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Bill Murray Will Definitely NOT Be A Part Of GHOSTBUSTERS 3

Afer months of will he, won't he, Dan Aykroyd has finally confirmed that production will move forward on the Ghostbusters threequel without fan-favorite Bill Murray reprising the role of Peter Venkman..

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By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 8/2/2012
When the news hit that a new writer -- Etan Coehn -- had been hired to work on the script for the long awaited Ghostbusters threequel, fans got their hopes up that Bill Murray would finally commit to star as Peter Venkman. The actor actually did recently tease that his return to the franchise was a "possibility", but alas it seems we can forget about that now. Dan Aykroyd spoke to Metro about the movie, and confirms that it will be moving ahead without Murray.



"We've got a brilliant new writer on it and we'll be passing the torch onto a [new] generation. We're working on it to make it just right to satisfy our fans. I'm confident we'll be in production in the next year. We've got the studio on side. We've tried a few concepts which weren't right but now we've got a good structure and will make it happen."


When asked if Bill Murray was finally on board, Aykroyd replied..

"No, I can tell you he won't be involved. It's sad but we're passing it on to a new generation. Ghostbusters 3 can be a successful movie without Bill. My preference would be to have him involved but at this point he doesn't seem to be coming and we have to move on. It's time to make the third one."


Disappointing for fans of Murray's brilliant Peter Venkman no doubt, but at least we know now. Will they recast the role or kill the character off? Maybe this "passing of the torch" will now only require one member of the original team. We'll find out soon enough I'm sure.







Source: Metro UK
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lunesta - 8/2/2012, 3:15 AM
oh go no this is not happening nooooooooooooooooooooooo oh wait i dont even like ghostbusters
marvel72 - 8/2/2012, 3:43 AM
well i'll definetly won't be watching.
Joker08 - 8/2/2012, 3:43 AM
This is the worst day of my life.
CoulsonLives - 8/2/2012, 3:47 AM
NOOO! Oh well, This better not end up being Indiana Jones 4, or Batman and Robin, or Spidey 3, Or dare I say it TDKR(because it had so much of what we expected)
MrChuff - 8/2/2012, 3:47 AM
No Murray = No interest.
woodsy100 - 8/2/2012, 3:49 AM
Sounds like a reboot, with cameos from Aykroyd etc; note the "we" in "we're passing it on to a new generation". It sucks there'll be no Murray, but fingers crossed it will never get made anyway.
hellfire - 8/2/2012, 3:52 AM
As long as it's a good script I ain’t too bothered. GB2 was a let down. This is the chance to breath some new life in to the franchise.
SuperSomething616 - 8/2/2012, 4:06 AM
Damn it!!! I will not be watching this...Ok maybe I will...but i won't enjoy it!!!
Jolt17 - 8/2/2012, 4:10 AM
Oh...no. This movie better be really impressive, just to make up for that.

Time to rewatch Zombieland again and again, then, just for Bill Murray's Ghostbusters reference part.
Jolt17 - 8/2/2012, 4:12 AM
I confirm itbegins2005's comment.
SmithWillSuffice - 8/2/2012, 4:15 AM
The time to make a Ghostbusters 3 would've been 20 years ago. We don't need another Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and nodody wants to see Michael Cera in a proton pack.
Ichaos - 8/2/2012, 4:17 AM
My giess is he wanted too much cash. I mean its ot like his movie career is so busy in the last decade
Christuffer - 8/2/2012, 4:18 AM
Once again, I'm disappointed in the topsy turvy nature of some "fans". The concept of skipping a movie never even crossed my mind until I joined CBM in 2008.

You guys can say you're not watching it if you want to, but I think that it could be awesome.

@itbegins2005 - You have an excellent point. Venkman was always lukewarm to begin with. Ray and Egon are exactly who I'd expect to see running the company. They ought to just say Venkman left with Dana and they are living happily ever after.
I say --
Rick Moranis returns. He is and will always be awesome sauce.
Aziz Ansari would be perfect for this movie.
Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill are always solid additions.
Michael Cera is another actor who would be perfect for this movie.
Jim Parsons & Johnny Galecki both play the "nerdy" character well, plus Galecki looks like the spitting image of Egon. I say that one of them plays the new "Egon" character.
Anybody can fill in for the token black character except for Tracy Morgan.

Lastly, Ghostbusters II was awesome. Suck it
ralfinader - 8/2/2012, 4:20 AM
Wow, can't believe anyone is interested in this. Bill is absolutely right not to jump on board this train wreck waiting to happen. GB2 was a lame disappointment, and relegated the property to crappy cartoons. Akroyd hasn't been funny since before GB2. Not a movie I will see, they should have let that sleeping dog lie.
hellfire - 8/2/2012, 4:29 AM
Right that’s it I'm gonna have to watch 1 and 2 again so I can remember why 2 was a big let down. I can actually see Michael Cera in GB3 with the whole nervous thing he's got going on and Aziz with a cocky full of himself kind of attitude would be great too.
ShreckGT350 - 8/2/2012, 4:34 AM
We all grew up with the Ghostbusters, and if anyone is like me, ghostbusters IS my childhood. It really does mean the world to me with such fond memories.

Because of this, I think we should all give it time and trust Dan and the rest of the cast even without Bill. Will he be missed....YES! However, Dan recently said it must be a perfect script or why even do it.

For now, lets talk about who should play the Ghostbusters that will be cast to have the torch passed to. Who do you think it should be????
DarthBob - 8/2/2012, 4:34 AM
This is Caddyshack 2 all over again. I can't wait to see how much of a train wreck this movie will become.
evyllsummer - 8/2/2012, 4:42 AM
Ah, man, Murray's not in it? Now I'm NOT going to watch this movie EVEN MORE!
INSTANTJUSTICE - 8/2/2012, 4:43 AM
Dan Ackroyd obviously wants money.
RorMachine - 8/2/2012, 4:53 AM
It's disappointing, but I'm gonna see what they deliver before completely dismissing it..novel concept on her though that may be!
TimL - 8/2/2012, 5:01 AM
Just explain why he is not in the movie and it should be fine. I think they will only introduce the new ghost busters (younger) to the job anyways and then disappear. Dont think if it works out though.
jessepostal - 8/2/2012, 5:13 AM
Oh well, can't wait for production to begin and get some pics!!!
Maia87 - 8/2/2012, 5:17 AM
Sorry but this movie will be terrible. The last movie is 23 years old, it's too late for a sequel.
JaySin420 - 8/2/2012, 5:33 AM
Supposedly they sent Murray the original script years ago and he said it was awful so that's why he's not doing it. I remember he mentioned the writers, because they wrote the movie Year One which had an amazing cast and a terrible script.

It's not like he's just being a jerk about it and once the new script is done maybe it will be good and he'll be back in.
CrowPirate1 - 8/2/2012, 5:34 AM
Maybe they can cut in the scene from Zombieland playing on a screen in the background, since in Zombieland, they pieced in scenes from Ghostbusters?
norseman79 - 8/2/2012, 5:37 AM
Hasn't he said that Murray "definitely wont do ghostbusters 3" like 5 or 6 times in the last few yrs? Then suddenly it changes to... "maybe Bill will do it. we're re-writing the script...again"?
grabass - 8/2/2012, 5:45 AM
If he wants to pass something along to the next generation, why doesn't he pass along the tradition of creating NEW, ORIGINAL great films that will be endured for decades to come, instead of making sequels that he hopes will cash in on a film that happened 30 years ago.
Ghostbusters is still awesome to this day, but this little stunt is just sad. I don't blame Murray for not wanting anything to do with it.
Gromblidor - 8/2/2012, 5:47 AM
This could be good with Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, James Franco, and Jason Baruchel or Jonah Hill.
sKeemAn - 8/2/2012, 5:48 AM
It's not like we expect Bill to be in a blockbuster soon, he should at least do a cameo
JoeMomma29 - 8/2/2012, 5:55 AM
Hey new characters you say Dan A. I am kinda excited to see this happen!
Mugwamp - 8/2/2012, 6:03 AM
Making this movie without any of the original guys just doesn't work. Hope they scrap the project.
steelo - 8/2/2012, 6:23 AM
Jack Osbourne, Tracy Morgan, Jaleel White and either Emma Stone, Zoey Deschannel, Kristen Bell, Maggie Gyllenhaal or Amanda Bynes for the cast. Any one of the guys can be replaced with stars that have already been mentioned and there a few more ladies that could be considered for the female role too.
dezdigi - 8/2/2012, 6:25 AM
Bill's the man. His choice. Maybe he just wants to see the train wreck from afar.
comicb00kguy - 8/2/2012, 6:38 AM
I've been expecting this news for quite a while. I'm glad to see that this will not be one of those crappy "reboots" (read "ripoffs"), but rather a continuation of the story, passing the torch on to a new group of Busters.

It sounds like everyone from the original group BUT Murray is on board for doing this, so it should be in good hands. Murray for his part is doing the right thing in stepping aside and letting the others go ahead and make this film, if that's what they all really want to do. The big concern is who the new group is. Let's find some truly FUNNY people who can breathe new life into the franchise. I'll be watching with a wary eye to see which way this goes before I pass judgment on it.
MGS - 8/2/2012, 6:40 AM
Let's be honest, Murry's Venkman and cynicism was the center of the lunacy in the first GB and everyone orbited around him and his antics. Look how well the 2nd GB did when they shifted the focus evenly to all 4 characters instead. If you thought that sucked, you can magnify it twice fold if they go ahead with GB 3 without Bill. .
drellik - 8/2/2012, 6:41 AM

@BluePallando, sounds crazy, but a CGI Venkman could work for a cameo. if they incorporate his death in the story, maybe he pops in as a ghost.

Ghostbusters is a comedy, not an action flick, and these guys are Grade A funny (INCLUDING AKROYD). i hope they don't botch it up. i want them to bring in more humor than special effects.
Shadowelfz - 8/2/2012, 7:00 AM
Meh. Murray can go on and make his pretentious little art films and the others can go on and make a movie people will actually give a shit about.
bfprimetime - 8/2/2012, 7:02 AM
How about people give it a chance before they say how horrible it will be.
SpideyQuad - 8/2/2012, 7:06 AM
... and I won't be going to see it!
BigHec - 8/2/2012, 7:06 AM
I really hope Jonah Hill isnt apart of this movie...met him in person while he filmed the sitter by my job and he was a total dick to fans and to myself ( I had to remove the garbage from my job and he and his entourage were in the way and I politely asked him to let me through and he sucked his teeth and continued with his own convo ) also there was a young girl who was a fan of his and just wanted to say hello and he had his security move her away...if he is involved I certainly wont watch this movie...[frick] Jonah Hill
LAXtremest - 8/2/2012, 7:14 AM
It will be like Johnny Depp cameoing in 21 Jump St. Have a bad feeling they're gonna f this up...
dellamorte1872 - 8/2/2012, 7:19 AM
i need a cameo by WEAVER + MURRAY just like 10 mts, 5 at the beginning and 5 at the end. wishing and then congradulating young OSCAR i.e MICHEAL CERA and then hugging him at the end and MURRAY saying something like; "see kid? being a ghostbuster can be scary but it can be a blast!" something like that i'll be pleased if not i SINCERELY will pass on this film. WE ALL KNOW IT'LL BE A 3D FILM! Ghostbusters is perfect for that medium and i'm sure thats where the studio is steering it!
dellamorte1872 - 8/2/2012, 7:21 AM
which is funny b/c i saw 5 films in 3d and none were worth while except AVATAR
dellamorte1872 - 8/2/2012, 7:24 AM
PROMETHEUS, DESPICABLE ME, NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (RE-RELEASE), MY BLOODY VALENTINE, AND FIRST AND BEST; AVATAR
vondoom29 - 8/2/2012, 7:27 AM
I thought it would have been cool if Murray died inthe beggining of the movie and yhen returned as a ghost for tye rest of it. Just a spirit of mr. Murray crackin wise for a good hour and a half to two hours. I liked when they said they were gonna have bill hader and anna ferris on board. I think those are to amazing comedians. Aziz would he dope to.
dellamorte1872 - 8/2/2012, 7:30 AM
all the 3d ventures were my call except DESPICABLE ME that was my girl's call (she thought itd be cool, but it was the worst outta them all)
StrangerX - 8/2/2012, 7:34 AM
WHO YOU GONNA CALL!!!


NOT BILL MURRAY..lol
Stumblin - 8/2/2012, 7:43 AM
Well I'll wait for it on video, unless something the trailer can provide to blow me away. If Murray thinks it sucks, it probably sucks.
angus666 - 8/2/2012, 7:47 AM
Well this'll suck then.
angus666 - 8/2/2012, 7:47 AM
Maybe he'll be a ghost in it.
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