Less than 160 days lie between today's overcast skies and the sparkling night of wonder which is sure to be the July 15th 2016 premiere of Ghostbusters, that Lady Version.
The revamp promises to be a hit, and I have my drive-in snacks planned already (Thermos Sloppy Joes and beef jerky). How can this thing not be a blockbuster? The "buster" roles now belong to Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, and Kate McKinnon. And taking over the role of secretary — ahem, administrative assistant — previous played by Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz is Chris Helmsworth.
If you weren't going to this movie before, you're online looking for presale tickets right now.
Yes, Thor himself is now the mighty Kevin, dude-who-gets-coffee-and-probably-rolls-his-eyes-a-lot.
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— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 10, 2015
Let's all just take a second to appreciate writer and director Paul Feig for getting behind this picture. He has doggedly defended casting choices to angry mobs of (mostly) men, upset that their beloved Ghostbusters franchise now has a tampon dispenser on location. Sorry, fellas, seems like women can actually make money in movies now and you know, we need to buy tampons. Haven't heard about the vitriol over the revamp? Check it out if you have the stomach for it. Remember how mad everyone got when they made the all-male Ghostbusters? Or the all male every-other-movie released ever? Right. We went and watched and appreciated how cool these films were and now they can do that same in turn.
And for Helmsworth to be a part of this venture in all his prior Avengers glory? To have some fun and play the role-reversal? Love him hard for it.
Image Source: Sony Pictures, Twitter
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