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Aykroyd discusses 'Ghostbusters 3'

Dan Aykroyd says that seeing this year’s “Star Trek“ reboot has convinced him that a renewed “Ghostbusters” franchise could also live long and prosper.

But Aykroyd warns that until he has a script for “Ghostbusters 3” in his hands, nothing about the sequel is certain.

“I think this last ‘Star Trek’ was great, they did a really fine job of revivifying those characters,” Aykroyd told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview from his farm in Kingston, Ont.

“I’d like to see the torch get passed in sort of a ‘Star Trek’ manner so that the franchise lives on.”

Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky — scribes for NBC’s “The Office” — have signed on to write “Ghostbusters 3.” Aykroyd has said that he and other members of the original cast — including Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson — are on board to reprise their roles.

But Aykroyd still sounds cautious about the prospect of another film.

“As (‘Ghostbusters’ director) Ivan Reitman says — and I quote him now — ‘It’s all just talk,”’ Aykroyd said.

“That’s pretty much what we can say. Until we can see a script, until we have casting, until we’ve got a production number,” he added before trailing off. “I’m the biggest cheerleader. I think it’s going to happen, but really it’s just theory until the production number is stamped.”

If the film does get made, Aykroyd figures it’s time to crown a new generation of Ghostbusters.

“The old generation of Ghostbusters, we’re getting hip replacements now, we can’t lift the equipment anymore, the eyesight’s fading, we can’t drive the car, there’s so many things that are just physically breaking down,” he said.

“We need a whole new cadre of cadets to get us through to a new generation.”

Given Aykroyd’s unwavering passion for the franchise, he’s just as anxious about a sequel as the series’ ardent fans.

The idea for the first film — which was released in 1984 and went on to fetch a North American gross of almost $240 million — grew from Aykroyd’s own fascination with the paranormal, which he inherited from his family.

His great grandfather was a dentist and also an “Edwardian spiritualist.” Aykroyd’s father is preparing to release a book called “A History of Ghosts,” which tracks the development of spiritualism from the mid-19th century.

Aykroyd wrote his own treatment of a third “Ghostbusters” movie in the 1990s — it centred on a “Ghostbusters in hell” motif, where there was an alternative version of Manhattan full of demons and ghouls — and Ramis has given him credit in interviews for keeping the flame for the franchise alive.

“I’m sitting right in the farmhouse right now hoping to get that first draft and I will sit down and go through it, but it all really came from my family so I originate it, and I will continue to be the chief cheerleader on it,” Aykroyd said.

I love to read that kind of things

Last Friday while Dan Aykroyd was in Baltimore signing bottles of his Crystal Head Vodka, he revealed that he had received the new draft for the third Ghostbusters film.

"I'm going to see the script in the next few hours, I'm about to read the third script, I've been submitted it and well see what happens.

Next week will be crucial.

'Ghostbusters 3' a possibility?

Director Ivan Reitman chatting up the idea of a possible third film in the franchise.

Some things are better left dead.

But in the case of 1984's Ghostbusters, there are increasing signs of a lucrative afterlife. The latest? Producer-director Ivan Reitman expressing cautious optimism a third movie will materialize after decades of development.

"There is an opportunity because the passing-of-the-hat story is a good story to tell, so at least there's a clear variation that can be told," Reitman says. "We actually got a promising first draft a few weeks ago and we'll see where that goes."

This would confirm that the proposed screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky -- who are also writers for TV's The Office -- features original cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson training a new generation of paranormal exterminators.

For the studio, restarting Ghostbusters is a no-brainer -- especially considering the billions of box-office dollars raked in by the revivals of such other 1980s-era franchises as Indiana Jones and Star Trek.

"It's so damned expensive to make movies and market them, (studios are) not really interested in stories," Reitman tells Sun Media. "They're interested in brands because brands are easy to market."

But a brand, as any moviegoer knows, doesn't guarantee a good film. And as Reitman admits with a laugh, "I can only go downhill. The first movie's pretty damned good and we had the advantage of being a surprise. It was a fresh story well-told with great actors in it."

He acknowledges 1989's Ghostbusters II was more problematic. "We got the first two acts in pretty good shape and then the last act of our story didn't come up to it. I'm really happy with the movie, but it was certainly not up to the creative level of the first film."

So he is determined Ghostbusters 3 be about more than just a mere payday.

But would he consider handing it over to another filmmaker?

"For me as a director it would be very hard to let anyone else direct it. I do feel very possessive of it. I'm the sole producer and director of the first two, so I feel it's both my obligation and my right to do it. But I won't do it and won't allow it to happen unless it's good."

Reitman reveals he and Murray actually met up last weekend during the Toronto International Film Festival when the actor attended a party for Up in the Air, which Reitman produced and his son, Jason, directed.

"I spent a wonderful four hours with him a few days ago, just catching up on ourselves. And it sure would be fun to work with him again. I think of him as my brother. He's really one of the great actors we have working in the English language. He's this unique, original persona."

And Ghostbusters isn't the only Reitman/Murray collaboration that may be soon reinvigorated for today's generation.

He adds, a little incredulously, "Paramount has bought the remake rights to Meatballs for God's sake and assigned me to develop them. Now that's weird."

Source: http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2009/09/19/10987786-sun.html

Director Ivan Reitman chatting up the idea of a possible third film in the franchise.

Some things are better left dead.

But in the case of 1984's Ghostbusters, there are increasing signs of a lucrative afterlife. The latest? Producer-director Ivan Reitman expressing cautious optimism a third movie will materialize after decades of development.

"There is an opportunity because the passing-of-the-hat story is a good story to tell, so at least there's a clear variation that can be told," Reitman says. "We actually got a promising first draft a few weeks ago and we'll see where that goes."

This would confirm that the proposed screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky -- who are also writers for TV's The Office -- features original cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson training a new generation of paranormal exterminators.

For the studio, restarting Ghostbusters is a no-brainer -- especially considering the billions of box-office dollars raked in by the revivals of such other 1980s-era franchises as Indiana Jones and Star Trek.

"It's so damned expensive to make movies and market them, (studios are) not really interested in stories," Reitman tells Sun Media. "They're interested in brands because brands are easy to market."

But a brand, as any moviegoer knows, doesn't guarantee a good film. And as Reitman admits with a laugh, "I can only go downhill. The first movie's pretty damned good and we had the advantage of being a surprise. It was a fresh story well-told with great actors in it."

He acknowledges 1989's Ghostbusters II was more problematic. "We got the first two acts in pretty good shape and then the last act of our story didn't come up to it. I'm really happy with the movie, but it was certainly not up to the creative level of the first film."

So he is determined Ghostbusters 3 be about more than just a mere payday.

But would he consider handing it over to another filmmaker?

"For me as a director it would be very hard to let anyone else direct it. I do feel very possessive of it. I'm the sole producer and director of the first two, so I feel it's both my obligation and my right to do it. But I won't do it and won't allow it to happen unless it's good."

Reitman reveals he and Murray actually met up last weekend during the Toronto International Film Festival when the actor attended a party for Up in the Air, which Reitman produced and his son, Jason, directed.

"I spent a wonderful four hours with him a few days ago, just catching up on ourselves. And it sure would be fun to work with him again. I think of him as my brother. He's really one of the great actors we have working in the English language. He's this unique, original persona."

And Ghostbusters isn't the only Reitman/Murray collaboration that may be soon reinvigorated for today's generation.

He adds, a little incredulously, "Paramount has bought the remake rights to Meatballs for God's sake and assigned me to develop them. Now that's weird."

Q&A with Harold Ramis:

SL: So, ‘Ghostbusters 3’ is a go? Rick Moranis still hasn’t signed on.

HR: Rick won’t do it. Rick has retired from show business. But everyone else says they’ll do it. It’s really just a question of finding a motivation beyond the money. Everyone’s gonna have to really like this script and really want to do it. And I think that may have a lot to do with who directs it and what that vision is, and who wants to be the new Ghostbusters, because that’s very important. Whether it’s just three guys, or possibly female ghostbusters

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I think Harold should do it.

The legendary director tells us more about what we can expect from these two highly anticipated Ivan Reitman projects

This summer, movie blogs were buzzing with excitement when it was announced that Columbia Pictures was moving ahead on its long anticipated Ghostbusters 3 sequel. After Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg signed onto write the screenplay, all four Ghostbusters announced that they would be returning as well. While promoting the release of his upcoming DVD Year One, which hits stores on October 6th, director Harold Ramis, perhaps best known as Dr. Egon Spengler, was kind enough to talk with us about once again slipping into that Ghostbusters uniform. Here is what he had to say:

This summer it was announced that Ghostbusters 3 was definitely a go, and the Internet was buzzing with excitement. You directed a number of The Office episodes, which Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg wrote. Did that have anything to do with getting the ball rolling on this long gestating sequel?

Harold Ramis: Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg also co-wrote Year One, and the studio was really impressed with their work. They also worked on another film that the studio just bought. They are good at what they do. Gene has been a protégé of mine since college, and Lee was a waiter I met at Martha's Vineyard. They both started as interns and production assistants at Sony. I virtually read everything they had written up until they got their jobs on The Office. It has been a nice relationship. The studio didn't only think they were good, but they thought there was a convenient link to Ghostbusters 3 through me.

Why do you feel, at this date and time, it's so important to revisit Ghostbusters? Is it purely financial, or do you truly feel you can push these characters in a new and exciting direction that we haven't seen before?

Harold Ramis: It's Dan Aykroyd. He has been keeping this idea alive. This is his original concept, and he's wanted to do this for a while. He even wrote a spec script years ago. The twenty-fifth anniversary came, we had the new Blu-ray, and the videogame release, and people still seem so very excited about this movie. The response from the game was tremendous. Everywhere I went, people were asking about it. I thought, why not? Why can't there be a Ghostbusters 3? I have to remind people that they didn't like Ghostbusters 2 very much. But they still seem to want a third one. Finally, Murray said yes. I thought, "Well, we have a good script. Why not?" Ivan Reitman said yes. It came be done. It can happen.

Can you share anything about Dr. Egon's life in 2012? Is he having a hard time dealing with the effects of the Mayan Calendar? Has he found love? Does he have a kid?

Harold Ramis: I had two initial first instincts. One was that Egon had become a shaved head Buddhist monk. That is not going to happen. The thing that I pitched for my character is that he's been living in Geneva, and he works for the Institute of Imaginary Science. The work we are doing doesn't require any conceptual, intellectual, special, or mathematical models for what we are doing. Even we don't know what we are doing. It's that theoretical.

The film is listed as coming out in 2012. Is it going to deal with the Mayan calendar and the end of the world?

Harold Ramis: That is pure speculation. We are not going to do that.

Who would you like to see as the new Ghostbusters? Are you eyeing any potential new talent?

Harold Ramis: Every young actor will be mentioned. No one is signed or has been approached.

The end of the first one is so legendary, how hard is it to top that, or are you even concerned about that?

Harold Ramis: I think we are just going to try and make a good movie. The intention of a sequel is not to give an audience more of what they didn't get enough of the first time. It's to give the audience something that is new. We want them to feel that they are having a new experience of some kind. That becomes a tightrope. Yeah, we definitely are introducing new Ghostbusters. That much is for sure. And there will be inter-dimensional creatures visiting New York. And we will deal with it. That's all I am allowed to say at this point.

What about a new Meatballs? I see that you are attached to make a remake?

Harold Ramis: I heard that. I asked Ivan Reitman. I think there is some development on that front. I had so little to do with the first one, I am a little amazed that they mentioned it in my IMDB bio. I was a script doctor on the first one. I have nothing at all to do with this new one. Heck, maybe I can get some points on it. (Laughs)

Be sure to check our DVD section for our full interview with director Harold Ramis. His latest film Year One arrives on DVD and Blu-ray October 6th.

Better and better every time Harold opens up his mouth lol

i think both Harld and Ivan should put there brains together and directed together

IESB: When you hear all the rumors about the possibility of a Ghostbusters 3 for all these years, is that something you hope will eventually happen, or have you just become indifferent about it because you've been waiting for so long?

Ernie: We did the first Ghostbusters, and that was really trying for me, in a lot of ways. I worked really hard on the movie for four months, and then the movie came out and was very successful, but work didn't necessarily come for me, as a result of it. And then, it took five years to get the second one ready, and that was a challenge, too. Now, it's been 20 years since the second one.

I knew Bill Murray really loved the franchise, but he was the hold-out. The discussion with him has always been that he really wants to do something exceptional. We tapped into something that was really creative and different with the first one, so you want to be able to bring that challenge to it. The whole economic thing becomes an excuse to do nothing, so the tendency with studios is, "Okay, let's just do something." And then, because we have the audience out there, even if we do something bad, by the time they realize it's bad, we'll have made the money. But, I know that's not what Bill Murray wants to do, and that's certainly not something I want to do.

It's a real catch-22 because you really would love to do another one, since the fans have been asking for it, but you also want to be able to stand by the work that you do. I'm really happy to have been a part of the movie. A lot of actors work for years and never find [something that special]. Ghostbusters is nice to have in my filmography. Wherever I go, people have seen the movie and love it, so that's really nice.

IESB: So, you'd be happy to return for another film, if they get a script together?

Ernie: I would love to do the movie, for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that I'd love to get paid. So, when Bill Murray says, "I only want to do it if it's something really extraordinary that we can really commit to," it's a little bit different than my thing. I'm saying that I only want to do the movie for that reason, unless they pay me a lot of money. I'm probably more conscious of that. But, the fans are there. Wherever I go, people are always asking about it. I think the studio wants to do it, but hopefully the script will be really good.

Harold Ramis is taking the lead in it, from what I've been reading. I hear about it like the fans do. I saw Harold at the opening of his film Year One in New York, so I know that he's been putting together a script that everyone will be happy with. I talked to Bill recently, and I know that Danny [Aykroyd] has been wanting to do it since the day we finished the second one. We're all up for it. It just has to be something we can be proud of and stand by. I'd love for it to happen. I think it would be very, very cool. But, it really needs to be something that makes sense. I don't want to just do a cameo. If we're going to do it, I want to be involved.

IESB: Did you enjoy returning to the character for the recent video game?

Ernie: I really was very happy with the game because the characters were very much there. My character was totally involved. It was a lot of fun to do the voice-over, and having all the guys back to do it was really cool. So, I'm hoping the movie happens, but I have not heard from Ivan Reitman or the studio, or anybody who signs checks. Until that happens, it's still just speculation. They also came out with a whole new series of toys. Wherever I travel, or when I was doing the play, people show up with the toys for me to sign.

Full Article: http://www.iesb.net/extensions/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7595:iesb-exclusive-interview-with-ernie-hudson-&catid=43:exclusive-features&Itemid=73

It seems that the director of two successful 80s films will be involved with a third film, but perhaps not at the helm. Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that they have "straight up confirmed, 100%, without a shadow of a doubt that Ivan Reitman, director of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2, is in fact attached to get behind the camera for Ghostbusters 3."

However, the site is reporting that Reitman is still unsure whether or
not he will return to direct the film himself, or if he'll only be
involved in a producer capacity. The site also confirmed that the story
would kick off in present day where the original Ghostbusters decide to re-open their paranormal removal service.

Bill Murray, Dan Aykrod, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver have all confirmed their involvement for Ghostbusters 3, which is being written by The Office writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on any new developments on Ghostbusters 3 as soon as more information is revealed.

Sources:

http://www.movieweb.com/news/NE9vreeaFov8bi
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17643

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