CinemaGhostbusters: Dan Aykroyd defends reboot starring womenIn the first two films of the iconic Hollywood franchise, Dan Aykroyd played Raymond “Ray” Stantz; he reprised the role in 2024today at 10:31

Iconic interpreter of Raymond “Ray” Stantz in both films of The ghost hunters released in the 1980s, Dan Aykroyd defended Ghostbuster (2016), a reboot starring women, which did not have good results with the public or critics.

It is worth remembering how Aykroyd reprised the role in Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypsereleased in 2024 and starring McKenna Grace (Phoebe Spengler) It is Finn Wolfhard (Trevor). The 2016 film was released on July 14, 2016 in Brazilian cinemas, with a cast consisting of Melissa McCarthy (Abby Yates), Kristen Wiig (Erin Gilbert), Kate McKinnon (Jillian Holtzmann) It is Leslie Jones (Patty Tolan).

During an interview with Peoplethe actor took the opportunity to praise the production starring women. “I liked the film that [diretor] Paul Feig “I was mad at them at the time because I was supposed to be a producer there and I didn’t do my job and I didn’t talk about costs. And it cost maybe more than it should have, and they all do. All of these movies do.”

But man, I liked that movie. I thought the villain at the end was great. I loved that so much. And of course, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy It is Kristen Wiigyou will never do better than this.

“So I’ll put it on record that I’m very proud to have been able to license that film and have a hand and a role in it, and I fully support that, and I don’t tarnish it in any way. I think it works very well out of all the ones that have been made,” he concluded. Dan Aykroyd.