Do You Wanna Do a Remake?
“Do You Want to Do a Remake?”
With apologies to Frozen
Do you wanna do a remake?
Rewrite an eighties hit?
We could do an all new Ghostbusters,
Swap “his” for “hers”
And watch dudes lose their sh*t!
We’ll ruin all their childhoods
Our evil scheme
Will make all the dudebros cry!
Do you wanna do a remake?
It doesn’t have to be a remake…
(“But why should they all be women?”)
(Major side-eye)
Do you wanna do a remake?
Women tearing down the walls.
In truth these changes are long overdue.
It’s not some female plot to
Shrivel up your balls!
(“Oh, my. Maybe the cold does bother you, huh?”)
It gets a little boring
All these male-led films
With just one token female. Why?
(“Save me!” “Tame me!” “Help me!” “Kiss me!”)
“Will there be a female Slimer?”
“Will Ecto-one be painted pink?”
“You feminists will ruin everything!”
“Hollywood’s too left wing!”
“It’s gonna stink!”
The proton packs are ours now.
So just back off, man.
’Cause women can bust ghosts too!
So we’re gonna do a remake.
Marie
January 30, 2015 @ 9:31 am
Bravo ! Encore ! *standing ovation, enthused clapping*
ERIN
January 30, 2015 @ 9:35 am
nicely done!
Ken Marable
January 30, 2015 @ 9:53 am
Wow, your BIG SECRET PROJECT is the Ghostbusters remake?!! Congrats!!
😉 Just kidding, nicely done! I can see their motivation to have it a completely female cast, but seeing who they cast, I could totally believe they just went with 4 of the funniest people in the biz who would be incredible together and they just happened to be 4 women! I am massively excited for this movie, and honestly, probably more excited than if they had brought back the original cast like had originally been rumored for years and years while Harold Ramis was still alive.
(Now hurry up and post about the BIG SECRET PROJECT!!)
Martin
January 30, 2015 @ 9:56 am
Nice
PJ
January 30, 2015 @ 10:01 am
And now I have “Do you want to build a snowman” in my head. Again. Curse you, Hines. I have two daughters under the age of 5. I get enough of this at home! I don’t need this from the blogs I follow, too! *weeping ensues*
Jim C. Hines
January 30, 2015 @ 10:11 am
Just got done with a conference call about the announcement. Will be finalizing the details and posting that soon 🙂
Bruce Boughner
January 30, 2015 @ 10:23 am
and here I thought it would be better set to the Beatle’s “Do You Wanna Know A Secret”
Ken Marable
January 30, 2015 @ 11:07 am
Hey, PJ, why don’t you just… Let it go!
Mwahahahaha! >:)
Pat Munson-Siter
January 30, 2015 @ 12:39 pm
What gets me about the dudebros is that the folks at the studios who green lighted this project are almost certainly almost all men… so obviously there are a lot of high powered men who think this project has a chance to make them LOTS of money… I am not normally very enthusiastic about remakes / reboots, but I’m willing to give this one a chance. If nothing else, perhaps if the first one is successful they’ll explore some new story ideas in future ‘episodes.’ Always hoped for a third, fourth etc Ghostbusters. And now that we’ve lost Harold Ramis, it is perhaps better to explore recasting the main characters anyway.
PJ
January 30, 2015 @ 1:18 pm
*sobs harder*
Sally
January 30, 2015 @ 6:17 pm
I’d like to read that too, Bruce. Maybe someone will see your comment and write it.
“Listen… do you wanna do a remake…”
Sally
January 30, 2015 @ 6:20 pm
I am really not at all fond of two of the stars and don’t think they’re funny, but the tears of the dudebros are sweet. I might overcome my dislike for half the main cast and go see it just to help the box office.
I do hope they use the original song, only (of course) recorded by a woman. The lyrics don’t specify the gender of the Ghostbusters, just that they ain’t afraid of no ghosts, and are who you wanna call.
Amanda
January 30, 2015 @ 6:32 pm
I’ve been hoping it’s just an additional Ghostbusters movie and not a direct remake. It’s really rare I like a remake– not JUST for nostalgia reasons, but because the writers end up taking a lazy walk through the old one with two thousand callbacks and nothing really new. If this isn’t funny, dudes will blame it on the female cast instead of the writers. 🙁
Erica Wagner
January 30, 2015 @ 7:20 pm
I’ve been thinking the same thing. I hope it succeeds, but I’m so worried that it won’t due to being poorly written or something, and then everyone in Hollywood will think, “Yeah, female-dominated action movies won’t fly” for the next 20 years or so.
Lee Anne
January 30, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
My opinion is that Hollywood is either just lazy or doesn’t have any good ideas. All it can seem to do is remakes lately. Seriously? I’m all for a strong lead woman character. I love the idea…but dang…couldn’t you find a new story? I’m just afraid they are gonna take a classic and ruin it with bad writing and “Look how liberated we are now” mugging.
Write a NEW story where the STORY is what the movie is about…not just an attempt to suck off the possible nostalgia and hyped up feminism to make money.
Ken
January 30, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
Well, it’s at least not a direct remake. They have revealed who the characters are (although oddly enough not who is cast as which character although many are still in negotiations). Have to see if I can dig up a link, but they are all entirely new characters. I don’t know if it is the same world advanced some years or all new world complete reboot but at least the characters are all new (and not even renames, but entirely different motivations, backgrounds, etc. ) so at least not a direct remake.
Personally, I’d love it if it was in the same world but years later so that there is an echo of the originals there, but we will see.
Michelle H
January 31, 2015 @ 2:27 pm
My seven-year-old, Ghostbusters obsessed daughter got the biggest grin and look of wonder on her face when I told her they’re making a new movie with all women. It’s not about nostalgia (because, let’s face it, box office isn’t aimed at old farts) or hyping feminism. It’s about expanding a market.