Ghostbusters III in Works

Posted on October 14, 2009 - 9:05am by kristin Yes, you read that right.  They are making Ghostbusters III.  Although it is still really early (scripting stage) I am super pumped for this third installment of the Ghostbusters franchise.  I was a huge fan as a kid, and now my own son loves the movies.

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This is coming off the heals of the re-release of the first two movies and the Ghostbusters video game, which came out in June.

Most of the original cast has signed on to reprise their roles. Dan Aykroyd confirmed that he along with Segourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and of course, Bill Murray have all signed on and filming could begin as early as this winter.  Even though it is 10 years later, (15 from the original Ghostbusters) I think it will totally work.  Aykroyd said in an interview that ideally he would like to touch on the original cast and then 'pass the torch' if you will, to a younger cast of female Ghostbusters.  Aykroyd has even sighted two females that he thinks would be prefect for the movie, Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku.  "I think they're amazing," he said. "And I'm excited about the whole idea of getting this done."

All of the ducks are in a row, with Ivan Reitman secured as the director, and writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitksy (Year One) working on the screenplay.

To keep abreast of the developments, you can go to the IMDB page, I find it the most accurate.

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