To paraphrase one of our favorite movies, "If somebody asks if you're making 'Ghostbusters 3' you say 'YES'!"
That seems to be Dan Aykroyd's strategy to will the threequel into being, as in the spare moment when he wasn't pimping Crystal Head Vodka that he talked to Empire about it.
He confirmed that bringing Bill Murray back might be a lost cause, but denied the rumor that the beloved actor sent Aykroyd's script back shredded with the note "No-one wants to pay money to see fat, old men chasing ghosts."
"Bill Murray is not capable of such behavior," said Aykroyd. "This is simply something that would not be in his nature."
"We have a deep, private personal relationship that transcends business. We communicate frequently and his position on the involvement in 'Ghostbusters 3' has been made clear and I respect that. But Bill has too much positive estimation of my writing skills to shred the work."
Aykroyd insists he's still trying to get the script perfect and even wants to bring Rick Moranis out of retirement for the occasion, but then hinted that they may bring Murray's iconic Peter Venkman back with another actor. Whaaaa?
Who could possibly fill Venkman's sardonic, deadpan shoes? Vince Vaughn? Ben Stiller? How about his brother Joel Murray, better known as Freddy Rumsen on "Mad Men?" Or better yet, NOT MAKE THE MOVIE.
Don't get us wrong, we'd love to see some ghosts get busted, but no Murray is mos def a dealbreaker. Oh well, if worse comes to worse Aykroyd can always get the band back together for "Blues Brothers 3000."
