Paul Feig Will Shoot ‘Ghostbusters 3’ In New York! Will He Create A Parody? ‘We’re Not Recreating The Old Movie,’ Director Explained
Paul Feig recently confirmed that he and "Ghostbusters 3" writer Kate Dippold would shoot the reboot in New York. Some fans were worried that the director may relocate the setting, since he will be doing a remake and not a continuation of the movie.
"No, to me it's such a New York movie and the biggest sin would be to pull it out of there." The 52-year old filmmaker told Empire.
Feig added, "I just love New York and, selfishly, I just want to shoot in New York."
That would at least remind us of the original movie where and maybe we can get a glimpse of the Ghostbusters building in Central Park West.
Paul Feig still stands firm in his decision to create an all-female ghost busters team. However, he will still add some stuff from the original movie that featured Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and the late Harold Ramis.
"We're not recreating the old movie but we want to do just enough fun nods that the fans will go, 'Oh, okay, they're acknowledging that the other movie existed," the "Ghostbusters 3" director claimed.
Some people thought that Paul Feig will be creating a parody of the classic comedy, but he assured fans that it won't be like that.
"I like to watch parodies, but I don't want to do them because they're too referential. Comedy that's too referential has such a short shelf life, whereas comedy that's based around characters will be relatable 2000 years from now because people won't change that much," the "Bridesmaid" director explained.
There have been reports that Paul Feig is currently in negotiations with Melissa McCarthy to star in "Ghostbusters 3". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star of "The Heat" is in early talks to star in the reboot of Ivan Reitman's blockbuster comedy.
"It came out publicly that we're in talks with Melissa but there's a lot to work out," the director confirmed the news.
Paul Feig is aware that he has a lot of haters, but he made a promise on New Year's Day that he will try not to disappoint the avid "Ghostbusters" fans.
"Happy New Year to everybody, even the Ghostbusters reboot haters. I love you all. I promise I will try not to ruin your childhoods. #iswear," he wrote on Twitter.
The "Ghostbusters 3" director then explained why he chose to make a reboot instead of a sequel.
"A lot of people ask why I didn't create my own thing but Ghostbusters never ran out of steam, it's such a great idea." Feig said.
He added, "It's such a fun franchise so why not bring it to a new generation? The old movie is never going to not exist. It's not my plan to erase every copy! Hopefully they can all live together."
