Dan Aykroyd Discusses Ghostbusters 3

Posted by Marc Middleton on May 20th, 2009 13 Comments Printer-Friendly
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According to the LA Times, Ghostbusters 3 could begin shooting as early as this Winter. The paper caught up with Dan Aykroyd at a recent House of Blues event, and eventually discussions turned to Ghostbusters. Aykroyd said Sigourney Weaver is on board now, as are the original squad of ectoplasmic specialists — himself, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, and Bill Murray, who many claim was the big holdup preventing us from getting a 3rd film originally.

“I don’t put not making the third movie on Billy. We can’t do that. I’ve been very busy. Harold’s been busy, Ivan’s been busy. And a third script really didn’t coalesce properly. And Billy, you can’t blame an artist for not wanting to do the same thing again. He did two of them, for God’s sake. Although I’m the biggest cheerleader as the originator of the concept but I’ve never begrudged Billy not doing a third movie. I never said he held it up or that he refused. Hey, listen, he’s an artist. You can’t force somebody into it. I’m sorry he never read my third draft because I thought it was pretty good but, look, now we’re at a point that there’s a story that he can accept and that’s going to work, and I think we’re going to be in production fairly soon. We could be in production by winter.”

When asked about who could be stepping in as the younger Ghostbusters, Aykroyd mentioned Alyssa Milano, who appears in the upcoming Ghostbusters video game, as well as Eliza Dushku. “I think they’re amazing,” he said. “And I’m excited about the whole idea of getting this done.”

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