Before we all wet ourselves over Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Ernie Hudson being eaten by ghost dinosaurs and replaced by Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd, let's consider the other side. Some people already seem to be all wrapped up emotionally in the rumored premise to this film that is still being WRITTEN (ie. in development, but NOT in production, ie. lacking a finished screenplay, director, cast, best boy key grip, craft services, etc.). Basically, some people have sat around some tables and talked about how cool a Ghostbusters 3 would be (I agree, it would be cool). Then they picked up a phone, called some writers, and told them to get started. Some thoughts from those rumored to be involved:
September 26th, 2008: Bill Murray Offers Warning to Ghostbusters 3 Writers
October 20th, 2008: Seth Rogen Thinks Ghostbusters 3 is "A Terrible Idea"
Those aren't my headlines, but the actual headlines of the linked posts. Basically, Bill Murray is worred that Ghostbusters 3 would be a CGI monstrosity with a weak story a la the Star Wars prequels or the recent Indiana Jones film, and Rogen just thinks it isn't worth making unless the script is stellar. And I quote, from Collider:
Q: Your name has unofficially been attached to ‘Ghostbusters 3.’ Has anyone talked to you formally about that?
Seth: No. Not at all.
Q: Were would you fall on that?
Seth: It’s hard to imagine that would be good, isn’t it? I mean just as a movie fan I am the first guy to be skeptical of that. It sounds like a terrible idea when you first hear it. At first hearing it sounds like the worst idea ever. I dunno. Maybe. I mean, that would have to be one mutherfucking good script.
Q: But you’ve worked with Ramis before. If he was involved would it be harder to say no?
It all depends on how bad the script was. (Laughs.) There is a point where it’s so bad it’s really easy to say no. I have enough insulation around me now that I don’t have to say anything.
So there you have it. Definitively, not much. One thing is for sure: this is a film that is not yet written. I can't say I agree with Rogen that it is "a terrible idea". In fact, I think it's a good idea, if done well. Still, I remain skeptical.
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And just for the record, I emphatically disagree with the idea that it is somehow outrageous to hear about a premise for a film and think "that doesn't sound very good." People do it all the time.
"David Bowie is making a theme album with Green Day and it's going to tell the story of the '86 Mets."
Those are three things I love very dearly, but to be honest, that doesn't sound like a good idea.
See? It's pretty normal to have opinions.
Well I'm glad we shed light on the truth. This clearly isn't what I thought.
And, apparently unlike like you or Seth, I give my full support to anything Ghostbusters related until I have legitimate reason to believe it sucks.
If somebody told me 27 years ago that a movie about 4 guys using particle accelorators to stop a Dog living in a refrigerator on the Upper West Side who would later take over the universe and manifest itself into a gigantic marshmallow monster would be my favorite movie of all time, I probably would have disagreed.
I'm just saying man, it's the fucking Ghostbusters. Give them the benefit of the doubt. You don't have to hate everything.
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