“F**k the haters” says Ghostbusters director Paul Feig
Even though we rather liked it, The Ghostbusters trailer has already received plenty of criticism from fans and has sparked controversy due to its apparent typecasting of black actress Leslie Jones. Director of the reboot, Paul Feig has come out in her defence.
Jones was unhappy about the critics on twitter and yesterday said that she may quit the social media network:
Paul Feig stood up for Jones tweeting “f**k the haters”:
One twitter fan tweeted to Feig “People are not attacking your cast, they’re criticizing your movie based on a trailer. Don’t throw your cast under the bus.” Paul Feig’s response was as follows:
Ghostbusters hits screens on 15 July.