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When the first official trailer for the Ghostbusters reboot came out earlier this month, many fans took to social media to express their discomfort over Leslie Jones' role, as the only black actress was playing a street-smart role instead of a scientist. Now, it has been revealed that the role in the Sony film was originally written for Melissa McCarthy. Read More »
Last week, the trailer for the upcoming reboot of Ghostbusters came out, and while the movie looks funny, one thing called everyone's attention: Leslie Jones' role. Patty Tolan is the only black lead character and, as opposed to the other three ladies, she's also the only non-scientist, prompting calls of racism and stereotypes; and now, the Saturday Night Live cast member defends her 2016 role. Read More »
After months of waiting, the first trailer for the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot has finally arrived, and the promise of the all-female cast seems to deliver. In the first trailer, three paranormal scientists (Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig) team up with one savvy New Yorker (Leslie Jones) to defeat apparitions -- with the help of sexy and objectified secretary Chris Hemsworth. Read More »
When Ghostbusters franchise was announced to be rebooted, the movie became one of the most talked about upcoming films. After then, bits of news and lots of pictures of the new team of Ghostbusters are being revealed. However, footage or any video relating to the film has been unfortunately lacking. Good thing director Paul Feig revealed when the first trailer is to be expected. Read More »
Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones has the perfect plan to get The Revenant star Leonardo DiCaprio into bed. She's going to use a ham sandwich. Read More »
Next summer will be filled with potential blockbusters fighting each other in the box office, and one particular reboot, Paul Feig's new all-female cast version of Ghostbusters, headlined by Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, is one of the most highly anticipated ones. In fact, EW just released more info about the villains and what to expect from the upcoming film! Read More »
Saturday Night Live has been known to have a controversial sketch or two over the past 41 years. And given this past weekend's episode with GOP candidate Donald Trump – you remember, the one where Larry David called him a "racist" during the monologue – alongside the likes of some social media stir due to a bit from Leslie Jones and slavery, the question of how edgy is too edgy appears to be at the forefront of everyone's mind. Read More »
The stars of the new Ghostbusters film – Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones – recently visited the Tufts Medical Center's Floating Hospital for Children. The best part? They each showed up in their Ghostbusters garb. Which, as you'd expect, was a total win. Sure, it wasn't the first time we saw the cast in character, as photos were recently leaked, but it was certainly a rare (yet wonderful) situation. Read More »
Despite the negative feedback that the reboot of Ghostbusters is receiving, whether it be for the all-female cast, or the topic of remakes being overdone, the first photos from on set were leaked earlier this summer and to be honest, the new devices that these ladies are using look pretty cool! Read More »
Since Ivan Reitman exited the project, Sony has been searching the right all-female comedic cast for the "Ghostbusters" sequel. Now Bridesmaids director Paul Feig has approached actresses Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon to take on "Ghostbusters 3" reboot. Read More »
Saturday Night Live has had a lot of shake-ups and additions for their current 40th season. Just yesterday, Oct. 20, the famed NBC sketch show made another one: they’ve decided to add comedian Leslie Jones to their cast. Read More »
Just days after hiring New York City comedienne and actress Sasheer Zamata as a new cast member, Saturday Night Live added two new writers to its team. These two scribes are LaKendra Tookes and Leslie Jones and will start their new jobs next week. These three women are being seen as SNL's answer to the criticism over the lack of African-American females on the cast and crew, but they were hired for their talent and experience so we should not forget that! Read More »
