Paul Feig: ‘Everyone went cannibal over the female Ghostbusters. A lot of dudes were looking for a fight’

With his new film Jackpot! streaming now, the Bridesmaids director answers your questions on why he loves Jason Statham, how to break into the industry and why ‘political correctness’ hasn’t killed comedyYou have done more than almost any man alive to promote female‑led comedy. What has made this so close to your heart? OrokliniI love funny women. I was an only child. I was close to my mom, who was very funny. I lived next door to a family of eight kids, six of whom were