Paul Feig's all-female rebooted "Ghostbusters" still hasn't been released yet, but that hasn't stopped some people from bashing the film.
The criticisms proved to be too much to take for director Paul Feig that he expressed his frustration on his Twitter account @paulfeig, asking the film's haters to be more understanding.
At first, he tried to be diplomatic when he wrote: "You all have no idea what we did, so stop acting like you do. Enough is enough. Just let this movie happen."
"Then you should embrace a new generation getting their own version. GB is a positive force. Your negativity isn't," he added.
However, it still seemed like the negative comments kept rolling in that Feig reluctantly blew his top. "You've been ranting at me and my cast for months with misogyny and insults. So go (expletive) yourself. Goodnight," he fumed.
Feig's rebooted "Ghostbusters" will star Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. It will also feature cameos from the surviving members of the original "Ghostbusters" crew such as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts.
During an earlier interview with the Talking Dead, Feig said that he was very inspired by the zombie television series "The Walking Dead" when making "Ghostbusters," and that is why his film will somehow mimic the scare element of the show.
"I will say, I was very inspired by this show," Feig said. "What I love is how they play with the danger, they play with the scariness, but also the idea that it's always about gauntlet run."
However, Feig's film will deal with supernatural creatures as opposed to zombies.
It seems quite unreasonable for "Ghostbusters" haters to criticize Feig's work even if they haven't seen the film yet. The challenge of continuing the story of a well-loved franchise is not lost on Feig, and that is why he was initially reluctant to accept directorial duties. However, now that he has accepted it, the director is really determined to do the film justice.
"It's really hard to take that on, especially since it's 25 years later," he said. "How do you come back into a world that's had these ghosts and all this? It just felt too difficult. How do you do it and not screw it up?"
Feig revealed that even though "Ghostbusters" will be really scary, it will still be a movie that families can enjoy together.
"We'll have to be PG-13 with this one. I would like to make it R-rated, but I won't. You want the biggest number of people to watch it and not be put off by it," he said.
The film has been slated for release on July 15, 2016.
