How Kristen Wiig really feels about the Ghostbusters hate
“Bummed.’’
In case you had any doubts, Kristen Wiig is not here to welcome all those sad Ghostbusters cynics. Case in point: Wiig spoke to the L.A. Times about the predominantly misogynistic resentment surrounding the all-female reboot of the classic comedy, citing that said people are just bumming her out.
The fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me. Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn’t make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We’re really honoring those movies.
Though much of the backlash began even when the movie was in preproduction, Bostonians saw a bit of this craziness firsthand when the cast was in the city shooting in August. Wiig, along with castmates Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, stopped by Tufts Medical Center to visit patients dressed in their Ghostbusters gear. But, since the Internet is a place where we can’t have kind things, commenters insisted on plaguing the Facebook post with misogynistic remarks.
Director Paul Feig spoke about the same issue to Entertainment Weekly in 2014.
“I just don’t understand why it’s ever an issue anymore,’’ Feig said. “I’ve promoted both Bridesmaids and The Heat, and myself and my cast are still hit constantly with the question, ‘Will this answer the question of whether women can be funny?’ I really cannot believe we’re still having this conversation.’’
As Wiig puts it: Bummer.
Photos from the set of Ghostbusters filming in Boston:
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