10 Films We Said We Wanted But Didn't Go See

Since Ghostbusters is one of the most celebrated comedies of all time, studios were always going to try and wrangle a franchise out of it. Even though Ghostbusters II was a dud, the nostalgia was too great for fans. They still wanted more.

After Dan Aykroyd went through a dozen scripts over nearly 20 years, Sony decided to reboot the film with a female cast playing the titular phantom hunters. Moviegoers were, to put it mildly, unpleased. Millions of people saw the gender-swapped cast as a stunt and thus, boycotted the film.

Now, it's easy to blame the film's failure on trolls condemning the movie before it came out but there were a lot of other factors. Not only were the trailers unfunny, it wasn't clear whether the film was a remake or a sequel. Heck, viewers weren't sure what the title was (Was "Answer the Call" part of the film's title or the tagline?) If a movie can't make its trailer look good or its title clear, it is in serious trouble.

Director, Paul Feig, stated Ghostbusters needed to earn $500 million to get a sequel. Unfortunately, it didn't earn half of that and so, its proposed follow-ups were canned.