Ramis Talks 'Ghostbusters 3' - Confirms Plot Rumors

if they really are gonna go seth rogan & pals for 'ghostbusters: the next generation', i think the best possible synergy would be to let reitman direct.

jason reitman, that is.

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I really hope they pin it right. I got all the faith in the world in Ramis and Murray, but Aykroyd is one of those lost heroes nowadays (like Eddie Murphy). Lest we forget Blues Brothers 2000...

But I could definitely see Michael Cera in this. He would be a great addition, playing a bit off of what Rick Moranis did.

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Would you stop with the Indiana Jones 4 snob-hate already!? Sheesh! A three-quarter-billion worldwide haul proves that most of us (including me) loved it!

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Andy you read my mind!

whats with all the cheap shot you people here at cinematical keep taking at indy jones?

if i remember correctly ALL of you like it and gave it positive reviews............

jumping on the internet bandwagon?

yah funny that the movie got better reviews than best picture nominee ben button and best pic nominees from the past like munich and babel and got better reviews then your sites precious watchmen... oh and it made like 800 million dollars at the boxofficce!

dont let insane expectations and fanboy bashing change your minds...

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I dig david gordon greens work lately, something tells me he might be a good director for this. Bring Danny McBride in too - he'd be funny talking crap in proton pack. But I hope they can somehow capture the tone of the first one.

Also, Indiana Jones 4 blew. Mutt and his swinging monkeys can suck it.

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Well I thought these comments were all about the Ghostbusters, not Indy - but whatever - I'm definitely amp'd up to see another ghostbusters, more movies that deal with the destruction of new york...sheesh, cant they relocate the series lol ?

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I predict a story line where the newbie ghost busters.. probably researching students in the paranormal ( and one of them has got to be the offspring from the pete venkman/Dana Barrett relationship), happen across the most evil all powerful paranormal force to threaten mankind yet. Finding themselves way out of their depth and far out gunned , said students and venkman junior turn to the old heros and dad for help, wisdom, and comic rib ticklers. During the final battle the old ghost busters make the ultimate sacrifice... either in death ( becoming ghosts them selves) or blasted to a parallel dimension so leaving the new heros to protect mankind from further peril....add in some first rate cgi, new ghost busters hardware, and fit a romantic element in it somewhere .....yep that should just about cover it!

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The fans have nobody to blame but themselves. Hollywood plus fan love for a series never know when to just let something end with dignity. They always have to cry for a sequel to thier beloved series. Hollywood didn't ask for a third Terminator, the fans did. Hollywood didn't ask for a fourth Indiana Jones the fans did. Hollywood didn't ask for a Star Wars episode One, the fans did, and the same goes for "Ghostbusters". Said fans then are the first ones to throw stones when the movie is lackluster. If the fanbase for popular series will just let a series end on a high-note and not demand one more film from the creators we wouldn't be so eager to bash and put blame on the creators when they relent and finally give them what they want.

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So indy films can have GHOSTS from the ark, black magic and voodoo dolls, and eternally old knights but it cant have aliens? its all sci-fi people... i guess some people just dont know what indy is all about... in a few years people will re-watch and realize there expectations were just ridiculous and KOTCS is actually great! just like that other one i forgot whats its called ohhh yah temple of doom...

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Considering how bad the sequel was then I ain't too excited about a new one that's taken 300 years to happen. And if Sigourney & Annie Potts aren't both in the new one then I'm not touching it.

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i remember when, during a PR thing for ComiCon, the fans there were treated to a message from Spielberg himself on the set of Indy 4.

the only thing i remember with crystal clarity was when he stated he was 'doing all of this for the fans' and i distinctly remember saying to myself "...oh shit."

i just knew without a doubt after that moment that Indy 4 was going to be a disappointment.

i don't want that for Ghostbusters 3. if they can't get a ridiculously good script and the original 4 together who are all on the same page, then i don't want a Ghostbusters 3. period.

as fans, sure, we always want more but if the people behind that original magic don't feel the same way for whatever reason then you know what...don't force it, we'll understand. we'll always have the first two to appreciate.

hollywood has already tainted one classic franchise, i don't think i could stomach the same thing happening to Ghostbusters.

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I hated Ghostbusters 2...so a new movie is either going to be comic gold or not. I still think this movie may not happen but who knows. At least there is no Jaws 5.


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My husband and I think it will kick @$$ if all the orginal cast come back and do this. It will feel like we are kids again. We can share this with our kids and they might not be this is boaring if the graphics are up to date.

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I didn't watch the accompanying video for this article on MTV's crap movie-blog site, so I don't have much of a clear context for Mr. Ramis's remarks but I must say that they sound notably less-than-enthusiastic in print, in my humble opinion.

The comments read as if he's keeping this belated sequel safely at arm's length and attempting to temper expectations. And the fact that he's citing an alarming lack of interest on both his and Reitman's behalf in potentially helming this doesn't really bode well for the project in my book.

It's disappointing enough that both original progenitor, Dan Aykroyd and Ramis both seem to be entirely absent from the 3rd installment's writing process at this point, despite Mr. Aykroyd having already written a screenplay for a proposed "GB-3".

Anyway, at least Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky have proven themselves to a substantial extent, albeit on television, with the stupendous American "Office" and I must say the trailer for the Ramis-directed "Year One" had me rolling.

It just seems as if the original cast/crew's overall genuine motivation has gotten progressively muted as controlling interest in "GB-III"s development has weirdly trickled right through their fingers. This whole long-rumored and now seemingly confirmed "Ghostbusters: Extreme & Next-Gen" thing just sounds really gimmicky, commercial and obvious, like "Indy IV"s Mutt Williams on a much grander, lamer scale.

I don't want a new, young Ghostbusters franchise just like I didn't want a half-hearted, unwieldy stab at setting up a spin-off adventure series (potentially led by the admittedly great Shia LaBeouf) tainting "Indy IV".

Sure, I wouldn't really mind a new GB crew comprised of the likes of Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Brandon T. Jackson, Adam Scott, Will Ferrell, James Franco, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Adam Sandler, Danny McBride, Martin Starr, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Bradley Cooper, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinsky and/or John C. Reilly. (Screw Michael Cera. And Ben Stiller.) But wouldn't it be cooler if a selection of these dudes were corralled into a worthy, ORIGINAL paranormal comedy or something? Or if some of the Apatoverse's many amazingly lovely, ridiculously gifted actresses were finally prominently thrown into the mix in a big way?

Circling back to "GB-III", seeing as they're all moving forward with the "sage mentor" premise, which could quite easily be construed as a thinly-veiled maneuver to cash some hefty paychecks whilst essentially doing nothing more than appearing in mere extended cameo roles and picking up free exec. producer credits, I can only hope the concept can/will be rejiggered to focus the film mainly on the original principals and leave the passing of the torch to a comical-if-inevitably-cutesy sequence towards the end. Ideally one handled with more wit and grace than the clumsy, almost-literal moment at the end of "Indy IV".

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i gotta say ANY story line would be welcome, the ghostbusters haven't done jack shit, they blew up a marsh mellow and a painting. but after a certain amount of time it wont matter because everyone will be too old, unless they plan to do a 'space cowboys' type ghostbusters. PS bill murray rocks

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The time for Ghostbusters III to be worthwhile came and went a long, LONG time ago. 1992 or 93 would have been the absolute latest for this to still be feasible.

I love Ghostbusters to death. TO DEATH. It's my favorite movie of all time, and to be honest the mere existence of Ghostbusters II is painful, I don't think my heart can take another less-than-good GB sequel.

I'll play the video game when it comes out in June... that's the closest thing to a third movie I need.

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Almost forgot, as a kid I actually narrowly preferred Ghostbusters II, so I suppose there's something to be said for its appeal to adventuresome wee-ones but, in hindsight, it's effects-laden kiddie-flick commercialization obviously sullies the Ghostbusters legacy and serves as a precursor to all the dreary, bloated, big-budget family fare flooding multiplexes these days.

Additionally, I must say I can totally dig on "Argent"s notion of wrangling Jason Reitman to direct. Smart and savvy.

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