Hate Surrounding New Ghostbusters Is the "Greatest Thing," Says Sony Movies Boss

The negativity surrounding the new Ghostbusters movie from a certain subset of the public might strike you as a negative for the film. But as the saying goes, any publicity is good publicity, and that appears to be the mentality that Sony's movies boss has.

Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, Tom Rothman, who oversees all of Sony Pictures' movie business, was asked broadly about what impact he thinks the "online bashing" will have on the upcoming film. He was, suffice it to say, not too worried about it.

"It's the greatest thing that ever happened. Are you kidding me?" he said. "We're in the national debate, thank you. Can we please get some more haters to say stupid things?"

There's been a negative reaction from some to the new Ghostbusters since it was first revealed it would star four women. The early trailers arguably didn't help matters, though the one thing I think we can all agree on is the new theme song is dreadful.

Ghostbusters launches on July 16, with a new game (starring new characters, not those in the movie) from Activision coming just prior for $50. A special $65 version of the game will also be available that comes with a digital copy of the movie.