Ghostbusters 3

[Doctor Jones]

I lke the idea. It will get us the chance to introduce more ghosbusters and not worry about following the old set. Murray as a ghost will be quite entertaining. And it will be a good idea to hire new ghostbusters because of it.

 

[iamlegend]

Eh. To me this is all just more of Murray's posturing. A couple months ago he was denying that there was even a third movie in the works.

I know it was kicked around years ago, but one of the reasons it never got cleared then was because it was a stupid idea.

If Murray really wanted to get himself killed off so he didn't have to participate in the filming, fine. I could see a dramatic death scene early in the film, and it'd certainly make the threat of evil spirits seem more palpable. But the idea of him coming back as some kind of ghost to help? That's actually been done more times than I can even think of right now in a number of B-List movies... there's no need to put the franchise in that kind of hole.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Thing is, Murray's not the only one that has said it. Sigourney Weaver made similar comments recently that Venkman would appear as a ghost. She also said Oscar would be a Ghostbuster.

 

[iamlegend]

Thing is, Murray's not the only one that has said it. Sigourney Weaver made similar comments recently that Venkman would appear as a ghost. She also said Oscar would be a Ghostbuster.

Because what an actress that currently has no ties to the project says is fact?

The Venkman as a ghost thing has been kicked around for years. All the principle players heard about it at one point or another, and Weaver was reiterating it.

The script was penned by two guys that, for all intents and purposes, were writing their own original stuff with only some consultation from Ramis and Aykroyd.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Im pretty sure the quotes are identical to what was said years ago.

But Bill Murray coming back to haunt the headquarters is an excellent idea. Why not have Murray do what Murray does best, keep the boys on their toes.

And just because B-List movies have used it doesnt make it irrelevant. B-list movies were using masked vigilantes for years doesnt mean Dark Knight or Iron Man shouldnt have been used.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Because what an actress that currently has no ties to the project says is fact?

When that actress is Sigourney Weaver and Reitman himself has contacted her about being in the film... then yes, absoulutely.

The Venkman as a ghost thing has been kicked around for years. All the principle players heard about it at one point or another, and Weaver was reiterating it.

Weaver also mentioned that Oscar would be a Ghostbuster. That is a new idea (that has been confirmed by Reitman) and that wasn't an old idea from a previous attempt. There's nothing to backup Weaver's comments as just reiterating past ideas from failed attempts.

The script was penned by two guys that, for all intents and purposes, were writing their own original stuff with only some consultation from Ramis and Aykroyd.

Ramis had a big hand in initially developing the story with the writers. It's not like these guys were just hired to write whatever they wanted. They would definitely have to meet the demands of all the parties involved and Bill Murray would be the one that would have to be pleased the most, since he has long been the biggest holdout of the group.

 

[iamlegend]

When that actress is Sigourney Weaver and Reitman himself has contacted her about being in the film... then yes, absoulutely.

Weaver also mentioned that Oscar would be a Ghostbuster. That is a new idea (that has been confirmed by Reitman) and that wasn't an old idea from a previous attempt. There's nothing to backup Weaver's comments as just reiterating past ideas from failed attempts.

Ramis had a big hand in initially developing the story with the writers. It's not like these guys were just hired to write whatever they wanted. They would definitely have to meet the demands of all the parties involved and Bill Murray would be the one that would have to be pleased the most, since he has long been the biggest holdout of the group.

In the exact same interview Weaver waffles over the Bill Murray as a ghost thing and says he "might be a ghost."

And Bill Murray counters with stuff that implies he hasn't agreed to a damn thing yet. Just two months after he denied having any involvement in its development and said he wasn't even sure he'd be interested.

Meanwhile, Reitman's going around saying he's ready to get the show on the road when we haven't heard so much as a peep from anyone that actually has the power to fund this project and get started on production.

So yeah, I'll take what Sigourney says with a tiny grain of salt.

 

[san15]

It's been over 20 years since the last installment. Now Bill Murray may be coming back as a ghost instead of a ghostbuster.

I want to see ALL the ghostbusters catching ghosts in GB3. Therefore Murray's Casper the Friendly Ghost is a bad idea.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea it could have easily been murray joking again like he has on things. OR maybe they were floating the old ghost idea in different drafts of the new script. Only time will tell.

 

[Doc Ock]

Ghost Venkman or not, I cannot wait for Ghostbusters III.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

In the exact same interview Weaver waffles over the Bill Murray as a ghost thing and says he "might be a ghost."

And Bill Murray counters with stuff that implies he hasn't agreed to a damn thing yet. Just two months after he denied having any involvement in its development and said he wasn't even sure he'd be interested.

Meanwhile, Reitman's going around saying he's ready to get the show on the road when we haven't heard so much as a peep from anyone that actually has the power to fund this project and get started on production.

So yeah, I'll take what Sigourney says with a tiny grain of salt.

That's perfectly fine and well within your right, I just get the feeling from your posts that your dismissal of both Murray and Weaver's comments has more to do with your dislike of the idea, than the actual validity of the actor's comments. Fans are always quick to dismiss a piece of news, when it's not to their liking.

 

[bullets]

bill Murray could make this work but I'm not entirely convinced this will happen yet.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

http://scifiwire.com/2010/02/will-bill-murray-be-a-spo.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Will Bill Murray be a spook in Ghostbusters III?

Ivan Reitman ain't afraid of no sequels! But the legendary Ghostbusters director-producer admits it took the unexpected success of a video game tie-in and a bit of not-so-subtle maneuvering by the studio to resurrect the once-huge comedy franchise from the dead—and he addresses Bill Murray's professed desire to play a more ethereal version of Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters III.

"Certainly Sony has been all over us for about two decades now, trying to get this going," Reitman told us at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. "We have this sort of very interesting deal in which we really control the forward progress of the movie. [Sony] did a very interesting thing: They actually hired these two writers on their own, without consulting us, and basically said, 'We're going to start.'"

Reitman said screenwriters Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky—best known for their work on NBC's The Office and the film Year One—are "very good writers, fortunately, and they wrote a first draft that was pretty good, considering that they didn't really talk to us that much. And I've since then been working with them for the last four or five months, just trying to get more of the kind of spirit of the film into it."

Reitman added: "There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm from everybody" about the return of original stars Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Sigourney Weaver. "We'll see. It's still not a reality. There are no deals. There's no real finished script."

Murray was long assumed to be the lone holdout from the original cast, sliming plans for sequels for years. But the actor recently suggested that he'd return to the role under one condition: that he gets to play a ghost.

"We're well aware of his interest," Reitman said with a chuckle when asked whether Murray's Venkman will be going ectoplasmic. "I've had some wonderful conversations with him—and that's all I'll say.

"It was really such a special part of my life, and such a turning point, really, in my career," recalled Reitman. "I love working with those men. I've worked with Bill Murray five times and Dan Aykroyd a few times and Harold Ramis five or six times, and Sigourney Weaver I worked with three times. So the fact that they put out this video game that turned out to be one of the biggest video games of the year sort of reminded us how much resonance the story still seems to have."

 

[Majik1387]

Why do so many people think that he may be playing a ghost throughout the whole movie?

 

[Webhead2006]

nice find ben, as for murray who really knows, maybe if he is a ghost its a way to have a limited role if he doesnt want to have a big part in the film compared to the other originals. Or its all a joke and he will just be human venkman for the film.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

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[iamlegend]

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The first part of that clip is just the stuff he's been throwing around since... well, 1984. He said a lot of the same stuff before he made the second one - that he didn't want to do it, etc.

The second part, though, is the part that kind of leans toward what I figure will happen - if everyone else wants to come back and do it, Bill will come back and do it for them. He may not really want to do another live-action Ghostbusters, but in the end he'd err on the side of the people that have been his friends and collaborators since he first broke into show business oh so many moons ago.

 

[Bboy]

The question is WHY? Why remake something steeped in history as a classic? Are they serious?

 

[iamlegend]

The question is WHY? Why remake something steeped in history as a classic? Are they serious?

Because... that's what Hollywood does? They make sequels?

It's in demand, the principal players actually want to do it (and they all have more than enough money, so it's not for that)...

Fans want it, creative minds want to do it... I don't see the issue.

 

[Webhead2006]

they never said they are remaking ghostbusters its going to be a sequel not a reboot.

 

[LostSon88]

The question is WHY? Why remake something steeped in history as a classic? Are they serious?

"Ghostbusters 3"

...its a sequel dude, not a remake.

 

[A&W]

nice find ben, as for murray who really knows, maybe if he is a ghost its a way to have a limited role if he doesnt want to have a big part in the film compared to the other originals. Or its all a joke and he will just be human venkman for the film.

I wouldn't expect him to have a limited role. Even if he's a ghost I still expect him to have a major role. He'd probably even still be a ghost buster while he himself is a ghost.

They should deage his ghost as well and make him look younger while using the facial motion capture technology used for Avatar.

 

[Webhead2006]

totally there is alot this rumored ghost plot for venkman could go. so i am curious to see what they do with it if it happens. though i would of course perfer to have a living venkman.

 

[Mike_D202]

I don't mind a continuation of a franchise, it's inevitable. But if Bill wants out of the franchise, then let him leave. He don't wanna be apart of it no more, then kick him out.

 

[Octoberist]

but i think for many people if they gonna include the original members, he was the backbone that made the first (and yes, the second) film work.