Ghostbusters 3 Update with Casting, Director and Story News
The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex (via /Film) recently caught up with actor, writer, director Dan Aykroyd in order to talk about the Ghostbusters 3 project that is in the works at Columbia Picture. Some of the things we already know about the project are that Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky are writing the script for the movie. We also know that all the original four team members are set to be in the film and that they would be mentoring a newer, younger team.
Somethings we do not know yet are: Is Sigourney Weaver going to reprise her role? Is Rick Moranis? Would Ivan Reitman come back to direct? What exactly is Judd Apatow’s involvement? Would He direct if Reitman or Ramis didn’t want to ?
Aykroyd touched on most of these things in his conversation saying:
“Sigourney Weaver is on board now, as are the original squad of ectoplasmic specialists — Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Murray’s presence was the pivot point in making a third film happen.”
“Aykroyd is enthused about its [the script] premise of a new generation of Ghostbusters taking over the duties of the aging team. Aykroyd said he wishes Ivan Reitman would return to direct the third film in the series but that he’s “too busy as a mega-producer” to take it on; his second choice is Ramis, who, of course, co-wrote the first two Ghostbusters films with Aykroyd and has numerous directing credits, most notably Groundhog Day and Analyze This. “He has a lot of things going on, but it would be wonderful to see him do it.”
“The details of story are still in play, but Aykroyd said he’s hoping for a five-member “new generation” team with several female members. “I’d like it to be a passing-of-the-torch movie. Let’s revisit the old characters briefly and happily and have them there as family but let’s pass it on to a new generation.”
The article also had some details with adding a female to the Ghostbuster crew by dropping names such Alissa Milano, who is voicing in the upcoming Ghostbusters video game, and even Buffy/Angel/Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku.
Still no word on Rick Moranis’ return but that is most likely not going to happen as he has said on numerous amounts of times that he has made so much on the Honey I Shrunk the Kids franchise that he doesn’t need to work anymore. I say whatever.
