A Dodge Magnum in Ghostbuster livery seen in New York City. Is it Ecto 3?
This picture of a Dodge Magnum station wagon sure could look like a new transport for the Ghostbusters. It seems it was seen around New York recently, sparking more rumors that filming is already in progress.
The Dodge Magnum is not a bad choice for a successor to the venerable old Ecto 1, although I would think that the interior space might get a little cramped for four guys with proton packs. But I’m sure the original Ghostbusters don’t go out on hunts anymore, and their business surely has a fleet of these ectomobiles by now.
Or will the ectomobiles in Ghostbusters 3 (if it ever gets made) be something else entirely? It would be nice if we got to see good old Ecto 1, but I’m not sure if they still have it. Any cars will probably be of a newer make than that 1959 Cadillac hearse. I just hope the siren sounds the same…
So Bill Murray is finally saying something almost non-flippant about Ghostbusters 3. He was on Howard Stern this week, and the topic of the third installment came up – and Murray gave a decently almost-straight answer!
It seems he hasn’t read much of the script, and that he has his reasons for being evasive and non-committal about being in Ghostbusters 3. Here is some of what he said to Stern:
“About five years after we did the first one, the clever agents got us all together in a room [for the sequel Ghostbusters 2],” Murray told Stern, in a long telephone interview. “And we really are funny together — they are funny people, Harold [Ramis] and Danny [Aykroyd] and myself — and it was Ivan [Reitman] and maybe one or two other people, and we were just really kind of blindlingly funny for about an hour or so. And the agents, there was this foam coming off of them, they had this pitch and Danny and Harold had already concocted some sort of story idea. It was a story, and it was a good story. I think I’d already read one or two that Danny rolled out before that, but this one was a good one. I said okay, we could do that one…. And [Ghostbusters 2] didn’t end up the way it was presented.”
Okay, so he was disappointed that Ghostbusters 2 didn’t turn out the way he imagined. That’s fine. Some of us understand that very well. It did suck in parts.
But dude – just make a decision already. Say a final yes or no. You’re holding this up for everyone. They’ll pay you whatever you want. If the movie sucks, the critics WILL single your performance out as the only good part. That’s guaranteed. There’s no risk for you.
Just say yes.
So it seems Bill Murray is still not confirmed for Ghostbusters 3. According to several news outlets, Ivan Reitman said that Murray has been given what we assume is the final script of the movie, but that there’s no word from him on whether he is going to be in it.
At the same time, Reitman said it was “absolutely possible” that Ashton Kutcher(!) could play a part in the ghostbusting sequel. Before we faint in horror at the thought of him with a proton pack on, let’s keep in mind that Reitman was standing right next to Kutcher when he was asked if there was a place in the movie for him – what else was he supposed to say?
Even so, shudders are in order – the door seems to be open to a Murray-less Ghostbusters 3 featuring Ashton Kutcher.
Surely things can only get better from here on. Right?
Right?