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Original Cast On Board For Ghostbusters 3
bowman9991 writes "Dan Aykroyd reveals that all the original cast have now signed on for Ghostbusters 3, including Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Apparently Bill Murray, who holds a one-fifth controlling interest, was very reluctant at first, not even willing to read a third draft of Aykroyd's script. Aykroyd would like to see Ivan Reitman or Harold Ramis direct, wants to introduce a 'new generation' of Ghostbusters, and believes they could be filming the new Ghostbuster movie by winter."
Seeing a bunch of guys in their 60s doing action/adventure stuff won't cut it for me, I don't think. It's just a mis-match of the phases of human life and the plot of the story. Running around doing crazy shit is a young person's thing; a story where the cast is middle-aged should have the plot that involves the drama that a middle aged person gets involved in -- kids, grandkids, getting old, missed opportunities, rectifying relationships, taking on responsiblities, coming to terms with your life, etc.
I am 43 and I spend more time running around doing crazy shit than I did when I was 20 years younger, mainly because I have the money and time now, and my seven year old son has similar tastes in crazy shit (or is learning too, anyway).
But yeah, Bill Murray wants to move on, maybe the others should as well. Maybe they won't be there in the fourth if it gets made.
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My idea of crazy shit is closer to the Ghost Busters idea of crazy shit.
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Hurray!
Yes, I'm quite tempted to join in with your such vocal enthusiasm!
Usually I'd be cynical. After all, I saw Ghostbusters II at the cinema and I still have the scars to prove it... yeah, it was THAT bad!
However Bill Murray who has gone on to reasonable success wants in. He's certainly earned enough money so he doesn't HAVE to do it. So maybe, just maybe it'll be decent.
So hell yeah, let's be vocally enthusiastic and optimistic...
Hurray!
Terminator "4", Ghostbuster 3, Radiers 4, Batman 1,244 etc etc.... All hollywood knows how to do these days is take the same old worn out theme, slap on a fresh coat of paint and throw it up there. At least the "new" Star Trek "reboot" had a different cast!
"Hey none of us are getting gigs, let's do a remake!"
Yeah, they are all just desperate for work...
Just take Bill Murray for example. In the past 5 years he's only got 12 projects listed on the Internet Movie Database
Including :
The Darjeeling Limited 67% fresh on Rotton Tomatoes
The City of Ember
Get Smart
Broken Flowers 87% fresh
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
That's a struggling actor not getting gigs?
Sigourney Weaver? Bah, she only has 18 film projects listed since 2004. And lots of TV gigs. LOTS. That's hardly working in the world of LA actors though, right? Oh.
Harold Ramis? Well, he's sure slowed down in his writing, but he's been acting a little (Knocked Up,Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, etc), a little producing, a little directing (a few episodes of The Office, etc). It looks like he's picking and choosing and having fun, not really struggling for projects.
Bill Murray went through a terrible divorce last year where he lost a significant amount of his wealth. And sure, he was in Rushmore, Lost in Translation, Broken Flowers, etc. but he we also the voice of Garfield. So it's not like he's above taking a big, fat paycheck to make a turd.