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Ivan Reitman, 'Ghostbusters' director, remembered by Hollywood as 'a true legend'
Ivan Reitman, the "Ghostbusters" director and "Animal House" producer, is being remembered by Hollywood following his death on Saturday at age 75.
‘Bridesmaids’ at 10: Director Paul Feig looks back at infamous food-poisoning scene and frustrations over ‘funny women’ questions
Director Paul Feig revisits "Bridesmaids" as contemporary comedy classic turns 10.
How 'Crazy Rich Asians' paved the way for the diverse couples in 'Last Christmas'
Speaking with Yahoo Entertainment, Henry Golding directly credits "Crazy Rich Asians" with securing him the lead role in "Last Christmas" that, only a few years ago, probably would have gone to an actor like Domhnall Gleeson or Dan Stevens.
'Last Christmas': Watch the First Trailer for Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding's Holiday Rom-Com
The 'Game of Thrones' actress and the 'Crazy Rich Asians' star share some serious sparks.
Paul Feig Defends Jason Reitman in Wake of ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel Outrage
Reitman came under fire for saying his new "Ghostbusters" movie would "hand the [franchise] back to fans."
Issa Rae to Star in Romantic Comedy ‘American Princess’
“Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae will topline Fox’s romantic comedy “American Princess” from director Stella Meghie. Paul Feig is producing with Jessie Henderson through their Fox-based Feigco Entertainment banner. Brendan O’Brien will also produce the pic. Rae will play an American woman who moves to London, finds herself drawn into a world of wealth and […]
EntertainmentVarietyEmilia Clarke and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Breakout Henry Golding to Star in ‘Last Christmas’
“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke and “Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Henry Golding are set to star in Universal Pictures and Paul Feig’s latest comedy “Last Christmas.” Feig will direct with Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings penning the screenplay. While project details are being kept under wraps, the pic is described as a holiday romance […]
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Blake Lively's most shocking scene in 'A Simple Favor' was shot on her birthday (SPOILERS!)
The scene resulted in a hilarious 30th birthday message.
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Paul Feig is game for more 'Ghostbusters' and says, 'I will go to my grave so proud of that movie'
"The movie's just really built an audience in the two years since it's been out," said Feig. "I get contacted every day by people who are such fans of it, and so many women who are inspired by seeing women in science."
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Dan Aykroyd Blames Director Paul Feig for 'Ghostbusters' Reboot: 'It Cost Too Much'
Actor and star of original '80s film told Britain’s Channel 4 on Sunday Paul Feig, director of 2016 reboot, “will not be back on the Sony lot anytime soon”
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‘Dirty Dancing’: Melora Hardin Looks Back at the 1988 TV Series You’ve Forgotten
While 'Dirty Dancing' fans prepare for ABC's May 24 remake starring Abigail Breslin, it's not the first time TV has taken us back to Kellerman's.
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'Ghostbusters' Ain't Dead Yet, Says Ivan Reitman: An Animated Movie in 2019?
In an interview with io9, franchise executive producer defends performance of 2016 female-led reboot, believes there's still demand for future films
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Paul Feig Wants You to Help ‘Other Space’ Get a Second Season
Paul Feig has had an incredible movie career — Bridesmaids, Spy, The Heat — but when it comes to TV, his shows haven’t made it past Season 1. Freaks & Geeks was tragically canceled after 18 episodes on NBC, and his 2015 effort Other Space unfortunately outlived its online broadcaster, Yahoo! Screen. Since Yahoo Studios discontinued its original scripted programming, the rights to the “Star Trek meets The Office” series have reverted back to Feig, and all geoblocks — obstructions used to prevent Other Space from airing outside the U.S. — have been lifted.
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'Ghostbusters' Director Paul Feig on Deleted Dance Numbers and Whether or Not a Sequel Could Happen
“The studio’s the one that would pay for another one, so, I don’t know, honestly."
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'Ghostbusters' Director Paul Feig Uninterested in Directing Future Remakes
The Ghostbusters reboot got generally good reviews, but the storm of criticism has had an impact on director Paul Feig. The Huffington Post spoke with Feig.
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'Ghostbusters': All the Callbacks, Cameos, and Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed
From the beginning, director Paul Feig has insisted his female-fronted Ghostbusters existed in an alternate universe where the events of the original 1984 bro-powered blockbuster never happened. No Keymaster. No streams crossed. No Stay Puft Marshmallow Man laying waste to the Upper West Side. But that doesn’t mean the new Ghostbusters ignores its predecessor. Feig has stuffed his film, arriving in theaters this weekend, with callbacks, cameos, and Easter eggs that fully embrace the Ivan Reitman-helmed classic. ...
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Goodbye, New York? Paul Feig Suggests New Setting For ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel
Like the original Ghostbusters, the newly rebooted version takes place in New York City. When Yahoo Movies had the chance to sit down with director Paul Feig, we asked whether this story needs to take place in the Big Apple.
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Paul Feig Has a Mission Planned for Jason Statham in Potential 'Spy 2'
Director Paul Feig tells Empire he has a story for sequel to 2015 hit comedy, and promises what he has in mind will make action star's character even less self-aware
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'Ghostbusters' Director Paul Feig Gets Slimed on 'The Graham Norton Show'
On “The Graham Norton Show,” Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy performed their folk version of the “Ghostbusters” theme and director Paul Feig got slimed.
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'Ghostbusters': Meet the New Crew in Character Profile Videos
Clips give us a sense of the characters Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon are playing
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'Ghostbusters Day': New and Original Stars Snap a Selfie to Celebrate
Director Paul Feig tweets photo of his four stars with Bill Murray, Dan Akyroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts ahead of both generations of stars appearing together on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Paul Feig Responds to 'Misogynistic' 'Ghostbusters' Backlash
Since it was announced, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot has gotten a considerable (and well-documented) amount of criticism from very vocal online detractors. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones star in the Sony reboot as the eponymous Ghostbusters, taking over the mantle from Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson.
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'Ghostbusters' Director Paul Feig Commits to Taking Geek Community 'Back From the Bullies'
The recent teaser for the film has become the most disliked trailer in YouTube history, with some lodging complaints, on YouTube and other platforms, about the comedy’s tone and the fact that women, not men, are the ones holding the proton packs. In a piece published last week by the New York Daily News, Paul Feig, director of Ghostbusters, was quoted as saying, “Geek culture is home to some of the biggest a——s I’ve ever met in my life.“ It was a statement Feig made a year ago in response to a book author’s general questions about the reboot controversy, not a comment about the brouhaha regarding the trailer.
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Paul Feig on Why Bill Murray Joined His 'Ghostbusters' — And the 'Nerve-racking' Moment He Stepped on Set
Paul Feig isn’t yet revealing what roles Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray play in the new Ghostbusters. What we know is they don’t play doctors Raymond Stantz and Peter Venkman, respectively, since the new version takes place in a separate timeline from the 1984 original and its 1989 sequel.
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Paul Feig Explains Why Jennifer Lawrence Couldn't Join 'Ghostbusters'
Jennifer Lawrence gave the internet something to speculate about in late 2014 when she admitted to MTV UK that she’d had dinner with director Paul Feig, immediately placing her in the running for one of the four lead roles in his Ghostbusters reboot. The casting didn’t pan out, obviously — Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones are playing the new fab four.
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'Ghostbusters' Trailer Breakdown
After months of anticipation, a trailer for Ghostbusters has finally been released. At a press event Wednesday, director Paul Feig confirmed that this is a reboot of the franchise, not a sequel. The reason Feig and co-writer Katie Dippold went the reboot route was because in the original films, people were interacting with ghosts for the first time.