Bill Murray Talks 'Ghostbusters 3', Admits Part Two Kinda Sucked
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With Fantastic Mr. Fox making the press rounds at the London International Film Festival, it was only a matter of time before someone bugged Bill Murray (who voices Badger in the stop-motion film) about his participation in Ghostbusters 3. Last time we heard anything on the Ghostbusters front, it was being reported that Ghost Busters and Ghostbusters II helmer Ivan Reitman was indeed attached to direct (though he hadn't actually decided whether or not to go through with it), and most of the original cast (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver) was set to return alongside some "new recruits". So, sure, it's all great to hear when you see this sort of stuff splashed across the internet, but it's always best to go right to the source to see just what's going on right this second. When asked about the third installment in London, Murray waved it off and basically said that his participation depends solely on a script he hasn't seen nor read yet. The actor also spoke a little about sequels in general, saying (in so many words) that Ghostbusters II was definitely not as good as the first one, which is one reason why he's so hesitant to give it another go.
Says Murray: "I'll believe it when I see it. I saw a guy talking about the end of the world a couple years ago, and I still haven't seen that either -- so I'm not going to believe the Ghostbusters story until I see it."
Watch the Bill Murray/Ghostbusters 3 interview over at SciFi Squad
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10-15-2009 @ 12:54PM
Adam said...
This coming from the guy who not only did Garfield but also did Garfield 2 just a couple of years ago.
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10-15-2009 @ 1:48PM
LordPaul said...
As much as I like BM in the GOOD films he's done, I'm not sure I agree with him or with the inference of the writer of this article.
Ghostbusters 2, whilst in no way the pop-culture phenomenon of the original was still a fun movie which was good for its time. I think perhaps we see things that are so schmaltzy (like the end of this film) with jaded eyes in these post-9/11 times but when I look back I remember how much I enjoyed it then (20 years ago, when I was 12) not how much less I may enjoy it now.
Watch the series ender of Robot Chicken for what I believe is their take on this (with NYC residents shouting at the Cloverfield monster for it being "too soon")
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