ThrowingChicken wrote:I think he was. They wanted to push him out before Ramis died, and I really think they used his death to their advantage.
I'm not that convinced really. We know Sony wanted Ivan to be a producer, because as a director he is hobbling the story. They discuss this a bit in the leak and to be fair, they are not wrong: he is not as great as he was in the good old days if you look at his box office numbers and Ivan, Ramis and Dan have failed to get an convincing script approved for 25+ YEARS. So I kinda get why Sony want some fresh minds to take a crack at it instead of the orginal trio. When the trio becomes a duo, it is even harder to create a script so Ivan agrees to take a step back. That's not using someone death, that's facing a sad reality.
ThrowingChicken wrote: There is also Reitman begging them not to call it a reboot the moment up to the announcement.
The press got wind of this via a leak which is why the term reboot was now known to the world. Technically they still waited for the dinner with Ivan and Feig, but the leak forced their hand.
Re: Source: 'Ghostbusters 3' to Be Reboot Focusing on Female Ghostbusters
Who even knows that's the pitch beyond us and JK? Ivan. Gregory McKnight. Paul. Anyone else?
From: Belgrad, Doug
Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 2:03 PM
To: Minghella, Hannah
Cc: Pascal, Amy; DeLuca, Michael
Subject: Re: Source: 'Ghostbusters 3' to Be Reboot Focusing on Female Ghostbusters
We have a problem.
On Aug 2, 2014, at 3:02 PM, "Minghella, Hannah" <Hannah_Minghella@spe.sony.com> wrote:
Really... how does this level of specificity just leak to the press?
From: THR Breaking News
Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 12:56 PM
To: Minghella, Hannah
Subject: Source: 'Ghostbusters 3' to Be Reboot Focusing on Female Ghostbusters
'Ghostbusters 3' Targets Paul Feig as Director
The Hollywood Reporter: Breaking News
'Ghostbusters 3' Targets Paul Feig as Director
http://link.hollywoodreporter.com/518927f8191b2a64
In the official announcement two months later the press f**** them over
again and called it a reboot, because of the leak earlier. So, again, not Sony's fault.
Fwd: 'Ghostbusters' Reboot Lands 'The Heat' Writer Katie Dippold (Exclusive)This is not what we agreed on. I'm incredibly pissed.Ivan
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Re: 'Ghostbusters' Reboot Lands 'The Heat' Writer Katie Dippold (Exclusive)
I completely understand Ivan but one thing to keep in mind is the editor and reporters sometimes change language to suit their headline needs and we don’t have a lot of control over how they ultimately write these stories up.This stuff is just sideshow stuff, the real stuff is when you and paul get together, nobody who buys a movie ticket reads this crap anyway it’s all besides the point
So, if you want someone to blame, blame the leakers and the press for pissing of Ivan, which Amy had to calm down. Which is why she had the dinner party so they could talk strategy for the upcoming diner with Paul and Ivan. To calm his fears. Which we all know worked and he was on board for the reboot.
For Ivan.