The Only Problematic Thing About the New Ghostbusters Is Its Awful New Theme Song

We’ve had to sit through months of sexist Ghostbusters fanboys in a full-blown outrage woody because the new Ghostbusters is comprised of four very capable, very funny women instead of men. The mommy-fear was palpable there, and perhaps a plant, because even despite Missy Elliott, the real thing Ghostbusters fans have…
Melissa McCarthy to Ghostbusters Haters: 'I Hope They Find a Friend'
Melissa McCarthy was featured in a lengthy profile in the Guardian this weekend, where she took a moment to address the trolls who managed to make the first trailer for the new Ghostbusters reboot the most downvoted movie trailer on YouTube.
Leslie Jones' Ghostbusters Castmates Lose It When She Recounts Her Days as a Scientology Telemarketer
The cast of the Ghostbusters reboot stopped by Ellen on Wednesday, leading to a delightful moment in which Saturday Night Live’s Leslie Jones almost brought Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, and Melissa McCarthy to the point of crying laughter with her recollections of her former job as a Scientology telemarketer.
Leslie Jones' MTA Employee Role in Ghostbusters Was Written for Melissa McCarthy
Leslie Jones’ role as an MTA employee in the Ghostbusters remake has already rubbed people the wrong way, solely based on the trailer. But the character was actually written for Melissa McCarthy at first.
Leslie Jones On Playing a MTA Worker: 'Why Can't a Regular Person Be a Ghostbuster?'
The trailer for the Ghostbusters remake, released on Thursday, left more than a few people confused—particularly concerning the tag line about four scientists saving New York, since Leslie Jones’ character is actually an MTA worker (turned scientist, maybe).
Kate McKinnon Appears on Ellen DeGeneres As Ellen DeGeneres
On Wednesday, Kate McKinnon, one of the women keeping you tuned in to Saturday Night Live, visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show as… Ellen. If you like McKinnon’s wide-eyed impressions, then you’re in for a treat.
Leslie Jones: Fuck You, I've Been Funny
In 2014, Leslie Jones made headlines as a new Saturday Night Live member by delivering an incendiary joke about slavery. The bit received mixed reviews, but Jones, as it turned out, didn’t care; she’s funny, she knows it, and she spent decades fighting for her success.
Controversy Over New Ghostbusters Film 'Bummed Out' Kristen Wiig
Ever since the Ghostbusters remake was first announced, the film has faced criticism and controversy from fans of the original who are appalled that four talented women have dared to portray the paranormal investigating quartet.
Sigourney Weaver Joins Ghostbusters Reboot
Yet another member of the original Ghostbusters cast has signed on to Paul Feig’s misandrist reboot. Deadline reports that Sigourney Weaver who played Dana Barrett, a single woman who’s possessed and transformed into The Gatekeeper, will join Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson in the reboot.
Bill Murray Will Appear in Paul Feig's Ghostbusters Reboot
So much for that whole conspiracy theory that Billy Murray was shocked and appalled by Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters remake. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Murray has signed on to appear in the 2016 remake.
New Ghostbusters Cast Visits Children's Hospital; Attracts Trolls
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones spent Saturday dressed in their Ghostbusters costumes, visiting patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Being nice to sick children is generally part and parcel of that whole “being human” thing; and making the rounds in…
Stop Calling It the "All Female Ghostbusters"
Over the weekend, the internet was freaking out over the first pictures from the new Ghostbusters movie, featuring the cast looking tough and nerdy in their haunt-hunting coveralls. Headlines hailed it not as the new entry in a popular franchise, but as the “all female Ghostbusters.” Which is terrible.
