Judd Apatow: ‘Ghostbusters’ Haters Are Donald Trump Supporters | Variety 

Ghostbusters” reboot has come under fire since the femme-powered project was first annouced in 2014 and has drawn even more criticism since the trailer — the most “disliked” in YouTube history — debuted in March. Producer Judd Apatow thinks those critics happen to be Donald Trump supporters.

“I would assume there’s a very large crossover of people who are doubtful ‘Ghostbusters’ will be great and people excited about the Donald Trump candidacy,” Apatow told Uproxx. “I would assume they are the exact same people. That movie is made by the great Paul Feig and stars the funniest people on Earth, so I couldn’t be more excited.”

The controversy reached new heights when it was revealed that Leslie Jones, the only African-American Ghostbuster, was also the sole lead in the film not playing a scientist. But despite that issue being addressed and turned on its head when it was reported that the part was originally written for Melissa McCarthy, fans still found the general casting problematic.

Some asserted on YouTube that “feminists killed one of the very few classics.” However, Apatow said people “have paid too much attention to just some angry trolls” and the film will be judged on its own merits.

“I don’t think anything really matters the way you think it does,” he said. “The movie comes out, and it will be great, and people will just be happy to have it. It’s not like anybody really cares about a couple of idiots who hold onto the idea that things never evolve. I always think, you know, we have our past and if you can come up with a new, cool way to do something, then that’s exciting and hopefully it will make a lot of people happy.”

The reboot, which also stars Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon, hits theaters on July 15.

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I’m a lesbian, and I dislike Trump (I also dislike Hilary, but it never seems to be an issue to support her, even though she’s just as bad for America as Trump is). I still think the movie looks terrible, based on the footage shown so far.

But hey, ya know, great job grasping at straws and burying your head in the sand instead of listening to criticism.

Yeah I have officially decided that I’m not going to see this movie in the theater. Instead of trying to win back the fans of this franchise, Sony has done everything in their power to lump everyone together into being Sexist lonely nerds. Can’t a person voice their opinion on the project based on the fact that it looks crappy and has an obvious black stereotype without being deemed a sexist nerd.

How about the fact that you want to present this as a progressive film yet when you had the opportunity to change you still made the one black character a large angry black cartoon character. We no longer live in the 80s. This crap is unacceptable to me.

i’d like to respond but how do you respond to comments that are that stupid?

Funnily enough, I support Bernie since he began his campaign (fuck Trump) and it looks like this reboot is going to be terrible. Do you know why that is? Because it doesn’t seem to do the original justice. I don’t care if Paul Feig and the cast are funny. They are. But their type of humor simply doesn’t match the deadpan, dialogue-driven humor of Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. I was hoping Judd Apatow, a long-time comedian and screenwriter, would know that. Also, isn’t it a bit disrespectful to make this right after Ramis, the creator, died? It’s like the Labyrinth remake they’re doing right after David Bowie died, simply to capitalize on his recent ressurgence of popularity.

I’m still giving this the benefit of the doubt, but it doesn’t look good.

(P.S.: This is not the first time I disapprove of a reboot being made.)

Yeah this totally makes me want to see the movie now.

Sony can’t be happy that people like Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, and now Judd Apatow are doing everything they can to make sure the fence sitters don’t see this movie.

McCarthy: People who downvoted the trailer don’t have friends

Apatow: Ghostbusters critiics are racist Trump supporters

This is all blowback from the Sony hack. The media ran with a narrative of how Jennifer Lawrence was supposedly a victim of discrimination because she got paid less than Bradley Cooper in American Hustle despite her not working as many days or having as many lines and Sony wanted feminist friendly PR.

The original sin that is my outrage is the ego-driven belief that a perfect classic can somehow be trumped. Ironic pun fully intended. Sorry, agenda pushers, being broadly labelled a misogynist for my nuanced opinion does not hurt my feelings or my sense of identity. Thanks for attempting to speak for me, but I’m perfectly capable of standing on my own.

People who compare the most obscure comparisons are only trying make noise for a fantastic opinion…. “people who eat French onion dip area to Americans who hate our country” ridiculous…..

How many heads are going to roll at Sony after this major bomb?? Can’t wait to watch!!

SMH – just another idiotic Hollywood libtard yapping his diarrhea mouth! Which party is supporting the importation of illegals, giving out more food stamps to the poor and lazy, and has the national debt another $9trillion in the hole?!?!?

The only funny thing to come from this movie is the complete nonsense to come out of Judd Apatow’s mouth.

People who thought the original movie was funnier are SMART.

People who believe the stars and studios’ argument that hating the movie is some “sexist” fear of female characters are gullible, and gullible people who can be easily distracted by moving goalposts are more LIKELY to vote for Trump.

“everyone who hates the new Ghostbusters is a sexist, bigoted, nazi poopyhead!”

So they wrote “aww hell no, the devil is alive” for Melissa McCarthy, what nonsense. It’s also weird how political this movie has become in every sense of the word.

The trailer doesn’t have a single laugh in it. I saw the trailer in a full theater and you could have heard a pin drop if the trailer itself hadn’t been so loud.

This is literally the most laughable, desperate, and stupid thing I’ve ever heard.

Sounds like Apatow already thinks this movie is a turd and is making up an excuse for when it bombs at the box office

The final money count and reviews will tell the story but if Apatow wants to label everyone that doesn’t see his movie then go right ahead there Mr Apatow and label away as I am sure even the people that hate Trump will be happy to pay money to see your future movies after being labeled and called stupid by the director but this is expected from all of the self proclaimed Hollywood elites these days

Apatow makes garbage movies that are quickly forgotten

A trailer for a comedy film didn’t make me laugh, naturally this leads me to believe said comedy won’t be for me. Therefore, logically, I must also support the ravings of a delusional madman. Wait. What? There’s a bit of a leap there, right?

Mr. Apatow, when you talk about all of the members of a group as behaving in a monolithic way, you are engaging in prejudice and stereotyping.

I like Apatow, and we all know he has done a lot for comedy as well as diversity in comedy. All that being said, I’m getting a little annoyed with him being such a politically correct “white knight/ SJW”, and this is coming from someone who is very much looking forward to the new Ghostbusters movie. We get it, he props people up that he likes. I personally cant stand Lena Dunham and her constant “look at me look at me, I’m going to make you accept me and be the leader of the feminist movement whether you like it or not” attitude. Some people just don’t like certain things, for whatever reason. Does not mean they are Trump supporters, I don’t like Dunham and I cant stand Trump. Whether its comedy, comediennes, Cosby, or whatever social issue currently being discussed, sometimes, the smart move is to just not say anything and let your work speak for themselves. But not Apatow, he’s going to stand up for “the little guy”. That theme is prevalent throughout all his work. It’s not even a BAD thing. But when you’re constantly making your opinions known and the fact that you are a self appointed white knight, it can turn into a bad thing. Side note, all these petty trolls having their period over the new Ghostbusters movie need to just fuck off and go away. As fans, people need to understand the simple truth that studios don’t owe you a goddamn thing. Those old movies with Murray and Akroyd that you hold so near and dear still exist, they are on multiple platforms that you can watch at any given moment all the time. That was that and this new iteration is its own thing. They both are allowed to exist. Properties are allowed to evolve. No one is taking your precious childhood away and if you truly are thinking that then you have bigger problems than “they made my Ghostbusters women”. I constantly hear these long diatribes about how its not about them being women blah blah blah. If its not about them being women, then simply say “the trailers aren’t doing much for me but you cant always judge a movie by its trailer and I will wait to see it for myself before I form an opinion”. If you don’t want to do that and refuse to see the movie, then do that and stfu. Unfortunately, with YouTube everyone is given a platform to voice their opinions……for better or worse.

Judd needs to check his ego, especially after endorsing crapolla like “Love”.

Saying critics of the film are “having their period” is pretty sexist of you…all the people who dare to dislike the idea of this film are not women.

Meanwhile krApatow is the director of some of the most conservative-leaning Hollywood garbage, including the worst anti-abortion screed possibly in history. Is he voting for Cruz or Ben Carson?