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LOS ANGELES - SEP 12: Ivan Reitman at the Halloween Horror Nights at the Universal Studios Hollywood on September 12, 2019 in Universal City, CA, photo by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com.
For generations of fans, he's best known for Ghostbusters, helping vault its primary cast in Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis into superstardom Born in 1946, Reitman made his feature debut in 1971's Foxy Lady, which would be the first of several projects where he worked with cast members of SCTV and Saturday Night[...]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Brings The Cute With Mini-Stay Pufts Reveal
Credit Sony Pictures Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars the returning Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Bill Murray Joining the franchise are Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Logan Kim Directed by Jason Reitman, it finally opens in theaters on November 11th, which cannot come fast enough. [...]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Brings The Cute With Mini-Stay Pufts Reveal
Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars the returning Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and Bill Murray Joining the franchise are Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Logan Kim Directed by Jason Reitman, it finally opens in theaters on November 11th. Ghostbusters: Afterlife news is coming hot and heavy this week[...]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Shifts to Summer 2021
Bill Murray is coming back as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: Afterlife this year, as are Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts. Sadly Harold Ramis will only be there in spirit, but with so many of the iconic cast of that original film coming back, this really has a chance to be special for fans of the franchise[...]
Ghostbusters Cast, Crew Share BTS Stories on Reunited Apart
For Dan Aykroyd, poignant doesn't begin to describe the sense of loss of the late Harold Ramis when working on the set of Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ramis, who died in 2014, created, starred and wrote Ghostbusters with Aykroyd in 1984 The actor, who got his start on NBC's Saturday Night Live, spoke to Entertainment Weekly while[...]
Ghostbusters Cast, Crew Share BTS Stories on Reunited Apart
Joining Gad were Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, and director Ivan Reitman As per the format of the series with social distancing guidelines, the reunion took place via Zoom video conferencing The charity chosen for the episode benefitted Equal Justice Initiative Among the behind-the-scenes subjects discussed of the original 1984[...]
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife': Watch the First Trailer For The New Film Now!
In a recent interview with NME, he assured fans that the original classic is very special to everyone involved, and that they will be faithful to the spirit of the original Ghostbusters: "When I was really young, my parents were really big fans of the original Ghostbusters movies, so I grew up watching them, Bill Murray,[...]
“Ghostbusters: After”: Bill Murray, Jason Reitman Define Franchise for Generations
And we wore them for a long time." Murray joins returning cast members Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts All reprise their roles as Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, Dana Barrett, and Janine Melnitz, respectively All made cameos in the 2016 film as original characters The only cast member who hasn't returned is Rick[...]
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife': Watch the First Trailer For The New Film Now!
No appearance of the other three Ghostbusters yet, but thats ok, we still have a long wait until this releases for that reveal. Ghostbusters: Afterlife, directed by Jason Reitman, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Oliver Cooper, Celeste O'Connor and Logan Kim opens in theaters on July 10th, 2020. What say you everyone? Did[...]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ecto-1 Tease
Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, and Dan Aykroyd will reprise their roles, and some kind of tribute to Harold Ramis and Egon will occur Joining the old cast will be Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and the returning Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts. All kinds of rumors abound about the film That Egon's family[...]
The Biggest, Baddest Spoilers for The Walking Dead #192
The song is more appropriate for the original post-credits ending planned in 2009: the Ghostbusters reunion. Actor Bill MurrayPhoto by Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com The Planned Scene for Zombieland Director Ruben Fleischer and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick originally planned for Murray to play golf with Ghostbusters castmates Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis[...]
"Ghostbusters 2020": Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson Among 1984 Cast to Appear
The original 1984 band is almost all back together again with stars Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson signing on to appear in Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters 2020 Having Aykroyd on board comes as little surprise since he created the franchise alongside the late Harold Ramis (who died in 2014), and director Ivan Reitman Aykroyd, Ramis, and[...]
"Ghostbusters" 35th Anniversary: Let Bustin' Make You Feel Good Again This October
The event takes place over two nights, on October 6th and 10th – so fans will have the chance to grab their proton packs and join Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) for a trip into this classic paranormal comedy. // Sony Pictures, Fathom Events The[...]
Planet Coaster is Getting Ghostbusters DLC Featuring Dan Aykroyd
According to the announcement, Both Dan Aykroyd and William Atherton will be reprising their roles from the classic film as Ray Stanz and Walter Peck, respectfully, as you'll be guided through a story-driven DLC involving the team running around to different parks to take care of hauntings We have more details and the trailer below,[...]
Dan Aykroyd Has a 'Ghostbusters' Prequel Idea That MAY Happen
Legendary comedian Dan Aykroyd apparently wrote a pitch for a Ghostbusters prequel called "Ghostbusters High" He described it as the main 3 'busters (Ray, Peter, and Egon) as teenagers meeting for the first time in 1969 and forging the friendship that would eventually bring them toe-to-toe with Gozer the Gozerian. "I've written Ghostbusters High, where they meet in[...]
Dan Aykroyd on 'Ghostbusters': Blames Self for 2016, Excited for Riteman's
Original Ghostbusters star Dan Aykroyd has some things to say (over martinis) about the 2016 female-fronted entry in the franchise He served as producer on Paul Feig's take, and says he should have blamed himself for the soaring costs of the production. Dan AykroydPhoto by s_bukley / Shutterstock.com While chatting with Canadian outlet 660CityNews, the legendary Saturday Night Live alum[...]
Jesse Eisenberg Gives 'Zombieland: Double Tap' Update at SXSW
#Zombieland2 pic.twitter.com/cA1DL1bVZQ — Zombieland: Double Tap (@Zombieland) January 29, 2019 Cameos announced so far include Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd from Ghostbusters playing fictional versions of themselves Murray made a cameo in the 2009 film, but given his fate, I wonder how they bring him back. Also coming back is director Ruben Fleischer and writers Paul Wernick and[...]
Saturday Night Live: 8 Halloween Sketches (Because Christmas Sketches Would Be Silly)
[Season 19, 1993] Dan Aykroyd as Irwin Mainway peddling righteously unsafe and deadly costumes for kids like Johnny Space Commander mask (plastic bag and a rubber band that kids put around their heads); Invisible Pedestrian (a solid-black outfit with a black head covering); and Johnny Human Torch (oily rags, safety pins and a lighter) to a[...]
trading places
Something that seems to fly under people's radar as far as holiday movies go: Trading Places. Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd are pure comedic genius in this movie from 1983 Both had found success from their years on Saturday Night Live, which proved to help their careers soar in the '80s Originally the movie was to have[...]
Ghostbusters As A Netflix Series? According to Dan Aykroyd, It Could Work
There is also a make-shift trap in the trailer as well. Stranger Things (2017) At an event promoting the Ghostbusters/Stranger Things partnership with Reebok, original film star Dan Aykroyd was asked about doing a Netflix Ghostbusters show. Yes Absolutely Sure Sure I can see several possibilities there You know? Take a cue from these guys in Stranger Things and maybe[...]
Ghost Job: A Legendary 1984 Ghostbusters Deleted Scene Is Found
Ghost Corps, the Ghostbusters-focused division of Columbia Pictures which includes  Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, and others, posted an image on their Facebook page yesterday which has Ghostbusters fans buzzing Reels from Reitman's personal storage have been found which include the notorious "Fort Detmerring Ghost" deleted scene, which the Ghostbusters wikia describes as: Ray Stantz is in[...]
Bill Murray Gives His Thoughts On The New Ghostbusters
The new Ghostbusters film is in theaters now and the cast, including original Ghostbusters Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray, joined Jimmy Kimmel last night to talk about the new movie During the interview, Murray told the host that the reason he signed on for this film when he had passed on other versions[...]
Sony Eyeing Bridesmaids Director Paul Feig For Ghostbusters 3
Now, the sources caution that no actual negotiations have taken place, but both sides have shown interest. The idea is that the movie will be something of a reboot / passing of the torch as probably Dan Aykroyd (who has said he'd return) would turn things over to a new group of female Ghostbusters. The script was[...]
Thursday Trending Topics: Deadpool, Daleks, Dan Aykroyd, And Days Of Future Past
The "boob window". Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan And Tony Moore Relaunch Deadpool For Marvel Now! You can see how that might work. Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today: Dan Aykroyd Says Ghostbusters 3 Will Go Ahead, Just Without Bill Murray  Dan Aykroyd has stated two very clear things about Ghostbusters 3 in a new interview. Bryan Singer On Days Of Future Past And[...]