The director of the first two 'Ghostbusters' movies is on board to produce the third film, but is yet to decide whether he will make a return to the directing seat.
- October 9, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Ivan Reitman, the man behind the lens of the first two "Ghostbusters" films, will indeed be involved in the development of "Ghostbusters 3". Bringing up the story to the attention was Bloody-Disgusting (BD), which confirmed that the 62-year-old filmmaker is 100|percent| attached to the project.
While the director of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is definitely on board to produce, BD noted that he is yet to make a decision over the potential directing job. "While he's attached, the word is that he hasn't decided whether or not he really wants to direct, yet," so wrote the site on the matter.
Reitman news aside, BD also offered new information on what "Ghostbusters 3" will be about. It revealed that this second sequel to the 1980s comedy movie will begin as the paranormal researchers "reopen" their ghost removal service after it has been closed for quite a few years.
For "Ghostbusters 3", Columbia Pictures has picked up Emmy-nominated screenwriting team, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, to pen the script. The new movie reportedly will feature the old team as the sage mentors of young Ghostbusters. Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson will reprise their iconic roles.
Ramis who plays Dr. Egon Spengler earlier told MovieWeb on the aim of the third "Ghostbusters". "I think we are just going to try and make a good movie," he said. "The intention of a sequel is not to give an audience more of what they didn't get enough of the first time. It's to give the audience something that is new. We want them to feel that they are having a new experience of some kind."
