Dan Aykroyd Hoping For Eliza Dushku & Alyssa Milano In 'Ghostbusters 3'

Access Hollywood - May 20, 2009 10:19 PM PDT
Story photo: Dan Aykroyd Hoping For Eliza Dushku & Alyssa Milano In 'Ghostbusters 3'Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in 'Ghostbusters' Columbia PicturesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The "Ghostbusters" gang is getting ready to strap on their proton packs once more - with some new recruits.

A long-awaited third film in the series "could be in production by winter," Dan Aykroyd, the star and co-writer of "Ghostbusters"' first two installments, told the LA Times, adding that he hopes stars such as Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku sign on to join the ghost-fighting team's second-generation squad.

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The star confirmed that the core of original cast - himself, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson -- is on board for the film.

Bill's involvement in the film had been questioned, but Dan said not to blame the comedian for his reticence.

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"I don't put not making the third movie on Billy. We can't do that," he said. "I've been very busy. Harold's been busy, Ivan's been busy. And a third script really didn't coalesce properly. And Billy, you can't blame an artist for not wanting to do the same thing again."

"You can't force somebody into it," he added. "I'm sorry he never read my third draft because I thought it was pretty good but, look, now we're at a point that there's a story that he can accept and that's going to work, and I think we're going to be in production fairly soon."

"Year One" screenwriters Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, who also write for NBC's "The Office," have penned the new sequel, which won't be their first collaboration with the "Ghostbusters" crew - Harold Ramis directed "Year One" and is Aykroyd's pick to direct "Ghostbusters 3" if original director Ivan Reitman isn't free.

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"He has a lot of things going on, but it would be wonderful to see [Harold] do it," Dan said, adding Ivan was "too busy as a mega-producer" to helm the film.

However, Dan noted that the new film would focus on new characters joining the Ghostbusters squad, naming Alyssa and Eliza as possibilities.

"I think they're amazing," he said. "I'd like it to be a passing-of-the-torch movie."

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  • Alyssa Milano is AWESSOME!!
    report abuseposted January 10, 2010 11:58 PM PST
  • SL
    Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku??? Two of my very favorite actresses! What a dream come true that would be. Keeping my fingers crossed!
    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 7:38 PM PDT
  • cool person
    can't wait to see it,, ghost busters rock~~~~
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 4:37 AM PDT
  • cool person
    can't wait to see it,, ghost busters rock~~~~
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 4:37 AM PDT
  • cool person
    can't wait to see it,, ghost busters rock~~~~
    report abuseposted May 27, 2009 4:37 AM PDT
  • Big Rick
    SOCKS..YOU KNEW WHAT I MEANT!! WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 9:10 PM PDT
  • Big Rick
    SORRY I MEANT JINGLE BELLS ON MY SHOCKS, I AM 27 YEARS OLD, BUT THAT KID IN ME WATCHED THE GHOSTBUSTERS CARTOON, I HAD THE PROTONE PACK, I HAD THE SLIME IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER, THE ACTION FIGURES, THE ECTO 1 VAN. THE STATE PUFT MARSHMELLOW MAN...I AM GEEKED FOR THEM, HELL I WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH THEM FOR FREE AS A INTERN OR SOMETHING FOR THIS MOVIE SERIOUSLY..I WILL GO GET THE COFFEE, HELL!!!!
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 9:09 PM PDT
  • Big Rick
    THOSE MEN ARE LEGENDARY, BUT WAIT..BILL MURRAY..PLEASE COME BACK MAN!!! DAMN YOU WERE HILARIOUS IN THAT MOVE AND YOU ARE A BIG PART OF IT AS WELL..DON'T BE LIKE THAT, I KNOW TIMES ARE DIFFERENT, YOU ARE DIFFERENT, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR FANS...BRING THAT SENSE OF HUMOR BACK!!! I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A HARDER TIME GETTING ERNIE THAN BILL...WHO YOU GONNA CALL....GHOSTBUST
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 9:06 PM PDT
  • Big Rick
    GHOSTBUSTER'S 3 HELL YEA!!!!! THAT WAS MY %@!*# AS A KID AND MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MOVIE, I WILL BE THERE WITH JINGLE BELLS ON MY SHOCKS FOR REAL!!! AND THEY HAVE ELIZA DUSKU ON THERE AS WELL...I AM THERE...MAN HOW CAN YOU NOT BE EXCITED, AND THEN THE GAME IS COMING OUT THIS YEAR....DAN, HAROLD, ERNIE, BILL...THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH (ABUT TO CRY)..I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT LIVE TO SEE GHOSTBUST
    report abuseposted May 26, 2009 9:04 PM PDT
  • Aguslee1968
    gossips
    report abuseposted May 23, 2009 5:06 PM PDT
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