I think I have a great idea for a Ghostbusters 3 movie. I like the idea of sequels not following the same plot formula of previous ones, so instead of starting out from scratch with no work, run down vehicles and equipment, we have them continuing their ghostbusting business, it has not closed down. I have borrowed the notion from Dan AykroydÂs script regarding Hell being overcrowded. And hopefully this idea hasnÂt been done before, if not I aplogise it is a pure coincidence, I have been looking at previous ideas on the board for sometime and didnÂt see any like mine.
So hereÂs my idea:
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Since the aftermath of Vego in 1989, the paranormal world has slowly but steadily picked up over the years. As there is enough work for it, they become Ghostbusters Inc., a multi-national corporate company dealing with everything paranormal. The company eventually expands into other areas of the paranormal, such as investigations, possessions, exorcisms, ecto-plasm cleanups, etc.
Janine has been promoted to the head of the Admin Department, and she still tries to steal some calls from the other secretaries to put a smile on her face as she hits the bell. Louis is still the Ghostbusters Inc. accountant, who makes an appearance every now and then. Dana has eventually married Peter, and Oscar has grown up in the Ghostbusters environment since his ordeal in 1989, and become quite close to his second family.
After several years, they decide to stop running around and train a new generation of Ghostbusters to take the reigns from them, and they promote themselves to CEO's of Ghostbusters Inc. The new team of 6 Ghostbusters are more athletic, agile and have enough attitude and personality to carry on the Ghostbusters legacy. One of them naturally includes the ever-witty, and knowledgeable Oscar. Oscar has picked up the sarcastic wit from his Step-Dad Peter, street smarts and common sense from Winston, rationalé and the love of Ghostbusting from Ray and his science mind from Egon. He was the first choice and still considered the most perfect candidate of all, and all the others were compared to him. The perfect ÂTeam LeaderÂ.
They build their new premises, aptly named Ghostbusters Central, next to the existing firehouse which becomes their job despatch section. The new building towers over the original firehouse which is connected by numerous bridges and tunnel tubes seen connecting buildings together. Their large, neon no-ghost logo up the top beams into the night and a gold plaque next to the entrance into their office which reads: ÂProfessional Paranormal, Investigations and Eliminations.Â
The Ecto-1 has become somewhat run down, and not the best for multiple jobs and the new larger team, so new vehicles are developed for them. They decide on 3 as they can split the 6 members into 3 teams of 2. There is the Ecto-2 which is a helicopter vehicle which also fits conveniently into the back of the Ecto-1, perfect for pesky ghosts which continue to stay airborne around the city skyscrapers. The Ecto-3 is a souped up red sports car sporting the original no-ghost logo on the bonnet, suitable for urgent jobs and for ones that require some agility through peak-hour traffic and alleyways. One of the new male Ghostbusters is a rev-head so suits (and handles) the car perfectly (if not a bit aggressive), his female ghostbusting partner is not so keen on him having the keys. The Ecto-4 is a four-wheel drive for out-suburban jobs as not all jobs are city-based. The 4x4 takes on all types of terrain with ease. There is also the Ecto-5, a huge mack truck which tows a huge 18 wheel containment unit, for large jobs where there is a huge infestation of ghosts and not enough traps to hold them all.
As the times change, so does the technology, and the Ghostbusters science department (not under Egon's direct leadership, but does take part in the research and development) come up with newer and more powerful weapons and equipment in capturing ghosts.
Twenty odd years pass, and we find Egon has taken up teaching Paranormal and Spiritual science classes at the Ghostbusters Central University, or the GCU (gotta love that!

Peter embarks on international Âspook tours (I personally love this idea and can totally see him
doing this, as Dana did mention he's more like a gameshow host) taking people to the most scariest places in the world, and giving them brief (if not completely accurate) historical summaries as to what actually happened where they're standing.
Ray and Winston head their own department within Ghostbusters Central that deals with
hazardous waste, storage, and develop specialised laser equipment and weapons for the law enforcement industry. (This idea is still a bit Âup in the airÂ, haven't quite worked out what I can get them to do.)
Unbeknownst to us, Hell has increasingly become quite crowded and overloaded these passed decades, which explains why they have become increasingly busier over the years. When Hell gets a sudden increase in population, a Âcrack in the spiritual plane wall appears causing some spirits to get sucked into it through to our plane. They are starting to become worse and more frequent, creating large-scale chaos and uncertainty in the world, so everyone is now turning to Ghostbusters Inc. to get rid of them.
Ghostbusters Inc. decide to send out all teams of researchers and Ghostbusters across the world to study these strange phenomena. However after a while, they have all disappeared and not been seen since. Only several scientists remain these include the original team of Ghostbusters. The remaining scientists are not equipped for the job of Ghostbusting, they are just scientists, however the original four, are BOTH scientists and Ghostbusters, the obvious advantage.
They decide to deal with this once and for all and don the new weapons and equipment. After soon realising these new weapons are no effect on the portals and are making them increasingly bigger and more unstable, something the new team of Ghostbusters did not notice on their assignments over the years, however they would have if they were trained scientists. They decide to retrieve their original, if not overwhelmingly under-powered and rundown proton packs from the Ghostbusters Memorabilia section in Ghostbusters Central, jump-start the Ecto-1 and embark on saving the world once again.
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This is just from the top of my head, if you want I can go further and finish it off, just wondered what everyone thought so far? I will elaborate when I write a script treatment of it, but for now this is a brief bare-bones summary of my idea. I love the idea of old versus new, where the old Ghostbusters with their old equipment are the worldÂs only hope.
Your thoughts?