One of the more hilarious (and perhaps in a way, sad) stories of the summer has been Bill Murray’s frequent and awesomely vicious takedowns of the forever gestating “Ghostbusters 3,” a movie that only Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis seem to want to make.
Bloody Disgusting are reporting a few new developments that have come to them from a source that is apparently close to the project. Word is that, as previously reported, the story will find the older quartet of Ghostbusters passing on the reigns to a new generation (Aykroyd once named pie-in-the-sky possibilities like Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku; he clearly has a eye for Academy-Award winning talent). The twist? One of the new Ghostbusters will be none other than the Sigourney Weaver’s character’s baby in “Ghostbusters 2,” who will turn out to be the Peter Venkman’s love-child with Dana (yeah, don’t worry, we don’t remember that either; even Bill Murray would rather forget that unfortunate sequel). Consider the tenuous tie to the previous films completed.
As suggested and rumored in the past, Weaver and Rick Moranis are expected (or hoped) to return for the third film, but does it even matter? At this point, “Ghostbusters 3” seems like the butt of a cruel joke, especially after Murray threw an ugly dagger at the project in bringing up “Year One” (ooh, yeah, he went there) — Harold Ramis’ last (brutally awful) directorial effort written by the would-be “Ghostbusters 3” scribes Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg. Of course, it’s said that Ivan Reitman will eventually direct and not Ramis (as once discussed as a possibility), and it’s possible given the fact that Reitman’s new movie, now called “No Strings” (or at least according to the always-fallible IMDB; it’s formerly titled “Fuckbuddies”), starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, will be completed and in theaters by January. Honestly at this point, do you, the audience, even care?
Of course I care. I want to see another Ghostbusters movie, and I want it to be funny.
New Ghostbusters:
Jon Hamm (the sarcastic badass like Venkman)
Woody Harrelson (the working man, average Joe like Winston)
Bill Hader (Super nerd scientist like Egon)
Aziz Ansari (Thinks he's cool, but is really also a super nerd like Egon, just like Ray)
Oscar:
Dave Franco
Evil mayor/guy trying to stop the 'busters:
Jason Bateman
Ghostbuster's secretary:
Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe from 24)
to be honest, i'd love to see a good new ghostbusters movie. problem is odds are less even that it will be good. and 'year one' was inane and embarrassing. therefore i love the venom shot at it. one of the worst films of the past 5 years for me. (especially considering the supposed talent behind it)