Ghostbusters 3 News

They're making Ghostbusters 3? Really?!?

Such was the reaction of Seth Rogen upon hearing that a third installment of this franchise was in the works.

"It's hard to imagine that would be good, isn't it? I mean just as a movie fan I am the first guy to be skeptical of that. It sounds like a terrible idea when you first hear it. At first hearing it sounds like the worst idea ever. I dunno. Maybe. I mean, that would have to be one motherf****** good script."

Seth Rogen stars in Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Don't look for him in a new Ghostbusters movie.

Who are you gonna call for Ghostbusters 3?

If it were up to star Bill Murray, a female member of his unusual crime-fighting posse would be an option.

When asked by MTV about the script being written for Ghostbusters 3, Murray initially said he knew little about story lines; and then added that he'd like to see a woman strap on a proton pack.

Murray [on the script}: I hope they go back to the original version. The first Ghostbusters was such a funny movie, and the first 45 minutes of it or so — there's only maybe one or two special effects. It's just these guys being funny, and the characters were really funny, and the situations were funny. I mean, Danny had a really fantastic idea, and, you know, he and Harold [Raimis], they wrote some funny scenes. They left room for improvisation, and we made a funny movie.

MTV: Do you like the idea of potentially passing on to a new crop of Ghostbusters?
Murray: Well, I think it'd be funny to have a girl Ghostbuster. We don't have a girl Ghostbuster. I mean, they say like, "What if you passed it to Chris Rock?" And I go "Well, I dunno. Is Chris Rock gonna save us?" You know, I guess. He's funny.

MTV: You want Dana Barrett to have a proton pack — is that what you're saying?
Murray: No, I just think there's some funny girls I'd love to see be Ghostbusters.

As long as they don't cross the streams unless absoluetly necessary, Bill Murray sound excited about the possibility of Ghostbusters 3.

At a recent fan festival, the actor said "some writers from The Office" were giving the script a shot, while adding that "the wounds from Ghostbusters 2 are healed."

Here's a full clip of Murray discussing the film:

As previously reported, Ghostbusters 3 really might come to fruition.

But would original stars Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson return for the project?

According to The Chicago Tribune, it's very possible. That newspaper received an e-mail from Ramis explaining the situation:

"yes, columbia is developing a script for Ghostbusters 3 with my [Year One] writing partners, gene stupnitsky and lee eisenberg. judd apatow is co-producing and has made several other films for sony, so of course the studio is hoping to tap into some of the same acting talent.

aykroyd, ivan reitman and i are consulting at this point, and according to dan, bill murray is willing to be involved on some level. he did record his dialogue for the new ghostbusters video game, as did danny and i, and ernie hudson. the concept is that the old ghostbusters would appear in the film in some mentor capacity.

Columbia Pictures has put The Office co-producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky on the daunting task of writing a third Ghostbusters movie featuring the original cast according to Variety.

The duo of Eisenberg and Stupnitsky are no strangers to Ghostbuster Harold Ramis as they just wrote the comedy Year One, which he directed.

The original two Ghostbusters were written by Ramis and co-star Dan Aykroyd and directed by Ivan Reitman. Let's hope they can get the whole team back.