{"id":19025,"date":"2012-02-29T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=19025"},"modified":"2012-02-29T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T16:16:03","slug":"akyroyd-confirms-murrays-out-for-ghostbusters-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/29\/akyroyd-confirms-murrays-out-for-ghostbusters-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Aykroyd Confirms Murray’s Out For GHOSTBUSTERS 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dan Aykroyd has confirmed what had only been hinted and guess at before – Bill Murray has no desire to strap on a proton pack for one last round of ghostbusting.<\/p>\n

Aykroyd made the admission in an interview with the London Telegraph<\/em><\/a> when asked about the status of the long in development Ghostbusters 3<\/strong> sequel –<\/p>\n

I honestly don\u2019t know. At this point it\u2019s in suspended animation. The studio, the director Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis feel there must be a way to do it, but Bill Murray will not do the movie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have to say that I am saddened, but not surprised, by this news. Aykroyd has been trying to get this project moving for sometime, having overseen a script written by The Office<\/em> and Bad Teacher<\/strong> scribes Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. With studio Columbia, director Ivan Reitman and co-stars Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson all behind the project, Murray has become the lone hold out even though it looked for a time that he might consider<\/a> doing it.<\/p>\n

But Aykroyd isn’t upset with his former Saturday Night Live<\/em> colleague. In fact he expresses empathy with his decision.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t want to be involved. He\u2019s got six kids, houses all over America. He golfs in these tournaments where they pay him to turn up and have a laugh. He\u2019s into this life and living it. I know we\u2019d have a lot of fun [but] I can\u2019t be mad at him. He\u2019s a friend first, a colleague second. We have a deep personal relationship that transcends business and he doesn\u2019t want to know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Aykroyd also states that just because Murray won’t be a part f the film doesn’t mean that Ghostbusters 3<\/strong> is officially a dead project just yet. He has hinted recently<\/a> that they could recast Murray and suggests that there is some thought on how to continue without Murray.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not going to do a movie that exploits the franchise. The script has to be perfect. I\u2019m the cheerleader, but I\u2019m only one voice in the matter. It\u2019s a surety that Bill Murray will not do the movie, however there is still interest from the studio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the question remains, is there interest in the public for a non-Murray Ghostbusters<\/strong> film?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who you going to call? Not Bill Murray.<\/div>\n

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