Dan Aykroyd talks "Ghostbusters" reboot

The talk of the third instalment in the Ghostbusters franchise for decades now, and in recent weeks the idea of a reboot came about when "The Heat" director Paul Feig was helming the project. Resulting in nothing but talk about the reboot being a complete female cast. Dan Aykroyd has given us his insight in said rumours;

"My whole thinking on Ghostbusters now is it's beyond just a sequel, a prequel, another movie, another TV Show. I'm thinking now, what does the whole brand mean to Sony? What's Pixar and Star Wars mean to Disney? What does Marvel mean to Fox? Everybody, all of us on the team there now, the executives, the creatives, myself, Ivan (Reitman), we're thinking more in terms of what do we build this thing into in the next ten years? Just not another movie or another TV show, but what's the totality of it? What's the whole mythology from the beginning of their lives to the end of their lives? Ghostbusters at 9-years-old, Ghostbusters in high school."

Akyroyd also went on to say;

"I'll draw this analogy, we've got the Ecto, okay? It's sitting in the garage, it's got the motor out of it, the transmission out of it, the paints gone, the wheels are gone, it's up on blocks, it needs new brakes, new electronics, everything. That's what we have to do. The whole vehicle of Ghostbusters has to be rebuilt so that's more of the ambitious thinking that's going on now than just thinking about another movie."

He was also asked about the idea of going all female, he went on to say;

"It's like taking on the model of Marvel, that type of thing, where you take all the elements that were in these movies and you put them out there as different ideas, so we'll see. I think a third movie with females or a fourth movie with females is definitely a possibility. Again though, we need to write it."

"Ghostbuster 3" filming next summer?

 I have had this post saved in my drafts for about 4 hours now, I couldn't bring myself to post it. This whole process seems to be dragging on and starting to get on my nerves a bit, I mean I would love to see the film but damn this is annoying. This is pretty exciting news, but don't let your inner child get the better of you, you may be hugely let down.

"At this point, you’d be forgiven for taking any Ghostbusters 3 updates with a big heaping dose of scepticism. But the projected summer start actually has a little weight to it, since it’s already impacting other plans over at Paramount. The news came buried in a Deadline story about Reitman’s upcoming Draft Day, a “Moneyball-esque” film that has Kevin Costner set to star.
According to the report, Paramount decided to hit pause on that project because there wouldn’t have been enough time to shoot it before Reitman was due on Sony’s Ghostbusters 3 set. Costner’s career is on the rise again, and Paramount’s definitely interested in seeing him back on top — the studio has him on board the Tom Clancy thrillers Jack Ryan and Without Remorse, with a possible standalone spin-off planned for the future. It seems doubtful they’d drop a promising sports pic with him if Reitman’s Ghostbusters 3 plans were less than solid.
If all goes according to schedule, the timing for Ghostbusters 3 couldn’t be better. A mid-2013 shoot suggests a 2014 release date, which would coincide with the first Ghostbusters‘ 30th anniversary."

"Ghostbusters 3" update

The newest update on "Ghostbusters 3" is not good, not good at all. We all seen it coming unfortunately, but we all held that hope, that one day Murray would decide to take on the film.
Not only is this a blow to the people my age 21 or so who would have seen this film growing up, it is a blow to the older generation who were forced to watch it by their children an fell in love with it an the people younger than me who will never feel the happiness of a "Ghostbusters" film. Looks like they will have to stick to the first two.

"Last month Aykroyd admitted for the first time that the film was unlikely to happen with Murray as one of its stars and that a re-casting of the Peter Venkman role could even be required for the movie to happen…
I honestly don’t know. At this point it’s in suspended animation. The studio, the director Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis feel there must be a way to do it, but Bill Murray will not do the movie. He doesn’t want to be involved. He’s got six kids, houses all over America. He golfs in these tournaments where they pay him to turn up and have a laugh. He’s into this life and living it. I know we’d have a lot of fun [but] I can’t be mad at him. He’s a friend first, a colleague second. We have a deep personal relationship that transcends business and he doesn’t want to know”
Then speaking about the possible Bill Murray re-casting, Aykroyd admitted that one possibility was another acting portraying Venkman but that he didn’t want to disrespect the original;
[We] are not going to do a movie that exploits the franchise. The script has to be perfect. I’m the cheerleader, but I’m only one voice in the matter. It’s a surety that Bill Murray will not do the movie, however there is still interest from the studio."