Ocean's 8: Thoughts on Female Led Reboots of Classic Movies
Predominantly female casts in movies isn't a new concept as seen in films like "Mean Girls," "Pitch Perfect," "Wonder Woman," "Girls Trip" and "Bridesmaids." However, the idea of a majorly female led cast taking on reboots of classic movies that notably featured predominantly male legs casts seems to cause immense outrage from fans of the original source material. This is majorly recognizable when the 2016 reboot of "Ghostbusters" (featuring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones) was first released causing an enormous backlash, specifically seen in the comments for the trailers of this movie. The movie itself is regarded as feminism pandering flop which as subsequently caused doubt for other movies of the same marketing choices, particularly "Ocean's 8." "Ocean's 8" is actually a spin-off from the Ocean's 11 trilogy from the early 2000s (helmed by George Cloo