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[tdalton]

Well bear in mind the quality of scripts writers write varies greatly. For example, many critics considered Star Trek the best film of the summer so far and Transformers 2 the worst, but they were written by the same guys (personally, I thought they were not far from being about the same level, but that's by the by). Another obvious example is Purvis and Wade writing both Die Another Day and Casino Royale; OK, they had some "help" on the last one, but I don't think their work on it can be dismissed entirely (and they had some "help" on DAD too).

I know we're in a distinct minority on this one, but I didn't mind Year One and I have a friend who actually liked it enough to see it twice! It wasn't great or anything, but it made a decent change from all the rauchy teen or "lovable loser" comedies which generally get high profile releases these days.

True.

Part of my caution on this is to temper my enthusiasm a bit so that, when the film doesn't actually get made, I won't be disappointed. We've been down this road before with GHOSTBUSTERS 3 (although, thankfully, it didn't get made the last time with that awful, awful cast that Akroyd wanted to put together).

On that note, there's such great comedic talent currently working on TV that I don't see any need to go to the "tried and true" comedians that are mega-stars and that are easily recognizable. I can easily come up with ten lesser known actors that I'd rather seen in GHOSTBUSTERS 3 than any of the "big names" (the ten would be: Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Yvonne Strahovski, Paul Rudd, John Krasinski, Michael C. Hall, Elizabeth Banks, Erik King, Oliver Hudson, and TJ Thyne). I could come up with more than these, but these are 10 TV actors and lesser known movie actors that I would much rather see make up the new Ghostbusters team than any of the big names that are constantly floated around as possibilities.

[JimmyBond]

When it was mentioned that SNL cast members were rumored to be cast I immediately thought of Bill Hader. He has breakout star written all over him, he's going to be big. Probably not the next Adam Sandler, but at least he won't be the next Norm McDonald

[jwheels]

I would rather have a bunch of unknown actors to be in it, though I highly doubt that would happen. Everyone that has been mentioned, Seth Rogan, Steve Carell, Bill Hader (or anybody from SNL) etc. just doesn't seem to fit right with me. Plus with unknowns, and if the movie is good, I would love a TV series to be made, though again, highly doubtful.

[coco1997]

"Unknowns" doesn't exactly mean people who have never been in movies before. I'd still consider Bill Hader an 'unknown' simply because he isn't exactly a household name yet. He has the potential to be, and "GB3" could really spring him to true stardom.

tdalton, I like your idea about Paul Rudd. I could really see him do a good job with the role. A lot of people have speculated Ryan Reynolds, and while he is young and a good comedy actor, now that he's been cast as both Deadpool AND the Green Lantern, I feel he may be too big of a star, not to mention the fact that he and Rudd would essentially play too similar characters.

[Mister Asterix]

For the record the cartoon was wonderful, but you needed to see episodes with Lorenzo Music, not the later Dave Coulier episodes (or the re-dubs).

[The Dove]

Dave Coulier...from Full House?? He was the second voice of Peter Venkman? Wow.. thanks for the info Mister Asterix!! I did like Lorenzo Music better, but it was hard not to picture Garfield speaking when Venkman spoke!

[Safari Suit]

A lot of people have speculated Ryan Reynolds

Will these people please stop. Don't encourage him.

[JimmyBond]

Dave Coulier...from Full House?? He was the second voice of Peter Venkman? Wow.. thanks for the info Mister Asterix!! I did like Lorenzo Music better, but it was hard not to picture Garfield speaking when Venkman spoke!

Yeah, supposedly Murray didnt like that his character sounded like Garfield. So the producers hired Coulier cause he was a pretty good impressionist. I don't recall episodes with him but apparently he sounded more like Murray.

[Mister Asterix]

Dave Coulier...from Full House?? He was the second voice of Peter Venkman? Wow.. thanks for the info Mister Asterix!! I did like Lorenzo Music better, but it was hard not to picture Garfield speaking when Venkman spoke!

Yeah, supposedly Murray didnt like that his character sounded like Garfield. So the producers hired Coulier cause he was a pretty good impressionist. I don't recall episodes with him but apparently he sounded more like Murray.

Music’s voice never bugged me as Venkman. I had more of a problem hearing Carlton the Doorman when watching Garfield. Coulier did a great job doing the voice, but the lines just never matched Music’s wit. I don’t know if it was Music’s ad-libs or the fact the main writers changed on the show about the time, but ‘The Real Ghost Busters’ was just never the same with Coulier.

[Safari Suit]

The voice actress who played Janine also changed around that time too, and unusually (uniquely, to my knowledge) they actually had an episode (which I've never seen) that explained the change.

[The Dove]

Going back to the Janine in the movies, played by Annie Potts, who here hated her change of appearance..ala the red hair job in Ghostbusters II? She looked more normal in the first one and I always wondered if the red hair was an attempt to make her more like the cartoon version?

[JimmyBond]

The voice actress who played Janine also changed around that time too, and unusually (uniquely, to my knowledge) they actually had an episode (which I've never seen) that explained the change.

I actually read about that on IMDB trivia page. Apparently one of the writers (I can't recall the name but I think it was the guy who went on to create Babylon 5) was asked back to the show (he had previously quit) to write a few episodes and he ended up writing the episode that explained Janine's new appearance, he hated that they changed her appearance in the first place.

[tdalton]

tdalton, I like your idea about Paul Rudd. I could really see him do a good job with the role. A lot of people have speculated Ryan Reynolds, and while he is young and a good comedy actor, now that he's been cast as both Deadpool AND the Green Lantern, I feel he may be too big of a star, not to mention the fact that he and Rudd would essentially play too similar characters.

I agree that Reynolds is too big of a star for such a project. Rudd may be bordering on that as well, as he has been in several large profile comedies as of late, but I think that he's just barely on the right side of that threshold between being too famous or not for the project.

After thinking about it a bit, I'm going to redo my list of suggestions for the new team of Ghostbusters. I had listed Steve Carrel as a part of my initial dream casting list, simply because of his star power, but I think that I could replace him with Rudd and not lose a step there. My new (and final) suggestion list is as follows:

Nathan Fillion: Absolutely hilarious on CASTLE, and I could see him bringin a great comedic sense to this project. Could see him playing something of a cross between Venkman and Spengler.

Paul Rudd: The Venkman-type character of the group, and would also (like Murray did in the originals) provide the majority of the star power for this particular group.

Yvonne Strahovski: Since the new team will be, more than likely (and hopefully), featuring at least one female Ghostbuster, Yvonne would be my choice to fill that role. I liked the other suggeston of Elizabeth Banks, who would be my second choice for the role, but I think that she's close enough to stardom that such a project might not be right for her (I'm more interested in seeing the new Ghostbusters film(s) launch someone into superstardom rather than having big name stars fill the cast). Yvonne has proven on CHUCK that she can easily handle the comedy that would be needed for such a project, and she's a fantastic actress as well.

Craig Robinson: Hilarious in films such as ZACK AND MIRI, and I could see him being a great comedic compliment to Rudd and Fillion.

Jason Sudeikis: Since it's rumored that an SNL cast member will be in the film, this would be the only cast member of the show that I think would fit the project.

[DaveBond21]

I have a feeling that this movie will be pretty bad.

[Safari Suit]

I have a feeling it wont even be made. After all it wasn't the last several hundred times. But then I thought we would never see any more Indiana Jones Rocky or Rambo films not all that long ago. I still wont be totally convined until they start shooting.

Going back to the Janine in the movies, played by Annie Potts, who here hated her change of appearance..ala the red hair job in Ghostbusters II? She looked more normal in the first one and I always wondered if the red hair was an attempt to make her more like the cartoon version?

I thought she looked really good in the second movie. I find her more attractive than Sigourney Weaver to be honest.

[tdalton]

I have a feeling it wont even be made. After all it wasn't the last several hundred times. But then I thought we would never see any more Indiana Jones Rocky or Rambo films not all that long ago. I still wont be totally convined until they start shooting.

That's my feeling as well. My guess would be that once the final script is delivered, nobody is going to be all that impressed with it and they'll all pass on the project.

[JimmyBond]

Jason Sudeikis: Since it's rumored that an SNL cast member will be in the film, this would be the only cast member of the show that I think would fit the project.

Interesting choice. He really is good on SNL, and I think he'd do it justice. However I still think Bill Hader would be the better choice. Just because he can be both funny and serious (though I think his serious side hasnt been seen too much).

[tdalton]

Jason Sudeikis: Since it's rumored that an SNL cast member will be in the film, this would be the only cast member of the show that I think would fit the project.

Interesting choice. He really is good on SNL, and I think he'd do it justice. However I still think Bill Hader would be the better choice. Just because he can be both funny and serious (though I think his serious side hasnt been seen too much).

Well, if I were actually put in charge of casting Ghostbusters III, there wouldn't be any SNL cast members in the film. I haven't liked SNL for quite a long time, and actually feel as though it should have been cancelled several years ago. If I were actually casting the film, I'd take the four other names that I mentioned (Rudd, Strahovski, Fillion, and Robinson and then either leave the fifth spot empty or fill it with someone like Adam Baldwin or Elizabeth Banks).

[tdalton]

Huge news on the Ghostbusters III front. Currently, plans are to beginning filming the movie starting in Summer 2010 for a 2011 release.

Ghostbusters 3 arriving in 2011


It's great to finally have something resembling concrete news about the film (although this is not concrete or official until the film actually gets greenlit by the studio).

Can't wait.

[Righty007]

Huge news on the Ghostbusters III front. Currently, plans are to beginning filming the movie starting in Summer 2010 for a 2011 release.

Ghostbusters 3 arriving in 2011


It's great to finally have something resembling concrete news about the film (although this is not concrete or official until the film actually gets greenlit by the studio).

Can't wait.

Great news.

[Mr. Blofeld]

In celebration of this, why don't we call...

GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

[tdalton]

2011 is going to be a great year. A new Bond (most likely) and a new Ghostbusters all in the same year. That alone is going to make 2011 a better year for movies than most recent years.

2011 might be the year where there's actually a film I'm looking forward to more than a Bond film. Never thought that I'd ever say that (although I never actually thought that there would be a Ghostbusters 3 either).

[Dell Deaton]

Huge news on the Ghostbusters III front. Currently, plans are to beginning filming the movie starting in Summer 2010 for a 2011 release.

Ghostbusters 3 arriving in 2011 ....

Although I didn't click on the video, it was interesting to follow your link to the Sigourney Weaver interview. Yeah, "spoilers" warning, I suppose (although I seriously doubt it portends much for what will actually be in the film or its direction).

By the way: Very attractive woman. It would be nice to see her role, if any, retain the sexuality that it had in the original.

[tdalton]

Ghostbusters 3 has a director!
Reitman Confirms He Will Direct Ghostbusters 3

[Harmsway]

Ghostbusters 3 has a director!
Reitman Confirms He Will Direct Ghostbusters 3

When I first saw this post, I was interested because I thought it referred to Jason Reitman. When I learned it was Ivan Reitman who was taking the helm, my enthusiasm greatly decreased.

[JimmyBond]

Ghostbusters 3 has a director!
Reitman Confirms He Will Direct Ghostbusters 3

When I first saw this post, I was interested because I thought it referred to Jason Reitman. When I learned it was Ivan Reitman who was taking the helm, my enthusiasm greatly decreased.

Reason? He's a nice solid director, sure most of his big films were the 80s, but he had a few good films in the meantime (I enjoyed Evolution, I know other's didnt but I thought it was fun).

[bondrules]

I wonder who gets to sing the title song this time around.

[Mr. Blofeld]

I wonder who get to sing the title song this time around.

Huey Lewis, maybe?

[bondrules]

[Harmsway]

Reason?

Because Ivan Reitman is an unremarkable hack. When I thought Jason Reitman would be directing, suddenly this project seemed a great deal more interesting (what would Reitman want with GHOSTBUSTERS III?).