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In this image released by Sony Pictures (from left) Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon are seen from the film ‘’, opening nationwide on July 15. — AP ‘Ghostbusters’ courts male moviegoers

o sell “Ghostbusters”, who are you remade at all, while others have voiced crit- going to call? In the film’s initial icisms of the female-led cast that have Tnationwide TV spots, not its female been called sexist. Much attention has cen- stars. Sony Pictures trotted out commer- tered on the high number of “dislikes” the cials Thursday night that promoted the film’s trailer received on YouTube. female-led reboot not with cast members The spots Thursday featured one New Melissa McCarthy or Kristen Wiig, but bas- York Knicks-centric ad with Anthony, Spike ketball stars Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Lee, Kristaps Porzingis and Clyde Frazier Anthony. The ads ran on ABC during game strapping on proton packs. In the other, the one of the NBA Finals, which is watched by newly retired Bryant wages war in a a largely male audience. “Ghostbusters” jumpsuit. The East Coast- Targeting different demographics West Coast ads were made jointly by Sony through varied marketing strategies is Pictures and ESPN. The promotional push commonplace for Hollywood films. Rarer for “Ghostbusters” is going into hyperdrive. are ads that replace a movie’s actual cast Sony also announced that Wednesday will wholesale. The ads, which drew mixed be “Ghostbusters Day”. reactions from viewers Thursday night, At least then the “Ghostbusters” cast exhibited the anxiety Sony may have in will get part of the marketing spot- getting enough male moviegoers to buy light. Jimmy Kimmel will host the stars, tickets for the big-budget comedy. A lot is along with appearances of original riding on the film, due out July 15, which cast members Bill Murray, Dan cost more than $150 million to make. Aykroyd, and Annie Potts Since its inception, Paul Feig’s on Wednesday. — AP “Ghostbusters” - which also stars Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones - has proven unexpectedly divisive online. Some have (Fom left) Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones are seen in another scene from ‘Ghostbusters’. objected to the 1984 original being Damon tells MIT graduates to face world’s problems att Damon spoke to Massachusetts Institute of career, said being keynote speaker was an honor he didn’t for president? Can we transfer to a different one?” he asked. Technology graduates Friday and passed on a little deserve. He questioned why he was selected when previous The actor and filmmaker best known for his roles as Jason Madvice he got from former President Bill Clinton. The commencement speakers have included Nobel prize winners Bourne also borrowed a line from his latest movie, “The actor, who grew up near the MIT campus and played a mathe- and presidents. “And who did you get? The guy who did the Martian ,” to caution graduates: “Not every problem has a matically gifted MIT janitor in “Good Will Hunting,” listed what voice for a cartoon horse,” referring to the 2002 animated high-tech solution. We can’t science the you-know-what out he described as some of the world’s greatest problems, includ- movie “Stallion of the Cimarron.” of every problem.” He added: “You’ve got to go out and do ing income inequality, a corrupt banking system and a broken He even let his politics shine through, taking a swipe at really interesting things, important things, inventive things, political system. Then he told graduates: “Turn toward the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump because this world has problems that we need you to drop problems you see. You have to engage.” while discussing simulation theory - the notion that the world everything and solve.” — AP More than 1,000 undergraduates and almost 1,800 gradu- is part of an advanced alien species computer simulation. “If Actor Matt Damon gestures during his address at the ate students received their degrees at Friday’s ceremony. there are multiple simulations, how come we have to be in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s commencement Damon, who dropped out of Harvard to pursue his acting one where Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Friday. — AP