Paul Feig says Trump and ‘anti-Hillary movement’ helped fuel Ghostbusters reboot backlash
Now, nearly four years later, the director is reflecting on why hisfailed to impress, pointing the finger at the cultural and political upheaval surrounding the contentious 2016 presidential election.
“I think some really brilliant author … needs to write a book about 2016 and how intertwined we were with Hillary [Clinton] and the anti-Hillary movement,” Feig said onshow Friday in reference to the film's release. “Everyone was at a boiling point. I don’t know if it was having an African American president for eight years that teed them up, they were just ready to explode.”
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