GHOSTBUSTERS 3 Starts Filming Spring 2012

At least that's what Dan Aykroyd said in a recent interview. The pre-production for "Ghostbusters 3" is turning into something of a soap opera, with Aykroyd pushing to make it and Bill Murray constantly displaying his lack of interest for the project. Of course Murray was one of the main attractions of the Ghostbusters franchise, but since the new movie is going to involve a new batch of Ghostbusting recruits, Murray's participation in the project is no longer a requirement. Aykroyd also dropped a few hints about the characters in the sequel. Here's what he had to say about the project :

"Yes, we will be doing the movie and hopefully with Mr. Murray, that is our hope. We have an excellent script. What we have to remember is that ‘Ghostbusters’ is bigger than any one component, although Billy was absolutely the lead and contributive to it in a massive way, as was the director and Harold [Ramis], myself and Sigourney [Weaver]. The concept is much larger than any individual role and the promise of ‘Ghostbusters 3′ is that we get to hand the equipment and the franchise down to new blood ... My character, Ray, is now blind in one eye and can’t drive the cadillac,” he says, “He’s got a bad knee and can’t carry the packs… Egon is too large to get into the harness. We need young blood and that’s the promise. We’re gonna hand it to a new generation."

The bigger issue here, other than whether or not they're actually going to make it, is if it's even worth making. They had a great cast for the first two movies and an interesting ensemble of characters. Sometimes the magic can be re-created, but it's a gamble, and if Dan Aykroyd is only doing it to get his name out there now that he's not doing a lot of work in Hollywood these days, I'm not sure they can get it right. I think Bill Murray knows this and that's why he's trying to keep himself out of it. They've been testing the waters with some Ghostbusters videogames recently, which means that they're really interested in reviving the franchise. I suppose we should be thankful it's not a remake, but I'm afraid a tired sequel is not the answer, either.

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