Is everything on track with regards the next Ghostbusters film? That seems to depend on who you talk to…
If all goes to plan, the third Ghostbusters movie will finally be going before the cameras in 2011, ahead of a release that's looking likely for 2012. We know that Ivan Reitman is directing the film, we know that Dan Aykroyd has been tinkering with the latest draft of the script, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis are back on board, and it's possible that Bill Murray will turn up, too. Meanwhile, in terms of fresh casting possibilities, Anna Faris reportedly remains a strong candidate.
The sticking point, inevitably, seems to be Bill Murray. And last week, Ernie Hudson was quite candid about the fact. He told the site Movie Mikes that "Bill has been the hold up." He added, "His definition of good is a little bit different than everybody else's. So we will see. I would love to see it happen. I know the fans have been asking for it...so hopefully."
Dan Aykroyd, meanwhile, has just hit the publicity circuit for his new film, Yogi Bear (you remember the poster, right?). Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Aykroyd said of Ghostbusters 3: "Great script, and [the writers] have written a part for Bill Murray that is a comic role of a lifetime." He added, "We've got the material. It's in the bag. Now it's just a matter of doing what you do when you produce a movie."
The Murray factor certainly seems to be the stumbling block of sorts, here, which given his reticence to return to Ghostbusters, as has been noted several times in the past year or so, is hardly surprising. Will he return? We wonder if they might just hit the point where they cut their losses and carry on without him...
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