Dan Aykroyd Hopes Ghostbusters 3 Production Will Start 'In the Spring'
As it turns out, the best place to get Dan Aykroyd to discuss the possibility of Ghostbusters 3 is on the radio. Like the he did previously on Chicago's WGN radio last November, Aykroyd decided to fan the Ghostbusters flames over the air, this time with Dennis Miller. So! Is the mythical third film happening? Is Bill Murray going to appear? Who will star as the young Ghostbusters? What happened to the original Ghostbusters?
Said the erstwhile Ray Stantz to Miller:
Yes, we will be doing the movie, and hopefully with Mr. Murray. That is our hope. We have an excellent script, and what we have to remember is that 'Ghostbusters' is bigger than any one component. Although Billy was absolutely the lead and contributive to it in a massive way, as was the director and Harold [Ramis], myself and all of us -- Sigourney [Weaver]. The concept is much bigger than any individual role, and the promise of 'Ghostbusters 3' is that we get to hand the equipment and the franchise down to new blood, because my character, Ray, is now blind in one eye and can't drive the cadillac; he's got a bad knee and can't pick up the pack. Harold is too big -- Egon is too large to get into the harness. We need young blood, and that's the promise. We're gonna hand it to a new generation. [...] We'll be in production in the spring, I hope.
As for what actors will make up that "new generation," no one is cast just yet -- no kidding -- but Aykroyd made special mention of Criminal Minds star Matthew Gray Gubler; the Ghostbusters 3 casting additions will include three actors and one actress.
None of this is official, of course -- least of all, Murray's participation.
"Yeah, Ivan wants to make it and I... I owe him, ya know," Murray told Howard Stern in February. "He's puzzled that I haven't gotten to this [script]. [...] Well, I'll get to it. I gotta get to it. I feel bad. I got a message and I think people -- I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. It's not the foremost thing in my mind, so I don't think about it. You know, the studio gets excited every 10 years or so."
This concludes your Ghostbusters 3 update for the day; see you in a few months!
· 'Ghostbusters 3' is a Go for 2012' [Dennis Miller Show via Coming Soon]
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If Bill Murray wasn't bigger than the Ghostbusters then it would've been made years ago.
It is amazing to me, how many airheads we have out there in this world. If anyone out there had been following Bill Murray online the past couple of years and had been paying attention, red flags would have been clearly seen. They have been waving everywhere! Do I know anything for sure by 100%? No, but what I do know is this: Bill Murray began suffering some kind of a health crisis last fall, carrying into winter past February, and I believe he has known for quite some time about something very serious that has happened with his health. Can anyone recognize literal sarchasm when they see it? Bill Murray said he’d only do 3 if were a ghost. Hey people, get a clue! He didn’t mean being cast as a ghost, he meant that by the time filming starts, he expects to be a ghost. That’s why he hasn’t committed to anything. Why would he, if he knew he wouldn’t be around long enough for filming to complete? In his mind, that'd knowingly break a commitment. I disagree with Bill Murray about a lot of things. Personally, I believe when it comes to judgement and decision making that all to often, he's had his head up his rear-end. I can honestly say though, that he is a professional and will not commit to a movie he doesn't plan on making.
Also: Just for the record? Ghostbusters with no Bill Murray will equal a flop, a.k.a. a really bad idea.
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