Ghostbusters 3 News

Dan Aykroyd appeared on Dennis Miller’s radio show and talked a whole lot about Ghostbusters 3. It seems he is determined that filming start in 2012, whether or not Bill Murray is onboard. Said Aykroyd:

“Yes, we will be doing the movie and hopefully with Mr. Murray. That is our hope. What we have to remember is that Ghostbusters is bigger than any one component—although Billy was absolutely the lead and contributive to it in a massive way, as was the director and Harold [Ramis], myself, and Sigourney [Weaver]. The concept is much larger than any individual role and the promise of Ghostbusters 3 is that we get to hand the equipment and the franchise down to new blood.”

Ooh, sounds like Dan is taking a stand here, calling Bill “Mr. Murray” and everything. He went on to explain how the old ‘busters are now old and useless:
“My character, Ray, is now blind in one eye and can’t drive the Cadillac. He’s got a bad knee and can’t carry the packs. Egon is too large to get into the harness. We need young blood.”

Apparently, the new team will consist of three guys and a girl, and Aykroyd has his eyes on Criminal Minds’ Matthew Gray Gubler, for some reason.

So, what does this mean? Aykroyd is clearly pretty annoyed with Murray for taking so long to respond yes or no, and who can blame him? Billy has been almost demonstratively passive and disinterested all along.

But it sure seems as if there’s some determination to go ahead. A Ghostbusters 3 without Murray may well become reality, but whatever Aykroyd says, it will be missing a vital component. Let’s sincerely hope it doesn’t come to that.