New Ghostbusters for certain
ComingSoon.net just got off the phone with filmmaker Harold Ramis, always a wonderful and charming interview subject for sure. We talked a little about his new movie Year One, starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, which hits theaters next week, plus heâs also being honored with a Screenwriting Tribute and taking part in an All-Star Comedy panel at this yearâs Nantucket Film Festival.
Thereâs been a lot of talk lately about the planned Ghostbusters 3, as the original movie celebrates its 25th Anniversary and having been twenty years since the last installment. Ramis has been developing the three-quel along with his Year One writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, best known as part of the writing staff on The Office, so we asked him for a brief update.
“I wrote the story for the new movie with them, and Dan and Iâve been consulting. Weâre just waiting to see a first draft and where we are,” Ramis told us, although heâs very optimistic it will happen with Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson returning as well. “Everyone says theyâll do it, theyâve all said theyâll do it. No one has signed anything yet – we havenât signed anything either – but thereâs the spirit of willingness in the air.”
Last week, Ivan Reitman was asked by MTV about his involvement in the project, but Ramis isnât so sure Reitman would want to direct it, even though itâs obviously too early to tell. “I donât think he wants to; Iâm not sure I want to (direct). Itâs just a lot of open questions. Until we see a script, I donât think anyone really knows how they feel about it. Everyoneâs open theyâre doing it, thatâs the main thing, thatâs what got it moving forward.”
He did confirm that there will be a younger cast donning the backpacks and outfits with the original cast acting more as mentors to them. “Oh, yeah. There will be new Ghostbusters. Itâs not about us running around. Weâll be introducing new people.”
Look for ComingSoon.net’s interview with Mr. Ramis sometime next week.
Source: Ed Douglas
