Dan Aykroyd Lays Down ‘Ghostbusters 3′ Ultimatum
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Dan Aykroyd hopes to hand off the "Ghostbusters" torch to a new generation soon, or extinguish it. | Credit: Rex/AP Photo
Now or never. Dan Aykroyd, the self-proclaimed “cheerleader” behind a long-brewing attempt to get the Ghostbusters franchise back into theaters, sat down with Esquire for a lengthy and candid interview this week regarding the status of “Ghostbusters 3.”
The bottom line? Time is running out.
Addressing the studio heads at Sony, Aykroyd said that it’s “time now to sit down and make this movie, or you will lose your main principals, and you won’t be able to make it without us, because we have rights, and now is time to make the movie.”
He suggested that if the film were not green-lit within “three or four months,” the deal would be off the table.
The rights to the Ghostbusters franchise are in part-owned by Sony, Aykroyd, director Ivan Reitman, co-writer Harold Ramis and Bill Murray.
Murray has held out from signing on to the third film for the past few years. Aykroyd hinted in the interview that Murray may have “abrogated his rights” when he declined to star in “Ghostbusters 3,” forfeiting his need to sign-off on the film’s green-light.
In the interview, Aykroyd revealed details of a previous, scrapped draft of the third film, which would have seen Murray as a ghost. Murray was being written out of the later drafts but Aykroyd said they’ll “always leave a hole for him. He’s always there. He can always come back at any time and be rebuilt into it, as far as I’m concerned.”
For all setbacks incurred, Aykroyd remains hopeful.
“At this point, I think we’re closer than we ever have been” he told Esquire.
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Without Bill, Dan, there is no Ghostbusters. You better understand that before you throw any of your money into this project.
Posted by: News Guy | December 7, 2012, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm
If Bill Murry isn’t in it, I won’t see it. So, Dan, count me out!
Posted by: judy | December 7, 2012, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
no more trilogies, remakes, remixes. please give us something…anything new!
Posted by: brownin329 | December 7, 2012, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm
Just as long as you dont replace Murray with Shia LaBoeuf!
Posted by: Doug | December 7, 2012, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm
Who really wants another Ghostbuster movie?
Posted by: tltoth3 | December 7, 2012, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
Making another Ghostbusters without Murray would be as stupid an idea as, let’s say, making another Blues Brothers movie without Belushi. No one would be that dumb, right?
Posted by: Cowcharge | December 8, 2012, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm
Who ya gonna call..? to replace bill Murray…
Posted by: Slime | December 8, 2012, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm
SONY: The fans want Ghostbusters 3. It would be a shame if Bill Murray won’t sign but I know I’d still take my whole family to see it. I love the franchise. I even have the whole cartoon series on DVD. Let’s get this film underway!
Posted by: THX | December 8, 2012, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm
MAKE THIS HAPPEN…. WITH BILL MURRAY!!!!! (Let SOME OTHER DIMENSION be the one that doesn’t have Ghost Busters III in it!)
Posted by: Thierry Predavec | December 9, 2012, 1:18 am 1:18 am
Go home retire!
Posted by: Mark O | December 9, 2012, 3:30 am 3:30 am
I would see this with or without Bill Murray in it, he was crucial to the first but almost a liability in the second, the franchise can stand up without Murray in it. I am not buying a Sony tablet until GB3 is made.
Posted by: Jerry K | December 9, 2012, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm
I am with Stantz. Make it now or kill it for good. Sick of waiting. Sick of debating. Good or not it will make millions. ” The frianchize rights alone will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams”. I know it can be great without Bill. As long as it has Spengler and Stantz to support the push. Their is so much left to be told in this story. The dead can be as vast as the living. We are all alive on a daily basis. It would be nice to revere the latter perspective again. A wild ride on the other side with the tools and the talent to really pack a punch and let the dead know who’s alive.
Posted by: Adam | December 11, 2012, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm
I agree with you folks. I won’t spend the money if Bill is not in it.
Posted by: arnold raymond | December 11, 2012, 9:30 pm 9:30 pm
not a big fan of Aykroyd. Hasn’t made me laugh since the original Blues Brothers with Belushi.
Posted by: arnold raymond | December 11, 2012, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
How about Ashton Kutcher to replace Bill Murray? Oh, wait – that didn’t work for “Two and a Half Men”. . . Never mind! HA!
Posted by: Buck | December 17, 2012, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Tie him up like you did in Celtic pride, lol. Everyone wants Gb3 as long as it is good. I don’ t care about how much older you guys are, bust some heads, in a spiritual sense.
Posted by: Steven Spurling | December 21, 2012, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm
I really hope Ghostbusters 3 goes ahead and bill decides to join in. If he cannot agree the film will still make a success. 1 & 2 Were a great hit so lets make another great hit .
Posted by: Guy | December 28, 2012, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm
ghostbusters 3 i will love it much better than
cats i love to see it again and again 3d or not 3d
that is the question and have lady gaga as the main
villian groovy.
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Posted by: frankie(cool rider) smales | December 28, 2012, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
I love the series wil see it no matter what. I havent been to the big screen in awhile. But I will for this movie. Ghost Busters 3 needs to happen! and on another note a BB’s 3 would be nice to! LOVE YA DAN!
Posted by: Brandon Tilley | January 3, 2013, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm