Here's another spoiler warning, so stop if you don't want to hear the worst kept secret about Ghostbusters 3. If you are like me, the idea of a Ghostbusters 3 brings great hope and great worry. The original Ghostbusters was one of the best comedies ever made. It was one of the first movies I saw in the movie theater and the memory of the giant Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man stomping on New York City is beyond iconic to me.
Ghostbusters 2 is one of the worst sequels ever made.
All of the ideas floating around for Ghostbusters 3 have only compounded the worries. We have heard our original gang of Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson would appear early in the movie, only to hand off the franchise to a trio of smoking hot babes. We have heard a new generation of Ghostbusters would be recruited from the comedy nerds who dominate Hollywood. However, the best idea I have heard has (MAYBE) been confirmed by Bill Murray.
During the Avatar press junkets, Sigourney Weaver stated it, but I believe it now. Bill Murray says he will be a ghost in Ghostbusters 3. AWESOME!
For a sequel of this magnitude, Ivan Reitman, Murray, Ackroyd, et al needed to come up with a shocking and compelling idea to justify the effort. The idea of Bill Murray being chased by the ghostbusters and causing absolute havoc along the way is full of promise. Consider me excited!!!!
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