Wow, I was just reading through some of the many comments on the post we had on the possibility of a Ghostbusters sequel which still attracts many, many comments, and then this story popped up on my blog reader from Cinematical.
Over at TheLouisvilleChannel.com is an interview with the great talent that is Harold Ramis (Caddyshack anyone?), and he talks about his career, and right at the end the big question is broached. What about a Ghostbusters III? Well apparently it was really seriously considered.
“Dan had a great idea for a third one and spec’d out a script,” Ramis told me. “The idea was wonderful. It saw the Ghostbusters going to hell. I thought, ‘That’s perfect.’ We actually talked about it, wrote a story for it and did another draft, but we could not make the deal. Everyone had gotten so big that to get Ivan, Bill, Dan and I all packaged together, there wasn’t enough in it for the studio.
“Plus I’m not so sure Bill was wildly enthusiastic about putting the suit on again,” Ramis mused. “Maybe he would be in it if he could play a ghost.”
Oh it would be so good to see them all back together. I would love to see it before their careers end, but I think he’s right, they are too big and for the possible returns and risk involved I doubt the studio would be willing to pay. Shame though eh? Would you like to see this happen?
