Who You Gonna Call... Again? Columbia plans Ghostbusters 3! YES! Source: Variety
Well, readers, we thought we couldn't get any more excited than we were a couple of weeks when news leaked that Shane Black was writing Lethal Weapon 5. Shane freakin' Black!
But we were wrong. For Columbia Pictures has just announced serious plans to make... Ghostbusters 3.
Yes, folks, a third installment of the wildly successful comedy-horror franchise has been rumoured for years, but now it looks like it might actually happen. And that is reason for much rejoicing – you know, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Columbia has recruited Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky – writers and producers of the wonderful American version of The Office – to write a script which would, and this is the really exciting bit, reunite the original Ghostbusters, almost twenty years after the under-rated Ghostbusters 2.
And that doesn’t just mean Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), or Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) or Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), it also means the return of Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman, possibly the sleaziest and most likeable lead to ever grace a modern blockbuster.
Murray’s participation in Ghostbusters 3 has always been a sticking point, but here’s hoping that the script delivered by Eisenberg and Stupnitsky will be good enough to lure him in.
Of course, the announcement of Eisenberg and Stupnitsky’s involvement throws up more questions than answers – the screenplays for the first two movies were co-written by Ramis and Aykroyd, while the latter had written a script for a third movie, called Ghostbusters In Hell.
It’s surprising that they haven’t been asked back to perform writing duties this time around – but Eisenberg and Stupnitsky are rising writing talents, who worked with Ramis on his most recent directorial effort, Year One. So let’s give them a chance.
Story details are not forthcoming at the moment, so we don’t know whether there’s any room for the return of Rick Moranis (who’s pretty much retired from acting these days), Sigourney Weaver or Annie Potts, or indeed Ivan Reitman as director. Hey – here’s a crazy idea: why not hire his son, Jason, to direct?
And, until those plot details are confirmed, we’re not sure if this new Ghostbusters flick will involve the original quartet handing over to a younger, newer group of Ghostbusters, as had been strongly rumoured in the past. We hope not – we’d love to see the Ghostbusters back in town one more time and, as certain revived franchises have perhaps proved, crowbarring in young sidekicks doesn’t always work.
More on this as we get it. Altogether now: “And the flowers are still standing!
L: Tech_Noir
L: Kev@CTU
yeah, i agree, do not bring back Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis! Bring back slimer!
You have to have Weaver, she's the straight (or woman) surrounded by eccentrics. Without her you'd think everyone in New York was a kook (can't believe used that word).
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Yeah, and besides she's the per. nudge, wink, wink. Say no more! ... Read More
L: Kev@CTU
yeah, i agree, do not bring back Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis! Bring back slimer!
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You have to have Weaver, she's the straight (or woman) surrounded by eccentrics. Without her you'd think everyone in New York was a kook (can't believe used that word). ... Read More
Slimer should definately appear in Ghostbusters III at some point. Not as the freindly pet that he was in Ghostbusters II (which was another one of the reasons why Ghostbusters II wasn't very good) but as the ugly menacing spook he was in the original. He should remain the one ghost that the Ghostbusters are always close to catching but are never able to. ... Read More
Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis should NOT be in Ghostbusters III. They shouldn't have even been on Ghostbusters II for pete's sake! The main reason why Ghostbusters II wasn't that good is because these characters were unecessarily braught back and the film suffered because of it. It made the movie far too similar to the original. The story should have moved away from Dana Barratt and onto something fresh. The reintroduction of Dana turned Ghostbus... Read More
Harold Ramis talks about Ghostbusters 3
t=arial]olumbia is developing a script for GB3 with my g partners, gene stupnitsky and lee eisenberg. judd apatow is co-producing s made several other films for sony, so of course the studio is hoping to tap into some of the same acting talent. aykroyd, ivan reitman and i are consulting at this point, and according to dan, bill murray is willing to be involved on some level. he did record his dialogue for the new ghostbusters video game, as did danny... Read More
If there's no Murray I'd rather not see a third Ghostbusters film. Murray must be in it! The four characters compliment eachother perfectly and without Venkman it would mess everything up. ... Read More
L: mlavagna
The problem, as most people are aware, is Murray. Murray has said in the past that he does not like making sequels
uck Murray. If he's willing to take a cheque to be some shitty cartoon cat and not a Ghostbuster, then fuck him.
I'd rather watch a film knowing the cast ] to be there rather than to just pick up the pay cheque.
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