In this era of reboots, sequels, re-imaginings, and
reinventions, one thing has consistently escaped the Hollywood executives who
greenlight this stuff. They continue to make blockbuster cinema a boys club,
catering to and casting men in most major action and comedy films. But leave it
to Paul Feig, the director of the hysterically funny female response to the
male gross-out comedy – Bridesmaids
– to bring us the female Ghostbusters. A second sequel in the franchise was
part of Hollywood lore for years with talk of Chris Farley being involved
shortly before his death in 1997. But now we finally, at long last, even though
almost no one was demanding it, have a new Ghostbusters
with the all-lady cast of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and
Kate McKinnon.
