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After nearly 10 years and a long wait Dan Aykroid has decided to devise a 3rd ghostbuster movie! Teamed up with Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman they have already completed the script and filming has already begun!

In 1997 Dan Aykroid Announced that he was working on a 3rd ghostbusters script with Harold Ramis Rumors have been floating around and here are a few of them

latest update : Halloween 8:52am Bill Murray tidbit Scoop fetched by Jon Leonard Here is a Bill Murray tidbit for you. Its Dan Aykroyd talking about Bill's apparent disinterest in the project. " ' He hasn't really pushed like we need him to, he's the driving force. Without him what are they? ' " - Dan Aykroyd concerning Bill Murray's rejection of his role in GB3. (Jon Leonard) Now, I have no clue how old this is, but I hope its old, and Bill Murray isn't still rejecting the film. Yesterday, Martin Victorin, reported that Dan Aykroyd made some crazy cast choices. Read it for yourself: October 25, 1998... Some interesting casting rumors: "Recently news I have overheard is that Dan Aykroyd spoke with former 'Seinfeld' star Jason Alexander, and he asked Jason to maybe consider playing a role AS a ghostbuster in this upcoming film sequel. Dan also mentioned that he is thinking about having Jeff Daniels and a peewee ghostbuster Will Smith step into the cast lineup." [Scoop sent in Anonymously] Apparently, George and Jeff Daniels are in GB3. Well, forget it. Thats the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard. Although I have no evidence to prove this is wrong, check out, Sent in Anonymously. That means that the guy playing the prank didn't want to leave his name, or his email with Corona. Interesting eh? I'm going to investigate further into this matter. Slimer Jr. reports on the GB Message Board that a proposed title for the new film is, "Ghostbusters : Lost Dimension" Sounds like it could be. The Ghostbusters get Technology to travel dimensions (as rumours have said) so the name seems to fit the plot. This appeared in a magazine, "COSMOS" #179. If there is more to report, you'd better believe I will! I was looking for Ghostbusters 3 information and surfing through sites and came to: a Will Smith site. There they had a bit of Will Smith Ghostbusters 3 info! The editor received an email from one of its visitors. I have been confirmed by 2 different sources that Will Smith, has connected to the Top Secret Ghostbusters 3 movie. The movie is scheduled to be released late 98, or early 99. All the old Ghostbusters have signed on and a script is on the drawing board. If he does sign he will be a new trainee. I sure hope he does sign because my reports have informed me, that it will be a Deeper and Darker movie than the other 2. Reports have also informed me that there will be a new Ghostbuster theme song. ( if Will signs he may do the new song). Treat it as complete rumour, but who knows? I'm not sure how old this info is, but maybe the Ghostbusters 3 movie is TOP SECRET! Fan Fiction contributor to the site, R2, emailed Dan Aykroyd at his Psi Factor email address, about Ghostbusters 3, asking what is going on. R2 then received this reply : 'How does everybody know! We're just finishing the script. I can't tell very much more only that it is a definate possibility. Shhhh! It's a surprise! Signed, Dan Aykroyd Definate Possibility? I thought we were further into production than that. Oh well, its from Dan Aykroyd's mouth, so he must be talking of the truth. Also, the scheduled release date for the third Ghostbusters movie is set for sometime in 2000. Movies like this only come out every 1000 years... The Countdown to 2000 begins now! Info found on Dark Horizons Scoop fetched by Tim the Terror Dog on GB Message Board This is by word, what the scoop said, (damn them, they spelled Aykroyd, Ackroyd) Recent buzz from Los Angeles indicates pre-production is in full swing and shooting will begin very shortly. While Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis have written the script, writer Todd Phillips ("Frathouse") is being asked to do a quick 'beef up and polish'. Thanks to 'LA Rite'. I know, I know, your all saying, "Todd Phillips, who?". Well, I did the research, apparently he was in "Screwed" and "Frat House". I know, I know what? Well, follow this link to Todd Phillips' Filmography on the Internet Movie Database, and maybe it will clear it up. Will this mean, NO CONAN O'BRIEN? Well, probably, unless, Conan did his thing and now Phillips has come in to correct his writing. I recieved a lead about Ghostbusters 3 off The Ghostbusters Message Board. The lead was in the IMDb. It consisted of Dan Aykroyd's latest picture set to film is "Sundowning" . It said filming was to start this October. So when is he going to shoot Ghostbusters III? First off, some think that this, "Sundowning" could be, GB3. Well, I'm certain its not. If it is listed in The Internet Movie Database, its a true fact. It says the CAST so far is, Dan Aykroyd and Kirk Douglas . But, one setback, is that Corona's Coming Attractions didn't list anything about it. I have recieved a rumour via email about this tiny actor named, a Mr Bill Murray! The rumour is that Bill Murray has signed on to star in GB3, and with the whopping paycheck for Murray, they didn't have enough dough to pay Will Smith's cheque. We're close. I can feel it. ( sent in by The Slimy Sticky thing ) "Ghostbusters III" composer George Fenton : When asked about composing GB3 the reporter got this info :"he's ( George Fenton ) taken a handshake agreement to score the project." Whether that means things are moving along or not remains to be seen. ( sent in by Colin ) Posted by Zonker T Harris on The Ghostbusters Message Board On the Morning X, with Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy, they interviewed Dan Aykroyd and asked about a possible Ghostbusters 3. His reply? "Yeah, well, Harold (Ramis) and I have an idea, but without (Bill) Murray, it's tough." There you have it. It sounds like Bill Murray is too good for GB3 or he is just being stubborn and won't sign on. Or maybe, Dan Aykroyd's writing is scraping the side of the toilet bowl ( in other words, its bad ) Yesterday, I was looking for "the email Conan O'Brien" link on NBC.com that was posted on GB homepage message board. I found none, but managed to find the most popular Conan O'Brien site. ( it was linked from NBC.com. not bad ) I preceeded to email the guy asking if he knew anything about the Ghostbusters 3 situation. I received this reply today. "I have heard NOTHING about this." "As co-writer and co-star of the Ghostbuster series, I'm proud to announce that Ghostbusters 3 will begin filming July 27, 1998. It will star myself, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson & Bill Murray." The post came from a Texas internet server, which raises one questions : What the heck was Dan Aykroyd doing in Texas? But first, the problem is that if it came from a Texas internet server, it couldn't have been Dan Aykroyd, because he lives in California and summers in Toronto. The second problem is that the email return address was not valid. So we'll call that a prank. The only problem is it really sounds like Aykroyd posted that. Oh well. The Statue of Liberty : Hell-Style - I was surfing for GB3 info as usual and came to GBHQ Here it is! Bill Murray's negotiators have apparently been working out a deal with SONY for him to be in, a huge sequel due out. May I say "Ghostbusters"? Hmm. As well Troy Benjamin saw Annie Potts on 'The Howie Mandel Show', and she said she was trying to get away from comedy, but seemed to say "with the exception of..." GB3? As well it has apparently been confirmed Sigourney Weaver will not be in the new film.( info by Troy Benjamin ) "Looks like Ghostbusters 3 is becoming more of an apparition. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are now working on the script. Ivan Reitman may sign on as Executive Producer." Will Smith - Will Smith will almost guaranteed be in Ghostbusters III. While checking around for new info I returned to a very excellent GB3 source. It says Will Smith was confronted in Germany and asked about the rumours of him being in GB3. He said he was jumping aboard and would appear. Another rumour says he is very close to writing it in ink that he would appear. ( Info by Anthony M ) - Bill Murray has said he will definatly reconsider starring if Will Smith appears in the film. I guess he likes Big Willie. Very good news but I have absolutely no idea what the heck is wrong with Mr Murray. Make up your bloody mind! Again nothing on Conan O'Brien. I put that news for him starring in LIMBO. But fear not, he is definatly writing it. URGENT! A quickie ad has been rumoured to appear at Christmas for Ghostbusters III advertising for next ?Summer?. Like the upcoming remake of Hitchcocks "Psycho". It will most likely show the new logo, Parker's classic theme, a few names and the release date. - Some plot info has been found, so here goes . . . It seems the new film, due out nextsummer, will star Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Will Smith, and Ernie Hudson. The film starts off with the four original boys and Peter Venkman wants to leave the Ghostbusters. As all this happens, it seems a supernatural force from Hell wrecks havoc in New York City. Peter lives up to what he said and leaves. As this soon-to-be major bust approaches, there is a spot to fill Peter Venkmans, slimy jump suit : Will Smith. No word on Conan O'Brien, Annie Potts or Rick Moranis. Tuesday, March 10, 1998 Taken from Ain't it Cool News Ghostbusters 3 & 4 News!!! It was confirmed today at the official All Star Cafe by screen writer and actor Dan Aykroyd, that Ghostbuster's 3 will end with"To Be Concluded." (Like the end of Back to the Future 2.) Dan was quoted in saying to USA Today reporter, Danielle Gray that, "It was unintentional. But when we actually began planning the movie with Columbia, we found out that the script was just too long to view in one sitting." Dan also told reporters that Columbia didn't like the idea of making a fourth installment to what was "supposed" to be a trilogy, so they told him to cut some scenes out. However, even though Dan took several scenes out, Columbia found that the movie was still too long, and agreed, after Dan rufused to cut anymore scenes from his script, to make the last two hours a whole other movie that will be out nine months after Ghostbusters 3 hits theaters. On that note, the question arises: "Will this delay Ghostbusters 3 arrival in theaters?" Well, if Columbia decides to run production for both part 3 and 4 at the same time, then the answer is "Yes." This is most likely what will happen since the same cast and scenes will be used for both movies. It would be much more economical for Columbia to take that route, but none the less much more discouraging for the millions of Ghostbuster fans around the world awaiting part 3. I'll keep you updated on the situation. (Look for this report tobe in the March 10th paper in USA Today.) Note : Unfortunatly, nothing ever showed up in USA Today. Dan Aykroyd Turns From "Blues Brothers" to "Ghostbusters" With "Blues Brothers 2000" under his belt, Aykroyd may turn his attention to reviving "Ghostbusters." The biggest comedy hit of 1984, it was sequelized five years later in another huge hit, "Ghostbusters II." Among the hurdles facing "Ghostbusters III" is the fact that Bill Murray and director Ivan Reitman do not want to return. "The concept is that there's a positive image of life and there's a negative image of life. Hell is not some distant place, far away from this dimension or realm. Hell is right next door. It's like those old tintype photos where you turn them one way and they look positive, then you just flick them slightly and they look negative. That's our concept. Given the right technology you could flip the switch and all of a sudden the positive that we see in this room suddenly becomes negative. It's kind of neat. And then : "We're going to set it in New York and do a Hades version of New York, very close to life in the city as we perceive it now. You look down at the river and there's a ferry of Wall Street commuters, except they're being shoved off with pitchforks into the river which is now boiling blood. Flick it back and it's just the Brooklyn Bridge and just a normal traffic jam. Carrying that through, I think we can have a lot of fun." Listen to Dan Aykroyd discussing Ghostbusters 3! about a 30 second download. Listen at the 10 second mark where Aykroyd says : "...Billy doesn't wanna do it, neither does Ivan Reitman", he sounds really PO'ed! In Newsweek's latest issue, the magazine focuses on the new Hollywood landscape of astronomical budgets and star salaries. The article briefly mentions the possible deal for a forthcoming Ghostbusters 3: with Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman controlling the rights in tandem, they allegedly asked Columbia Pictures for more than 40% of the second sequel receipts; now word is they've lowered their expectations, except for Murray who still wants a big paycheck for not starring as the picture's lead. The article also mentions that so far, it's just Ackroyd's treatment and no finalized script. ( from around January ) ( from about March '97 ) "It's time to find a new team and continue the franchise. I'd love to see Chris Farley in there." - DAN AYKROYD ( September '96 ) Harold Ramis discussed the proposed third Ghostbusters movie. He's very interested in the idea, and describes the concept as the older team training a new, more 'handsome' team. Aykroyd says that Chris Farley "would make a great ghostbuster" and that he's talked to Chris about the project and informed him that a role is being written for him. Aykroyd would also love to see Will Smith in the film, but after the success of ID4 and Bad Boys, that is highly unlikely. "I've completed one draft of the script, and Sony definitly wants to make the movie, and so do I. I would want to do it with Harold (Ramis). We have been discussing it and are going back into meetings now. They will be doing the film, he says, without their original Ghostbuster teammates, Bill Murray and director Ivan Reitman. "They want to concentrate on other things" says Aykroyd. "I can definitly see Chris Farley stepping into the cast, he'd make a great ghostbuster,and so would Will Smith. I've already talked to Chris about the casting and have told him I'll be drafting the part for him." The News April 8, 1998 - In As Good As It Gets with Jack Nicholson, Harold Ramis plays the brief part of a Jewish doctor and he is looking quite plump in his old age. I hope he can fit the GB suit on or else they'll have to computer animate him to make him thin. 'Sent in by David' Dan Aykroyd's GB3 Script is... A Complete Mess!! - Dan Aykroyd has submitted to Columbia, a proposed script for the GB sequel, and it is a COMPLETE mess. His idea for a dark, gloomy New York, like in "The Crow" movies was obviously a bad idea. Apparently, Columbia has brought in an unknown ( Conan O'Brien ) to help Aykroyd and Ramis write the script. Please remember, Harold Ramis did not write the script. It was all Dan Aykroyd. So don't think Harold Ramis has lost the goods, because he sure hasn't. Now if they just let Harold Ramis write the script, we would have Ghostbuster gold... May 23, 1998 - Bill Murray has reportedly signed on to do the third film. Will Smith wanted $25m but they gave Bill Murray $20m to return. Very smart move, but not necesserily a wise financial move. Will Smith has about quadrupil the star power. We will get a better picture though, Smith would ruin the picture. PLEASE remember. This is not confirmed, its in the air and rumoured. 'Sent in by Michael' May 25, 1998 - "Soul Man" has finally been put out of its misery and has been canceled by ABC. The show about a priest was given the big boot. Before, Harold and Dan claimed they were very busy and didn't have time to concentrate on the GB3 script. Now, with "Soul Man" finally down with, they can concentrate on the sequel. On holidays I actually brought myself watch it and thank my lucky stars it was canceled! It was absolutely atrocious! June 1, 1998 - A year and a half ago on Martin Victorin's GB3 page, a scooper mentioned Conan O'Brien's name possibly linked with the picture and possibly helping to write. After Dan Aykroyd's script was reported messy, Columbia brought in a younger writer to help Dan Aykroyd and now, Harold Ramis write. Could that possibly be O'Brien? Maybe. Nice to see, he could easily be better than Dan Aykroyd at writing. 'Sent in the "Conan Man" ' Conan O'Brien ? A Head-Writer ? A Lead-Role ? Through the course of development for the latest Ghostbusters installment, many rumours have come snd gone. Pauly Shore ( television's Pauly , and flops In the Army Now and Bio-Dome ) was rumoured for a few mments to be in it while Chris Farley was signed on until he died of a drug-overdose. One name that came up a long time ago, was Conan O'Brien, of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His name died out until recently, when Dan Aykroyd's proposed "Ghostbusters III" was a waste of pencil and paper. With Dan Aykroyd's tired comic ways now very obvious, Harold Ramis began to help Aykroyd write. But Columbia, after reading the bad script, decided to bring in a fresh comedian and writer. Ghostbusters III Columbia Pictures Summer of 1999 Click on the red links to see more info on GB3 The Ghostbusters in GB3 Find out not just who is in it, but I'll tell you every actor's position in doing the new films + more Bill Murray . . . . . . as Doctor Peter Venkman Murray has been reluctant ( as always ) to star in the third ( and possibly 4th ) movie in the Ghostbusters series. This is no big deal though. Bill Murray has fought and whined and screamed before appearing in any movie he has ever done. ( Not inluding "Ghostbusters" ) He has been offered a whopping paycheck, and rumours are flying around that he is in it, and/or Will Smith took the role. Dan Aykroyd . . . . . . as Doctor Raymond Stantz Aykroyd will return as Stantz, of course because Dan Aykroyd is writing the script. Harold Ramis . . . . . . as Doctor Egon Spengler Ramis will play Spengler, but he'll need to cut some pounds. Ernie Hudson . . . . . . as Winston Zeddemore He really wants to do the third film but trys to hide it by saying " . . . if the script is good". Due to his latest period of having no work ( except for the televison show Oz ) he'll jump at the chance to be in the third film. Other lesser roles in GB3 Every actors position in doing the film + more Rick Moranis . . . . . . as Louis Tully Hasn't had a theatrical release since Big Bully so you can pretty much guarantee he'll be it. Will Smith . . . . . . as _________________ Smith has had talks with Dan Aykroyd to possibly appear and screw up the new film. - Lots of MONEY - Annie Potts . . . . . . as Janine Melnitz No work, all play, makes Annie need a role. Conan O'Brien . . . . . . as _____________ He is helping writing, so he'll want to be in it. - The Boys Behind the Scenes - A explanation of everyone involved in the picture besides the actors Written by . . . . . . Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, and Conan O'Brien Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd are back as writers but this time they got some help : Conan O'Brien. He is helping Ramis and Aykroyd write the "hades" script. (see picture above) Now that Aykroyd turned in a trashy script with that Hades idea, I am not sure whether they will ditch that idea or stick with it. Produced by Dan Aykroyd, Trevor Albert (executive) and Ivan Reitman (executive) Obviously Aykroyd is producing because he is so anxious to do another sequel. Trevor Albert of the Multiplicity, Club Paradise and Groundhog Day fame will most likely executive produce, seeing as he is involved with every one of Harold Ramis' movies. Reitman has said he is not going to direct but wants to executive produce. Directed by Harold Ramis Very good news considering that Multiplicity and Groundhog Day were both good movies. And his direction might be enough to save the film from being a complete dud. Original Music Elmer Bernstein George Fenton Danny Elfman Elmer Bernstein did the original music while Fenton is listed on IMDb for doing the music. Danny Elfman "would love" to do it. Your call. I say Elfman, that song he did for "MiB" was wicked. As well as the song he did with his band "Oingo Boingo" for the '85 film "Weird Science". "Ghostbusters" performed by Ray Parker Jr. "Untitled" performed by Will Smith Will Smith will do a song if he is in the movie and count on it being a rap/crap song like in "MiB". I wouldn't count on Parker Jr. recording another Ghostbusters song, he is kind of washed-up. Expect clips of the original "Ghostbusters" song though. Special Effects Industrial LIGHT and MAGIC BOSS is dead, all thats left is ILM. As well, ILM did GB2.

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