Louie;166597
As much as he says he doesn't want to be involved or doesn't want to be remembered solely as Peter Venkman, he sure has done a lot lately as Venkman. I just want to see the movie made.

I AGREE (*peter)

Louie;166597
As much as he says he doesn't want to be involved or doesn't want to be remembered solely as Peter Venkman, he sure has done a lot lately as Venkman.

Well there has been a lot of Ghosbusters related stuff happening lately, a lot more than before. The game, the toys from Mattel, the comic, the franchise has been on a higher point than it has in years.

Peter Venkmen;166608
Well there has been a lot of Ghosbusters related stuff happening lately, a lot more than before. The game, the toys from Mattel, the comic, the franchise has been on a higher point than it has in years.

and im loving every lit bit of it. so many ghostbusters deprived years in my life, NOT ANYMORE

vigo_the_butch;166613
and im loving every lit bit of it. so many ghostbusters deprived years in my life, NOT ANYMORE

Dude, you just said a mouthful!!

And yes, GB3 *will* be made. Whether Bill Murray wants it to be made or not. It will just be made a lot sooner with his approval.

And these are good times for a Ghosthead.

Ivo Shandor;166915
Dude, you just said a mouthful!!

And yes, GB3 *will* be made. Whether Bill Murray wants it to be made or not. It will just be made a lot sooner with his approval.

And these are good times for a Ghosthead.

You do realize that Bill Murray owns 20% of the franchise and if he doesn't want it to happen, that's that. Its not a “whether he wants to or not” situation. If he says “you can't make it” then they can't make it, end of story.

^^ fair enough, Doctor Venkman although please consider this:

If Bill Murray wants and end to the endless stream of GB-related questions he doubtlessly receives on a constant basis, wouldn't just doing the film to shut everyone up be the best, most diplomatic thing to do?

He knows he'll enjoy it.
Honestly, if I were him I'd just go ahead and do the damn movie. (*peter)

Doctor Venkman;166916
You do realize that Bill Murray owns 20% of the franchise and if he doesn't want it to happen, that's that. Its not a “whether he wants to or not” situation. If he says “you can't make it” then they can't make it, end of story.

As I've said before, what Bill Murray wants is ultimately meaningless.

Now, I want GBIII to be made, and made soon…but if it takes waiting until Bill passes on, then so be it. The movie will be made eventually. Either with Bill's blessing, the blessing of his heirs, or the blessing of whomever purchases those 20% rights from the Murray estate.

Saying otherwise is naive, like people who insist there will never be more Star Wars movies made “because George Lucas doesn't want them made”. Why in the world do they think George Lucas's opinion matters in the least? In 20, 30, 40, 50 years, the people and/or companies who own the rights to Star Wars will make more movies. I guarantee it, simple economics.

Ivo Shandor;166923
As I've said before, what Bill Murray wants is ultimately meaningless.

Now, I want GBIII to be made, and made soon…but if it takes waiting until Bill passes on, then so be it. The movie will be made eventually. Either with Bill's blessing, the blessing of his heirs, or the blessing of whomever purchases those 20% rights from the Murray estate.

Saying otherwise is naive, like people who insist there will never be more Star Wars movies made “because George Lucas doesn't want them made”. Why in the world do they think George Lucas's opinion matters in the least? In 20, 30, 40, 50 years, the people and/or companies who own the rights to Star Wars will make more movies. I guarantee it, simple economics.

Um… that's very flawed logic you have there.

If Bill Murray passes on, all of the actors would be WAY too old to make a Ghostbusters III, and would probably not be interested in doing something that couldn't bring the whole group back together at such an old age. Your assuption is actually the thing that's naive, not everyone else. Ghostbusters III is not an inevitability. At this point, I'd agree its a probability, but to say that it is 100% going to happen at some point whether that is now or 50 years from now is EXTREMELY naive.

theling;166920
^^ fair enough, Doctor Venkman although please consider this:

If Bill Murray wants and end to the endless stream of GB-related questions he doubtlessly receives on a constant basis, wouldn't just doing the film to shut everyone up be the best, most diplomatic thing to do?

He knows he'll enjoy it.
Honestly, if I were him I'd just go ahead and do the damn movie. (*peter)

Yea, if most of us were him, we'd do the movie, cuz we're obsessed with it. He's obviously not. That doesn't mean he won't do it, but he's above doing the movie just to stop people from asking him about it. He wants it to be good, and we, as fans, need to respect that. Frankly, we should be thanking him for that. He doesn't want to do it just to collect a paycheck and stop the endless questions (which would inevitably become “What about Ghostbusters IV?”). He wants to deliver a good movie, which is what we all want. I don't think anyone is sitting here hoping for a piece of shit movie, just because it will be called Ghostbusters III.

Doctor Venkman;166924
Um… that's very flawed logic you have there.

If Bill Murray passes on, all of the actors would be WAY too old to make a Ghostbusters III, and would probably not be interested in doing something that couldn't bring the whole group back together at such an old age.

I, and presumably you, would like the new movie to feature the original Ghostbusters in some capacity.

But whether the original members are old, young, or dead is ultimately meaningless.

Ghostbusters is an intellectual property. Right now the rights to that property are shared among various entities and/or people. But those people have limited lifespans and in some cases limited financial resources. Eventually they will either die or sell the rights to other companies/people.

What's naive is to believe that those rights will be held hostage by the desires of the current holders.

All I'm stating is this: at SOME point in the future, there will be a Ghostbusters 3. Do you think the company (maybe Sony, maybe not) that owns the rights in 50 years will care whether or not Bill Murray or anyone else “wanted” a sequel?

Ghostbusters as an intellectual property will always exist. It will always have the possibility of making SOMEONE a boatload of money. Eventually, rights will be exercised and a third movie will be made. What's so hard to understand about that?

Now, whether that will happen in 50 years or in 2 years, THAT'S the debate. I'd like Bill to come on board and have the original actors and writers participate in GB3.

But if that's not possible, the 3rd movie will still be made, guaranteed. It will just have to wait. To disagree with this is to disagree with basic economics.