Ghostbusters (2016) Pitch Meeting

2016’s Ghostbusters reboot aimed to breathe new life into the classic franchise by introducing us to a brand new take on the concept, while still shoving as much nostalgia our way as it could. The movie bombed pretty hard at the box office and it seems unlikely that we'll see this version of the team again. The movie was kind of a mess and raises a ton of questions. Like… was there a script? Did Paul Feig just point a camera at Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones and let them come up with stuff? What even are the rules of this universe?

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the pitch meeting that led to 2016’s Ghostbusters! It’s super easy, barely an inconvenience!

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[anichka]

"are you an expert?"
"Oh God no. Are you?"
"No. Should we get one of those?"
"Probably"
That explains....so

[DM-Raven]

"What was the motivation for that?"
"It's sexist of you to even ask that."

This was basically the PR strategy for the movie.

[marrowbonez]

I feel like this is exactly how the pitch meeting went for this movie

[cdorman]

"They're ALL going to be funny."
"Oh, really??"
No.

[drewlovelyhell]

One of the great things about the original was the tangible money troubles, like Ray having to mortgage his house so he could buy a crappy lemon for transport, and a rundown firehouse for an HQ..
The mundane stuff helped sell the fantastic elements.

[dantebelmont]

This video is more enjoyable than the movie he's talking about

[moronitembo]

- How much money did this movie make??
- UNCLEAR

[strahinjagov]

"And then we'll make a sequel to this movie"
"With what money?"
"Unclear"

[wyliecoyote]

My conversation with my mother:
"With what money?"
"Unclear."

[bchrgrmopar]

Gender swap plotless money-grabs are tight!

[Tim_the_Enchanter]

The more of these I watch, the more scriptwriter guy saying "I don't know" becomes my favorite thing.

[franciscolaurean]

Just remembered he's not wearing any pants

[Wurzelknecht]

He forgot to mention the most brilliant marketing strategy of attacking the fanbase and trying to guilt trip people into liking the movie.

[Urban-Spaceman]

I got 10 minutes into GB (2016) and took my own life. Im now a ghostwriter.

[zmb]

Producer: Then in a few years, we can make a sequel.

Writer: With what money?

Producer: I thought you said it was gonna make a lot of money?

Writer: Whoops!

Producer: Whoopsies!

[NewtonSparetire]

Losing money from this movie was easy, barely an inconvenience.

[rocketman]

I've started saying "well okay then" a lot more thanks to this series.

[tekimpo]

Kudos to pitch meeting for not disabling the comments like honest trailers did for this movie

[facepwnagewtf]

I love that the studio executive only becomes frustrated when he can't get a clear answer of where the money comes from.

[andrewponton]

I slipped in "super easy, barely an inconvenience" at work. Nobody got the reference.