Dan Aykroyd: 'Ghostbusters 3' will be cast with unknowns
Who ya gonna call? Nobody we know, if Dan Aykroyd gets his way for "Ghostbusters 3."
In recent years, attempts at a third "Ghostbusters" flick have been hampered by attempts to convince reticent cast members -- Bill Murray, we're looking at you -- to revisit their '80s characters. Aykroyd may have found a way around that by vowing to cast unknowns in a movie he says is "very close" to happening.
"I hope it's a nice mix, maybe two guys and two girls," the actor told New York magazine Oct. 28. "We'll find some great young actors. We're probably going to search for unknowns."
As with many of the rumored plots over the past few years -- not to mention that of the "Extreme Ghostbusters" cartoon -- the story would have the classic 'Busters handing over the reigns to some young guns.
"I want to retire and hand it over to a young cadre and cadet who can pick up the equipment and drive the car because I'm too old for that now," Aykroyd said.
Incidentally, that's part of the plot of a "Ghostbusters" video game released earlier in 2009. That game featured the voices of Aykroyd, Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as the Ghostbusters and garnered praise for its theatrical atmosphere. The plot was also reportedly good enough to have Murray interested in returning to his character on the big screen.
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this stinks...
i knew it was a matter of time they got the transformers they got every cool movie and chewed it up and spit it out / they better make a good ghostbusters movie like they made a good star trek movie or ive had it
I was really hoping they'd do this. Hollywood needs some fresh faces. I'm sick of seeing the same people over and over and over. Casting shouldn't be about big names and good looks, it's about fitting the right actor to the character.
i knew it was a matter of time they got the transformers they got every cool movie and chewed it up and spit it out / they better make a good ghostbusters movie like they made a good star trek movie or ive had it
I'm Very Happy about this because Ghostbusters 3 is on it's way!!! Dan said it and Ivan said it to and last month on Oct.30th Dan and his father was on Larry King Live and Larry asked Dan about GB3 and Dan said that GB3 is getting a lot closer to amke and everyone is in and Larry was very Happy because he made a Cameo in 1984. At the end of the Interview Larry King said that Ghostbusters 3 is coming and Dan smiled because I taped it to so I got the "Proof" from Dan and Larry from 10-30-09. It's Finally Happening and i can't wait infact Dan said that he's waiting to get the Production Number from Sony so that Production will start this Winter of 2009 because Ernie said from Ivan that filming will began next September 2010 for a May 2011 release so Ernie said it and Ivan to and this Info. prooves it!
okay, but, the real ghostbusters save the world again, don't need new busters is fake. Rocky or Rambo don't need pass the torch.