The eagerly awaited reboot replaces the four male characters of the original with women. Could it be a game changer for Hollywood? ‘Everyone needs to step up,’ says its director, Paul FeigWednesday 27 April was Administrative Professionals’ Day, and previously National Secretaries Day – an annual celebration begun in the US in 1952. A heavily gendered date,it is traditionally an opportunity for florists and chocolatiers. But this year, a film grabbed a slice of the pie. That film was Ghostbusters, and the forthcoming reboot of the beloved supernatural comedy that sees Melissa McCarthy,Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon don the jumpsuits once worn by Bill Murray, or Dan Aykroyd,Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson.
In Ivan Reitman’s 1984 original, the secretary was Janine: goggle glasses, or pixie slit,questionable telephone manner (“Waddya want?”). In Paul Feig’s version, it’s Kevin: a ditzy blond hired for his hunkiness not his shorthand. The clips released to coincide with Administrative Professionals’ Day – Kevin baffled by the phone, or botching the tea run,eagerly drafting inappropriate logos (think busty ghosts) – brilliantly showcase the gender flip that is one of the film’s key USPs.
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Source: theguardian.com