Speaking with the LA Times, Dan Akroyd provided a few updates on the Ghostbusters 3 project. He believes that Ivan Reitman, director of I and II, is currently too busy to take on the movie, and expresses an interest in seeing his second choice, Harold Ramis, take it on. Current GB3 screenwriters Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky recently worked on Year One with Ramis. Production could begin by Winter ’09.
“I don’t put not making the third movie on Billy. We can’t do that. I’ve been very busy. Harold’s been busy, Ivan’s been busy. And a third script really didn’t coalesce properly. And Billy, you can’t blame an artist for not wanting to do the same thing again. He did two of them, for God’s sake. Although I’m the biggest cheerleader as the originator of the concept but I’ve never begrudged Billy not doing a third movie. I never said he held it up or that he refused. Hey, listen, he’s an artist. You can’t force somebody into it. I’m sorry he never read my third draft because I thought it was pretty good but, look, now we’re at a point that there’s a story that he can accept and that’s going to work, and I think we’re going to be in production fairly soon. We could be in production by winter.”
Storyline — Akroyd says they are aiming for a five member ‘core’ crew, with more than one female. Some of his choices are Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku — neither of which have been cast. Sigourney Weaver is now on board.
Comments 3 Responses to “Akroyd provides Ghostbusters 3 updates: Female Ghostbusters”
MOre then one female or an all girl Ghostbusters team to pass down the torch would destroy the Ghostbusters Franchise. That’s like making the next franchise of Charles Angles or Sex in the City all men. With all the feminizing going on in entertainment today, this would just add to the torture. I’m having a hard time accepting new male Ghostbusters. I wish they would all just strap up one more time. Them being too old is just ageism! If they do past the torch to the next generation, I would suggest only having one female Ghostbuster.
I can see why Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis would want to add female Ghostbusters today. Dan Aykroyd has raised three daughters, Harold Ramis’ wife is a feminist and he has a daughter. Research shows that men with daughters are widely opened to feminism, which is not bad, but some men over sympathize with it to the point they become extremist.
This movie would be a disaster.
I agree to an extent with the above blogger! I would like to see Kristen Bell be a Ghostbuster… She’s witty, and beautiful! I think she would add a special quality to the film as well… Having the old cast strap on the proton packs is AWESOME! We’ve been waiting over 20 yrs. for a 3rd film, and it will be an awesome movie, and make TONS of $$$.… I would love to be in this film even as an extra or something! Heck why not make me a GHOSTBUSTER!!!
Do not screw with the movie.
A girl is a secretary,ghostbusters is ghostbusters.
What a crap,its all being taken for the girl talk,
and product selling for take place at streets
for pollution on privatization of public space.
Doesn’t matter if it gonna be a hottie or what so ever.
Girls must do the barbie movies,so sad.
Read it again,
its a criminal thought for change things.
If the guy is bussy,make no movie for a dam effect show and porn crap.
you guys are a scam artists for money on the drugged public mind.
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