Comments on: Harold Ramis Talks ‘Ghostbusters 3′

By: Who Ya Gonna Call? « G – C – T

Who Ya Gonna Call? « G – C – T — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:48:20 +0000

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By: Ghostbusters 3: Original Cast Set to Return | Blippitt

Ghostbusters 3: Original Cast Set to Return | Blippitt — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:01:18 +0000

[...] Harold Ramis Talks ‘Ghostbusters 3′ (screenrant.com) [...]

By: 790

790 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:27:24 +0000

That stupid ghost logo only has 4 fingers so I wouldn’t see this go past Ghostbusters 4.

By: Bac

Bac — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:32:03 +0000

No more original ideas in Hollywood… How about Back to the Future 4… real original…

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More Ghostbusters 3 Details! - brettsloan.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:21:06 +0000

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By: The Stub - We Watch Stuff and you Care!

The Stub - We Watch Stuff and you Care! — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:07:13 +0000

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By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:40:01 +0000

I think Ryan Reynolds would be a good replacement for Venkman, or if they do a reboot, he could be Venkman. Of course, with his comicbook movies coming up, that might be a problem.

The 2nd one was definately inferior to the first, although I still enjoyed it. I agree that the villain should be an epic bad guy: an angient Egyptian god, or maybe the mythic Lillith. I know Hollywood likes to milk great movies as much as they can but if it can be done right, I’m there.

By: craig

craig — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:08:31 +0000

I don’t think they should do it at all. The original characters are too old and it wouldn’t work. New characters would just ruin the franchise and make it silly with all terrible cgi and what not.

By: The Glove.

The Glove. — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:02:07 +0000

Ah, what’s the point they’re all fat old geezers now! That’s not funny.

By: SK47

SK47 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:19:50 +0000

If I were to do a Ghostbusters 3, this is what I would have done:
-Firstly, yes, have to get a new cast of busters. I mean, that pic of Ramis just proves it. These guys are not in shape to do some busting, even though it makes them feel good. And Akroyd, Ramis, even Murray are not like Stallone or Arnold where they’ll put in the work just to be in decent shape to do the stunts. Just to do that, after all, the intention of the first film was that these guys were Ghost-Janitors, via the commentary.
So this is what my new crew of busters would be, 3 new guys in their late 20s, early 30s, along with Ernie Hudson as the “ground general”. Spengler and Stanz are around but back at the base giving info via radio comms, etc. Janet is back as their sec. No Rick Moranis, Sigourney & Murray. Sigourney and Murray would be like Connery in Indy4 where there are pictures and stories told of how great Venkman was. Their story would be that the two got married and live in Canada.
-The three new guys are all construction workers, two are best buds, one of them is related to either spengler or stanz (nephew). The other guy comes along because as a kid he idolized the original Ghostbusters.
-The “main” guy or “star” of this pic would be the best bud of the nephew, he would essentially have Murray’s role in the original.
-As for actors as the “new” guys, none of the main Apatow people or guys from Madison Gilmor or Happy Billy or whatever Sandler’s crew is called! The “star”/Murray-esque role would go to Jeffrey Donovan, the main dude from Burn Notice!
The nephew role would go to Steve Zahn.
And the third construction guy would go to Dulé Hill, the second lead in Psych.

So the ground crew would be Jeffrey Donovan, Steve Zahn, Dulé Hill & Ernie Hudson. Back at base is Ramis & Akroyd.

-As for a bad guy, don’t know but it would have be something like Gozer. An evil that predates the Exodus, something out of Conan The Barbarian, A Robert E. Howard creation, that type. No “they go to hell” or stuff like that. An ancient type of barbaric evil.
-For director, why not 3-for-3, Ivan Reitman. If he does not want to do it, Ramis is more that capable.
-For a main plot, even though GB2 gets a lot of flak, I really do like the beginning where the GBs are considered con-artists, hacks and almost forgotten. I would use that same type here but something along the lines of the GBs as urban folklore mix with Rocky 6. It has been a loooonnnggg time since the GBs were active, they have been forgotten except for stories being told, some go over the top but the main fact was that there used to be cooler time where Ghosts were running around, etc. Stanz still holds his occult shop, Spengler works as a scientist for a university, Hudson is a security guard. They get together and talk about the good ole days. Donovan & Zahn’s characters come by and listen to these stories because Zahn is into the occult & science while Donovan is a wise-ass but loves hanging out with these guys and hearing their stories on how they save NY. Then crap happens, they’re back on the scene, etc, etc.
-For a love interest for Donovan’s character, because there has to be eye candy, Mischa Barton or Gretchen Mol. Or both, why not!

So that is my personal take on a GB3 If I were to do it. I would like to hear your input.
Hey Sean, maybe we can touch base and work on something, why not?

By: charles darwin

charles darwin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:00:19 +0000

They are just milking an old idea dry, like other posters said. I’ve heard NO ONE mention this franchise in ten years, and nobody I talk to really cared for the “feel good, yay USA!!” sequel, either. They are doing it as a second boot, to introduce us to NEW ghostbusters, younger, so that the money-machine (OH I MEAN FRANCHISE) can continue into the future. Anyone who can’t see this needs to hit themselves in the head with a tack hammer, to jar a few brain cells into activity.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:43:10 +0000

I’ll tell you who I COULD see as a Ghostbuster, and I know I am going to get cr*p for this, is Adam Sandler. If he toned down the stupid “Billy Madison” stuff, I could see him as a character similar to Bill Murray’s. Maybe even play Akyroyd’s son. He definitely has the chops to do it.

By: darthbalo

darthbalo — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:50:09 +0000

This is great news, the original Ghostbusters is a classic. With the original cast coming back and a good script this could be a really big blockbuster. I hope they don’t add a bunch of new faces and make it into a passing of the torch kind of thing though. Bring the characters back together with a looming disaster that requires the guys to strap on the proton packs again and go to work. Any word on Sigourney coming back??

By: Ken J

Ken J — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:05:32 +0000

I would have to say no to Jack Black, I see him in a different type of comedy than Ghostbusters.

By: Darren seeley

Darren seeley — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:56:26 +0000

Who would I like to see?

Jack Black, Simon Pegg, Anna Faris and Andy Samberg (of ‘Hot Rod’). Or…the Brozen Lizard folks.

Who do I really also want to return?
Sigourney Weaver and Ernie Hudson.

By: Andy S

Andy S — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:51:44 +0000

Since they seem to have most of the original cast on board I would be behind this project, UNLESS Seth Rogen and Jack Black were added to this project. Then I would avoid it like the plague.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:40:30 +0000

Not sure how I would feel with a new cast either… Guess we’ll see…

By: NDH

NDH — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:29:06 +0000

This is great news, Im really looking forward to see how this shapes up. If the original cast all comes back I will be there opening night at the theater.

I definitely think there is some potential here…

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:54:30 +0000

Also, to add on. I always thought having Ellen Page in the cast would of been an awesome choice. Now that i know Jason Reitman is going to be behind it, I think it is more of a possibility to see her as a cast member…maybe? Anyone else think that would be a cool choice? She’s kind of like a female Bill Murray, no?

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:53:03 +0000

I know this is going to sounds like a flat our crazy lie. But 2 years ago, I was trying to write a screenplay, just to see what I could come up with. I happened to be watching Ghostbusters 2 at the time and said “Wow, that movie was not THAT good, is that why a third one was never made?” So i thought, why not take a crack at a third Ghostbusters screenplay. So I talk to two of my friends and pitched my idea. The original Ghostbusters (being too old to continue the work) open up different factions around the U.S. and train new kids to be Ghostbusters. The story was again to mainly take place in New York, where a the biggest threat comes to fruition. Death. Death comes and brings with him all the nasties from the underworld- including slimer…That was my idea… My friends said it would never work and no one would want to see it made and the original cast would never be behind it…So i stopped writing and dropped the idea. True story…i swear on every dead relatives of mine graves…So i find this to be great news, if not a small kick in my pants…Now i need to go slap my friends around.