Despite reports last year that Sony was moving forward with a male-led Ghostbusters film from Captain America directors Joe and Anthony Russo , producer Ivan Reitman has come forward to say he was "never involved" in such a project, claiming it was "never real."

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In an interview with The Globe and Mail , Reitman said that while "there was a writer hired by the studio who did 30 pages," what they crafted "wasn’t very good."The project, which was rumored to star both Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt , was believed by many to be fallback plan in the event this year's new female-led Ghostbusters reboot wasn't a success. According to Reitman, however, that couldn't be further from the truth, with the producer saying "the biggest misconception was that we were creating a parallel film in case the girls version didn’t work out. But the only movie we were making was [Paul Feig's] movie. It never faltered."The new female-led Ghostbusters film starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones debuted last week. For our thoughts on the Feig-directed reboot, check out IGN's Ghostbusters review

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