While speaking to Vanityfair the actor was asked about the progress of the troubled third installment to smash hit "Ghostbusters", The actor had this to say:
"I think [Bill Murray] was concerned that the writing on Ghostbusters 3 by these guys [Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg] would not be up to standard, but I can tell you firsthand, I’m working on the script now and those two—Stupnitsky and Eisenberg wrote Bill the comic role of a lifetime, and the new Ghostbusters and the old are all well represented in it… we have a strong first draft that Harold [Ramis] and I will take back, and I’m very excited about working on it."
Aykroyd also talked about his feelings toward the largely hated idea of bringing in new and younger members to the team:
"Now my character’s eyesight is shot, I got a bad knee, a bad hip—I can’t drive that caddy anymore or lift that Psychotron Accelerator anymore, it’s too heavy. We need young legs, new minds—new Ghostbusters; so I’m in essence passing the torch to the new regime, and you know what? That’s totally okay with me."
Bleed: From the ages of 6-10 I hated the Ghostbusters movies. After watching them a year later I fell in love with Bill Murray's sarcasm. I do hope this rewrite pleases him so we can get this movie off the ground. I would love at least one last glorious movie with the original cast.
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