Original Ghostbusters Star Has Change Of Heart About 2016 Female Reboot: "I'm Fully Supportive Of It"

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Summary Dan Aykroyd no longer resents the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot and admits the high budget was his fault.

He now fully supports the movie and praises the all-female cast led by Melissa McCarthy.

Aykroyd believes the film worked well and is proud to have been a part of it.

Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz) no longer resents Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2016). The 2016 reboot starred a women-led cast that featured Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones as the four ghostbusting stars, while Chris Hemsworth joined them as an assistant. The controversial Ghostbusters movie earned $229.1 million at the box office, a weak showing compared to the $144 million budget. Aykroyd admitted that enjoyed the movie but believed the cost was too immense.

Eight years after the release, Aykroyd has changed his mind and believes any issues were his own doing. In an interview with People, Aykroyd revealed that the high budget was his responsibility as a producer, and he should have stepped in to help maintain the budget. He is now "proud" to have taken part and is "fully supportive" of the attempted reboot. Check out his full quote below:

I liked the movie [director] Paul Feig made with those spectacular women. I was mad at them at the time because I was supposed to be a producer on there and I didn't do my job and I didn't argue about costs. And it cost perhaps more than it should, and they all do. All these movies do. I thought that the villain at the end was great. I loved so much of it. And of course, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones and Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, you're never going to do better than that. So I go on the record as saying I'm so proud to have been able to license that movie and have a hand and have a part in it, and I'm fully supportive of it, and I don't besmirch it at all. I think it works really great amongst all the ones that have been made.

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Source: People