Why was the new Ghostbusters shot in Boston? Director Paul Feig explains

No originalist fanboys, we love the new Ghostbusters plenty: In our four-star review, we call it "jacked up, subversive and often very funny…almost a supernatural event in itself." But there's no denying that something is lost in its ersatz New York City, shot in an unpersuasive Boston. No proper New Yorker would be caught dead eating Papa John's Pizza like they do, nor is there actually a subway stop called Seward St.

We asked reboot cowriter-director Paul Feig to comment on his production's retreat to Boston, even with the original's reputation as an iconic NYC classic. "New York is so much a part of [the original film's] DNA," he agrees. "But we shot one day in New York, and it was almost impossible because we just got inundated by people and the paparazzi. The New York paparazzi are unlike anything you've ever seen. They'll just walk right onto the set, like in the actor's face, clicking pictures, and the cops won't throw them out because technically they have a right to be there. So you just have to negotiate with these photographers, like, 'Please get out of the way while we're shooting a scene.' I hate to complain, but it's not cool."

You can read our entire interview with Feig right here.