Mindy Kaling predicted female "Ghostbusters" backlash five years ago
Mindy Kaling wasn't surprised when an all-female "Ghostbusters" was met with immediate fan outrage -- especially since she predicted the reaction several years earlier.
Paul Feig's updated on the comedy classic was first announced in August 2014, and as soon as word hit that he would be casting four women as the Ghostbusters, reaction was swift and severe from fans of the original. And that anger hasn't died down, if the reaction to the trailer was any indication.
But none of this was a shock to Kaling, as the "Mindy Project" star hinted at this sort of scenario when she mentioned wanting to do an updated "Ghostbusters" herself in her book "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)," published in 2011.
"I always wanted the reboot of 'Ghostbusters' to be four girl-ghostbusters," Kaling wrote. "Like, four normal, plucky women living in New York City, searching for Mr. Right and trying to find jobs -- but who also bust ghosts."
"I'm not an idiot, though. I know the demographic for 'Ghostbusters; is teenage boys, and I know they would kill themselves if two ghostbusters had a makeover at Sephora," she continued. "I just have always wanted to see a cool girl having her first kiss with a guy she's had a crush on and then have to excuse herself to go trap the pissed-off ghosts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire or something."
Kaling even had some ideas on casting -- though Feig apparently wasn't interested in taking her suggestions for his own film.
"In my imagination, I am, of course, one of the ghostbusters, with the likes of say, Emily Blunt, Taraji Henson, and Natalie Portman," Kaling wrote. "Even if I'm not the ringleader, I'm definitely the one who gets to say, 'I ain't afraid a no ghost.' At least the first time."