Geoff Boucher from the L.A. Times reports that filming could get underway on Ghostbusters 3 as early as this winter. Exciting news for those of us at Movie Reboot, who launched this little blog with the hopes of generating interest in restarting this franchise (no, we had no effect whatsoever).
Boucher talks with Dan Akroyd about the upcoming film. Akroyd reveals some interesting tidbits:
- Sigourney Weaver's on board. That rounds out the entire original cast. Totally awesome.
- Bill Murray is not to blame for a delay in a sequel. All of the cast has been busy with other projects and, similar to aligning the stars to make the underwhelming Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls, the timing and script had to be just right – for everyone. (We love Bill Murray, so we've got his back.)
- The film will be a passing of the torch and probably include female Ghostbusters. Akroyd like Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku.
More exciting for Reboot, the new film seems to be touching on pieces of the pitch we thought would make a great follow-up. Namely the passing of the torch to a younger generation of Ghostbusters (who didn't see that coming?) and the inclusion of female proton packers.
Of course, we're hoping Tina Fey straps on the pack rather than Alyssa Milano (whom we've worked with) and works alongside Akroyd's Ray Stantz. Fey is perfect for the role – and we bet she'd take it.
Somewhat of a bummer? Much talk of the original cast playing a smaller part in the film. C'mon, guys! Give us a full trilogy. Get out there and do some bustin'! Then retire so that the younger set can take on a second trilogy.
