Ghostbusters 2016 Thread (Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wig) UPDATE: Original Ghostbusters all returning

[RajWatts]

http://www.bangstyle.com/2013/11/ghostbusters-3-happening-in-spring-2014/

Aykroyd has announced that Sony has officially penciled the third film to begin filming in Spring 2014 in Cleveland. This would seem to beg the question, “Okay, what is it about?” Plot-wise the news is scarce, however, we do know that Jonah Hill and Emma Stone will be a major part of the cast. As Aykroyd mentioned in a statement: “I can say that it’s focused on the new generation. Think the latest Star Trek [films].”

It’s promising news, especially considering that Aykroyd was able to get the two other original Ghostbusters (obviously excluding Murray). Some confirmation like this is somethingGhostbusters fans have been aching for since Aykroyd began dropping hints about a possible sequel a few years back. Also a plus is knowing that Stone and Hill have onscreen comedic chemistry together, as was proof with Superbad.

UPDATE:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/19/ghostbusters-3-ivan-reitman-harold-ramis-bill-murray

Ivan Reitman quits Ghostbusters 3 following Harold Ramis's death

Director of first two Ghostbusters films will continue as producer but resolved after Ramis's funeral to step back from project

"A lot of things happened in the last few months, the most significant of which was the passing of Harold, who was a very good friend who was extraordinarily influential in my career," Reitman told Deadline. "We did five movies together including both Ghostbusters.

"When I came back from Harold's funeral, it was really moving and it made me think about a lot of things. I'd just finished directing Draft Day, which I'm really happy with and proud of. Working on a film that is smaller and more dramatic was so much fun and satisfying. I just finally met with [Sony's] Amy [Pascal] and Doug Belgrad when I got back. I said I'd been thinking about it for weeks, that I'd rather just produce this Ghostbusters. I told them I thought I could help but let's find a really good director and make it with him. So that's what we've agreed will happen."
Reitman said the new version of the script by Cohen, himself and Aykroyd "has the originals in a very minor role," though it appears Murray is not part of the equation. An earlier draft had featured Venkman, but "it became clear that Bill really didn't want to do another Ghostbusters and that it was literally impossible to find him to speak to for the year or two we tried to get it going," said Reitman. He added: "When Bill finally … well, he never actually said no, but he never said yes, so there was no way to make that film."

Ramis, who starred as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and directed Murray in Groundhog Day, died last month at the age of 69. A leading light of 80s American comedy, he had been suffering from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis for several years.

Sony plans to shoot the new film in early 2015 in New York.

 

[ChrisDorner]

Jonah hill is a fukking perfect fit for this, I'm in

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

no one in this day and age is fukkkin with Bill Murray/Peter Venkman's swag

if Seth Rogan plays in this im done

 

[RajWatts]

In an interview on “Larry King Now,” Dan Aykroyd—co-writer of the first two films and who also starred as the Ghostbuster team’s perennially childlike Raymond “Ray” Stantz—revealed some fresh plot details about the planned sequel.

“It’s based on new research that’s being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University,” Aykroyd told King. “Basically, there’s research being done that I can say that the world or the dimension that we live in, our four planes of existence, length, height, width and time, become threatened by some of the research that’s being done. Ghostbusters—new Ghostbusters—have to come and solve the problem.”

The “new research” he referred to involves particle theories, specifically the Higgs boson particle.

Aykroyd even confirmed that Larry King will once again return to play himself.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

 

[DaveyDave]

why is it obvious that Bill Murray isn't in it?

 

[mrken12]

Jonah hill is a fukking perfect fit for this

Said no one ever.

 

[King Crimson]

Reserving judgment til I see a trailer of some sort.

 

[CoolazzFemale]

Idk...

 

[Tommy Fits]

Ghostbusters is my favorite movie of all time, I even like Ghostbusters 2 and watch it whenever it's on. As bad as I want them to make Ghostbusters 3 I don't want them to make it without Bill Murray. Maybe they'll prove me wrong but I don't have high hopes for it.

 

[satam55]

I'm in. But, they gotta the theme song from the original films. But this needs to be a remake/reboot, not a sequel

 

[Mic-Nificent]

A new Ghostbusters movie can be dope, but I don't know about this Jonah HIll shyt. Dude is a grossly overrated comedic actor.

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

As long as they dont kill off Murrays character...leave it open for a cameo if this one is sucecessful.

Sequel or reboot I can get down with this, the originals involved somehow so this cant get fukked up too bad

 

[beenz]

I could have sworn the ghostbusters video game was the unoffical 3rd movie since the entire cast lent their voice and likeness to it.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

............

I got my stepson liking this movie and franchise as a whole. He dances to the theme song in Just Dance 2014. Don't fukk this up.