The characters of Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig encounter a ghost in a scene of the "Ghostbusters" movie. (Photo : YouTube / Sony Pictures Entertainment)
The all-female cast of "Ghostbusters" were recently on Ellen DeGeneres' show where they talked about their lives, played some games and had a time with Hillary Clinton. The cast has been experiencing negative buzz online for the film and DeGeneres gave them a warm welcome in their first time to be together on television.
Sony's upcoming movie has been attacked by "Ghostbusters" purists ahead of its release on July 15 with an all-female concept. The first trailer of the film received negative reactions on YouTube, so Sony released the second one on Facebook. A YouTube trailer can be used by non-fans by embedding it on their sites to spread negativity on Sony's YouTube channel, according to Hollywood Reporter.
DeGeneres complimented the stars as they made themselves comfortable on the couch. She told Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon, "I can't imagine a different cast for a 'Ghostbusters.'"
During their chat, McCarthy shared how she became one of the cast. She said, "I just kept stalking back and forth in front of Paul's house. 'I can do it! What about McCarthy?"
On her part, Jones revealed she was a Scientology telemarketer prior to becoming famous. She got the job by just acting crazy in the interview which she considered easy.
Meanwhile, McKinnon said she was an umpire of the Little League and thought it was her weirdest pre-fame job. Wiig jested she was a baseball umpire and sold peaches at a farmer's market.
McCarthy explained the upcoming film is just a reboot, not a sequel or a remake. She said, "With all the love we have of the original ones, we're taking it with new people and new circumstances."
Taped on May 24, Tuesday, and aired the following day, the episode also had McKinnon doing impersonations of both Clinton and DeGeneres. McKinnon often impersonates Clinton on "Saturday Night Live." The cast then played a game of heads up where Wiig and McCarthy grinded and bumped on each other amid laughs.
Stand-up comedian Elise Valderrama, who is supportive of the upcoming science fiction film. She credits the opposition to the general apathy and nostalgia people usually have for the originals, MSNBC reported. The five-year veteran in comedy believes that if the film will underperform, it will affect female comedians.
The video that follows is the official trailer of the 2016 "Ghostbusters" film.
