While some argue that Answer the Call’s absence is due to it taking place in a different universe than the other three Ghostbusters movies, the battle lines on Feig’s films have been set since Januwhen the all-female Ghostbusters crew was announced. I know where I’m not wanted.,” reads one tweet, which is met with a multitude of responses pointing out that actually, Afterlife had a female protagonist. “This is why I don’t participate in Ghostbusters fandom anymore. Responding to Feig’s tweet are both fans and detractors of his movie, which is now often referred to as Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. So, I guess this was just an oversight? #weareallghostbusters ❤️ - Paul Feig December 22, 2021 We do have a lot of fans and Bill, Dan and Ernie were in it and it won the Kids Choice Award for Best Feature Film the year it came out. “So, I guess this was just an oversight?” (Polygon has reached out to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for clarification and will update this story when comment is available.) He notes in the tweet that the movie has its own fans, boasts cameos from the original crew, and won the Kids’ Choice Award for Best Picture in 2017. “I know this must be a mistake,” he tweeted at Sony Pictures, after reading the news on SlashFilm. But can it be the “Ultimate” listing without Feig’s movie, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth?įeig doesn’t think so. With no details included in the listing yet, here’s what the box appears to include: the 1984 Ghostbusters movie, a reprinting of the 1985 book Making Ghostbusters by Don Shay, which details the production of that original movie right down to notes accompanying the script (and is described by the Patreon Ghostbusters News as a “highly rare, holy grail” for collectors), the 1989 sequel Ghostbusters 2, 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and what appear to be two discs of bonus content.Īdd up the two discs presumed to come with each movie, all packaged within a box made to resemble a proton pack, and the Ultimate Collection stands as a fairly comprehensive Ghostbusters package for a person who would spend $145 (or $14 per month on layaway) on a comprehensive Ghostbusters package. The Ghostbusters Ultimate Collection, a new collection of Blu-rays that recently became available for pre-order on Walmart, has stirred controversy for what it doesn’t include: Paul Feig’s 2016 reboot, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. But a new box set has thrown the question to the winds yet again. Most remembered for his appearance in the Bob Fosse biopic All That Jazz in 1979, Margulies also appeared in other '80s classics like Brighton Beach Memoirs and 9 1/2 Weeks, both in 1986.The question “what is Ghostbusters?” is one that would seemingly have a direct, straightforward answer. ĭavid Margulies as Mayor Lenny Clotch - Appearing among the cast of Ghostbusters as the mayor of New York City, David Margulies plays the hapless public servant who isn't sure about the services that the title characters provide his city. A prototypical yuppy heel, Atherton's most famous part came as Richard Thornburg in 1988's Die Hard. William Atherton as Walter Peck - Ostensibly the villain of the film, William Atherton plays Walter Peck, a man with a grudge against the Ghostbusters who tries to shut them down, causing chaos in the process. Pott's other most famous part came as the voice of Bo Peep in 1995's Toy Story, a role she would also reprise for the sequels. She was also one of the stars of the sitcom Designing Women. Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz - Though Annie Potts's turn as the Ghostbuster's sarcastic receptionist, Janine, is her most famous role, the accomplished comedy actor also appeared in other '80s classics like Pretty in Pink, and Jumpin' Jack Flash, both in 1986.
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