I originally didn’t want to even comment on this story but being that we call ourselves ‘Ghostbusters News’, I feel like we’d be doing a disservice if we didn’t.

Alright, where to begin…

Dan Aykroyd was a guest on the June 4th episode of Sunday Brunch and was asked about Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. Check out the select footage as well Aykroyd’s direct quote below:

[Ghostbusters] made a lot of money around the world but just cost too much, making it economically not feasible to do another one. So that’s too bad. The director, he spent too much on it. He didn’t shoot scenes we suggested to him and several scenes that were going to be needed and he said, ‘Nah, we don’t need them.’ Then we tested the movie and they needed them and he had to go back. About $30 to $40-million in reshoots. So he will not be back on the Sony lot anytime soon.

Following the segment, several top entertainment websites ran with click bait headlines claiming that Aykroyd “blasted” or “slammed” Feig. Unprofessional, maybe.

The Associated Press reached out to Sony Pictures for a statement regarding Aykroyd’s comments on Tuesday. It was revealed that the $30-$40 million Aykroyd believed the reshoots cost was actually somewhere between $3-$4 million. Sony also added:

“Sony has a strong relationship with Paul Feig, and we have incredible respect for his work,”

In a possible attempt to subdue the issue, which may have even added more fuel to the fire, Aykroyd’s Facebook page was updated on Monday afternoon with the below post:

While Aykroyd has been rather vocal on the matter, director Paul Feig has been pretty much been silent. The only social media posts Feig has made with regards to Ghostbusters is positive comments on fan cosplay and even advertising the June 8th Ghostbusters Day celebration:

We are all Ghostbusters. Lots of love to Ghostheads everywhere. Get ready to celebrate and keep on bustin’! ???#GhostbustersDay pic.twitter.com/pKJNHFjqpT — Paul Feig (@paulfeig) June 6, 2017

If there’s one thing for sure it’s that Aykroyd’s comments about Feig have gotten the internet talking again about Ghostbusters. With Ghostbusters Day only a few short days away and announcements regarding the future of the franchise expected, one has to raise an eyebrow to this well-timed drama.

As a fan of both Aykroyd and Feig’s work, let’s cap this article off with this wonderful tweet Paul commented on back on June 2nd: