‘People got nuts about women trying to be empowered,’ said Paul Feig. Paul Feig, the director of the female-led Ghostbusters reboot, has blamed the anti-Hillary Clinton movement during the last US presidential election for the film’s poor box office performance. The 2016 movie starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. It earned …
Producer/director Paul Feig is a bona-fide starmaker. His hit 2011 movie “Bridesmaids” launched Melissa McCarthy into the stratosphere; his cult TV series, “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000), was a major early stepping stone for Hollywood A-listers Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Busy Phillips and Linda Cardellini. Feig’s latest series, “Love Life” (premiering May 27 on …