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All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Director: Film Failed Because Of ‘Anti-Hillary’ Movement

Emily Zanotti
All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Director: Film Failed Because Of ‘Anti-Hillary’ Movement
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Paul Feig, who directed the all-female “Ghostbusters” reboot, is, apparently, still sore about the box office flop and, this week, blamed the film’s failure on “anti-Hillary” Clinton sentiment, at an all-time high in 2016.

“In a discussion with Julia Cunningham on ‘The Jess Cagle Show’ on SiriusXM, Feig discussed the vocal negativity that arose following the casting of Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as the leads of the film,” Variety reported Thursday.

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