Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Will Be Inspired By ‘The Walking Dead’
The all-female cast won’t be the only thing distinguishing theGhostbustersreboot from the originalGhostbustersmovies. It’ll also be taking inspiration from an unusual source.
During an appearance on AMC’sThe Talking Dead, directorPaul Feigrevealed thatThe Walking Deadwould be an influence on the new film. Well, he did promise hisGhostbusterswould be “scarier than the original.” Read Feig’sGhostbusters Walking Deadcomments after the jump.
Here’s Feig explaining howThe Walking Deadinfluenced hisGhostbustersreboot (viaScreenCrush):
I will say, I was very inspired by this show. What I love is how they play with the danger, they play with the scariness, but also the idea that it’s always about gauntlet run. And that’s something; an element I want to bring to this Ghostbusters reboot is having to get through these various obstacles that are supernatural and all that. I really feed off of The Walking Dead.
The unrelentingly grim zombie drama wouldn’t mesh well with the lightheartedGhostbusterswe know and love. However, Feig’sGhostbustersseems to have a different tone, as he’s talked repeatedly about his hope of making it “really scary.”
Moreover, Feig specifically says he’s interested in the “gauntlet run” and “obstacles” of the show, so perhaps he’s borrowing certain elements of the narrative without trying to copy its dour tone. Let’s hope that’s it. I don’t think anyone’s really eager to see theGhostbustersgo dark and gritty.
Feig has previously spoken aboutwhy he wants to up the scare factorin the newGhostbusters:
Both [screenwriter Katie Dippold] and I are obsessed with how do we make comedy really scary? […] I think funny people in peril and in danger is one of the best forms of comedy, and I really like things to play very real while funny things are happening. So that’s what both Katie and I really want to do with this one is make it crazy funny but also you’re scared at the same time.
Do you like the idea of aWalking Dead-influencedGhostbusters, or do you wish Feig would look elsewhere for inspiration?
