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GHOSTBUSTERS 3 Gets A New Writer

It appears that Sony Pictures is indeed moving forward with Ghostbusters 3. Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Men In Black 3) has been hired by the studio to write the long in-development third installment in the Ghostbusters franchise.

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By Paul Romano - 7/10/2012


Recently, actor Dan Aykroyd revealed that new writers were hired to work Ghostbusters 3, the proposed third installment in the successful film series. With all the problems that the development has faced over the past few years, many were wondering/expecting that the film wouldn't make it out of development hell alive. But now, it seems like Sony Pictures is still interested in bringing the Ghostbusters back to the big screen.

Variety reports that scribe Etan Cohen - who previously worked on Tropic Thunder and another threequel, Men In Black 3 - has been tapped by Sony to rewrite the third Ghostbusters movie. Back in September 2008, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office) were hired to work on reviving the franchise (the original film was the highest grossing film distributed by Columbia Pictures until Men In Black and Spider-Man were released).

Concerning what the film will be about, Variety reveals that the threequel "is expected to find original castmembers Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray passing the torch to a new generation of Ghostbusters." Perhaps we can expect to see Bill Murray return after all?

What do you think of this choice to write Ghostbusters 3? Do you even want to see the film happen? Share your thoughts below.







Source: Variety
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Tony93 - 7/10/2012, 11:31 AM
hm I suppose thats a good choice
jessepostal - 7/10/2012, 11:38 AM
Anyone else not like tropic thunder?
SHHH - 7/10/2012, 11:41 AM
Well We Will See... Tropic Thunder.. Good
ATrueHero1987 - 7/10/2012, 11:46 AM
I've been waiting for this since the late 90s, they need to hurry up already....or just reboot it.lol seriously though...
blvdnoise - 7/10/2012, 11:54 AM
They'll do anything to get Murray on board huh? lol Chances are looking better here folks.. Is it safe to start looking forward to this thing yet??
Hudson3D - 7/10/2012, 12:01 PM
Hey, I've just seen MIB3 and it was better than I thought!I have big expectations for this film now.

I am looking forward to it.
shawnb - 7/10/2012, 12:02 PM
I doubt this movie will get made.
PaulRom - 7/10/2012, 12:08 PM
@BizzaroNumber1: Aykroyd said that the film had new writers, yes. We just didn't know who.
Curmudgeon - 7/10/2012, 12:20 PM
I'll show up so long as the old guys do.
ralfinader - 7/10/2012, 12:32 PM
Is there really anyone chomping at the bit for a 3rd Ghostbusters? Cool that they got this guy to write it, but I am going with Bill Murray on this one: No thank you.
riseofLOGANX36 - 7/10/2012, 12:56 PM
nope it sounds like shit to me. I want all the ghostbusters, peter, winston, ray and egon. If there not in it or in it for a bit then have a bunch of teens im not seeing it. I can give a shit about teen ghostbusters.

I want the origanl cast or nothing at all. I been wanting a 3ird ghostbuster movie since the second and this is what were getting, another teen tween bullshit movie.

UNTIL next time TRUE BELIEVERS!
ShreckGT350 - 7/10/2012, 1:01 PM
@ blackandyellow
"They'll get together to hunt for the ghost of Rick Moranis' career."

Way to go after a guy who quit acting in movies to be with his kids after his wife died. Not cool, or maybe you didn't know the facts......just say'n.

I hope that the script is great so that this movie does get made. As with anything, especially something that hits all of our childhoods to the core, you have to do it 100%, or don't do it at all. This concept has been a hard one for me to digest since I want to see a third Ghostbusters so badly. And who knows, maybe we will be lucky to see Rick Moranis again as well.
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/10/2012, 1:07 PM
If they get a good script, all team members return and the movie is about passing the torch to new generation... im in. :)

I hope it will be scarier this time too. Really scary villain would be great.

Tropic Thunder was ok. Downey Jr., Cruise and Nolte had the best parts in that film.
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 7/10/2012, 1:14 PM
I really don't want to see new Ghostbusters in this movie.I want to see the old gang back and maybe have Oscar join them as a Ghostbusters.This could be a great sequel if done right.I still love the first two movies and Bill Murray was so funny in them.I miss seeing Bill be so cool like that in films.Also it would be cool if they updated with new proton packs and other accessories.I would love to see Egon and Ray make 2010s version proton packs.
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 7/10/2012, 1:17 PM
Eh guys,just imagine how great the ghosts can look with today's visual fx.With the right story this movie will be a blockbuster!
LoudNoises - 7/10/2012, 2:03 PM
They have probably re-written this script hundreds of times over the last couple decades. By the time they perfect it, it had better be the greatest story ever told, lol.
JorL5150 - 7/10/2012, 2:24 PM
ONLY, and i mean ONLY if bill murray approves the script.

if HE says its a good script then i don't care of there's a ghostbusters IV with asshats like seth rogen and jack black taking over.

ten-to-one bill murray INSISTS on being killed off and playing the third act AS a ghost.
HelaGood - 7/10/2012, 2:54 PM
i feel like this same article has been posted a million times before...
Christuffer - 7/10/2012, 3:05 PM
Sounds like a winning team to me. I still think Michael Cera and Aziz Ansari should be part of the new team
LAXtremest - 7/10/2012, 3:05 PM
Until this year, Ghostbusters was probably my all time favorite movie. Hopefully they don't take a big fat shit on the legacy.
DukeAcureds - 7/10/2012, 3:51 PM
This is good. As soon as I saw the Tropic Thunder trailer, I hated it. Then I saw the film and [frick]ing loved it. I've often thought that it was a very Ghostbusters-esque film. First time I've ever got the complete opposite impression about a film, from the trailer. But I have yet to see War Horse and thetrailer for that is just too funny.
LAXtremest@ It still is my favorite film. I can't think of a single film that's been released this year that is anything near Ghostbusters. Except for The Avengers, but that is just not near enough.
OptimusPrimeTime - 7/10/2012, 5:16 PM

HELL-YES!!!



MIB 3 wasn't bad at all...I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than MIB 2.

As far as Tropic Thunder, that movie was a god damn riot. One of my recent favorites...it was hilarious...

If GB:III is actually going to happen, it needs three things, period.

1) ALL of the original cast in it
2) The PERFECT, spot-on casting of new guys to be handed the Ghostbustin' business
3) The director needs to make it PERFECT, as the script will surely be good!
OptimusPrimeTime - 7/10/2012, 5:21 PM
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BRING IT

mgeoff88 - 7/10/2012, 6:36 PM
Huh, I don't know about the new writer. I liked Tropic Thunder, but the humor was edgy.

Ghostbusters and edgy humor don't mix. Well, I hope the new script meets Bill Murray's approval.

If he's not involved, Sony just needs to cancel the movie. You can't do GB3 without Venkman.
BAIKINMAN - 7/10/2012, 11:51 PM
M.I.B. took the Ghostbusters story and made it alien. :(

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