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Dan Aykroyd Says GHOSTBUSTERS 3 Will Shoot Spring 2012 with or without Bill Murray
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Yes, we will be doing the movie and hopefully with Mr. Murray,” he says, “That is our hope. We have an excellent script. 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 Sigourney [Weaver]. The concept is much larger 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.
And some light spoilery stuff about Ray and Egon's characters below:
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My character, Ray, is now blind in one eye and can’t drive the cadillac,” he says, “He’s got a bad knee and can’t carry the packs… 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.
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The latest rumor involves comedian John Hodgeman, who is also the source of the rumor. He said recently on The Best Show:
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If you were hypothetically offered a role in 'Ghostbusters 3' would you take the role? Let's say you're [playing] sort of the dissolute son of Egon, the Harold Ramis character, and you're kind of like John Candy in 'Splash,' you're kind of a mess. But it turns out you're a natural ghost-whisperer, a natural psychic. But here's the thing: Bill Murray's not going to be in this movie, and probably not happy that you are. But you get to be in a major role, in a major movie and one of the greatest franchises of all time. Would you do it?
Hodgeman's own response to the intrigue via twitter:
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ANSWER THREE: I AM NOT APPEARING IN GHOSTBUSTERS 3. Nor is @scharpling. That was a radio #fakecastingnews joke.
Which is a shame, really. I personally love the angle. And it's one that works with or without Murray's participation.
Bad news for fans of " GHOSTBUSTERS , "if confirmed. Apparently, BILL MURRAY would put an end to all negotiations on " Ghostbusters 3 "simply ... tearing up the script. The news comes from the National Enquirer, and for now it is obviously not confirmed, it probably never will be, even if true. It seems that the producers, including DAN AYKROYD and HAROLD RAMIS , were irritated by the fact that Murray did not respond to their calls. The actor has the right to approve the script - by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg - before joining the project, but it is a condition sine qua non : that is, if he does not approve the script, others will do the film without him . Murray was finally decided to answer his own way to the two former cronies, by sending them a copy of the latest draft of the script to pieces, with a note of disapproval caustic: " Nobody wants to pay to see old overweight chasing ghosts! ". Game over for him, then? It would seem so, because at this point without the other will continue Dr. Venkman . Already this sequel was a bad idea, but without Murray crosses the threshold to become a bad idea. All this, I repeat, is but a voice, but lately it has become clear that Murray is not in tune with teammates on the project, tattered script or not.
“If we can get the script to Ghostbusters 3 right, then it would definitely have Moranis as a major component. None of us would want to do the movie without having him as a participant.”
Regarding the rumor that Murray sent Akroyd a shredded copy of the GB3 script:
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“Bill Murray is not capable of such behavior. This is simply something that would not be in his nature. We have a deep, private personal relationship that transcends business. We communicate frequently and his position on the involvement in Ghostbusters 3 has been made clear and I respect that. But Bill has too much positive estimation of my writing skills to shred the work.”
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Wow. It seems that Harold Ramis just can't say anything about GB3 without bashing KOTCS, which would make more sense if he wasn't seemingly on board to make another Ghostbusters. I guess he doesn't realize that there's no truly going back with these franchises, and that there will always be dissent. Not to mention hey, I love the first GB. But that's where my affection ends. It wasn't an 80's trilogy with one odd film that people disagree about like Indy had. Ghostbusters was one good movie with one crappy sequel. So far he's only batting 50%.
Edit: and as far as batting 50% goes, I know Spielberg said the same about Indy, but that was after 2 hits. Ramis needs to show a little humility.
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Bill Murray may not be out after all...
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Bill Murray isn't ruling out doing "Ghostbusters 3" after all.
"You can't believe everything you read," Murray told WGN-TV sports anchor Pat Tomasulo, before offering the briefest of brief updates about the long-gestating movie
When asked by Tomasulo if the project was a possibility, Murray echoed: "Well, it's a possibility." He then shifted into discussion about his actual movies, like "Moonrise Kingdom."
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Bill Murray and David Letterman discuss GB3
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DL: What about Ghostbusters 3?
BM: Well, that's all that they wanted to know at Cannes, too. You know, you just gotta have a really good script. It's hard. Even the second ‘Ghostbusters' wasn't as much fun for me as the first one. It's hard to make a sequel. It's gotta be really funny, and that first one was just so darn funny...
DL: Well is anyone working on the script?
BM:Well, I think we'll try again. I always drag my feet on it.
The GB3 relevant info begins at about 2 minutes into the video.
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Bill Murray out again, GB3 moves forward
I guess Dan Akroyd is done waiting around, and he sounds confident that this is going to get made.
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INT: Is Ghostbusters 3 finally happening?
DA: Yes, we've got a brilliant new writer on it and we'll be passing the torch on to a new generation. We're working on it to make it just right to satisfy our fans. I'm confident we'll be in production in the next year.
INT: It's been a long process, hasn't it?
DA: Yes, but now we've got the studio on side. We've tried a few concepts which weren't right but now we've got a good structure and will make it happen.
INT: Is Bill Murray doing it?
DA: No, I can tell you he won't be involved.
INT: How do you feel about that?
DA: It's sad but we're passing it on to a new generation. Ghostbusters 3 can be a successful movie without Bill. My preference would be to have him involved but at this point he doesn't seem to be coming and we have to move on. It's time to make the third one.
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Bill Murray is in
Here you go, the quote is allegedly from Harold Ramis:
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Harold Ramis told SuperOfficialNews.com, “It was kind of crazy. Just out of nowhere, I get a phone call from Bill at almost three in the morning… and he simply said, ‘Yeah, OK, I’m in!’ That’s Bill Murray for you. Surprising and straight to the point.
“Bill also said a major factor in his decision to do the movie had been all the support he received from fans.”
Co-writer Paul Horner divulged, “Word through the grapevine was that Murray enjoyed reading our script that was passed along to him a few months ago.
At least, this is according to the always reliable "National Enquirer". Who's source is a site called superofficialnews.com.
