Ever since the Ghostbusters remake was first announced, the film has faced criticism from fans who are appalled that four talented women have dared to characterize the paranormal investigating quartet.
Academy Award nominee, Kristen Wiig was taken by surprise after online trolls seated a campaign against the new female frontliners remaking of the 80s favorite, Ghostbusters.
The star and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Bridesmaids discussed with the Los Angeles Times, that she has not expected the film, in which she co-stars with Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones, to bring about so much displeasure.
In the interview, Wiig explained "The fact there was so much controversy because we were women was surprising to me. Some people said some really not nice things about the fact that there were women. It didn't make me mad, it just really bummed me out. We're really honoring those movies."
Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids, MacGruber), while on promotion for her new movie Nasty Baby was asked if she has ever been part of a movie that has received so much attention and been surrounded in controversy as her all-female Ghostbusters remake.
Her response was, "I think the fact that people keep asking it implies that it's something we need to explain or defend. If [people] would watch movies or look at comedy and see how many talented, funny women are out there and have been since the beginning of time, people would stop asking that."
Included in the main Ghostbusters cast are Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy and Leslie Jones. Costarring are Andy Garcia, Cecily Strong, Michael K. Williams, Matt Walsh, Chris Hemsworth and Neil Casey.
Original Ghostbusters cast members, who will all make a cameo are Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts Sigourney and Dan Aykroyd. Paul Feig of Bridesmaids and The Heat will direct the film, based on a script he co-wrote with Katie Dippold.
Ghostbusters is scheduled to hit the theaters July 15, 2016.
