Ivan Reitman Will Direct Ghostbusters 3
Since the script forGhostbusters 3is currently being written byLee EisenbergandGene Stupnitsky, writers of theHarold RamisfilmYear One, there has been some speculation that Ramis could come on board to directGhostbusters 3. (Though the relative failure ofYear Oneon both a creative and commercial level didn’t add much weight to the speculation.)
Now we know thatIvan Reitman, producer and director of both originalGhostbustersfilms, will direct the third as well. What story elements can we expect to see in this third chapter? He isn’t saying.
Speaking toMTV, Reitman said that Eisenberg and Stupnitsky are working on a second draft of the script now. “Theyhavedelivered a draft,” he said. “We are working our way through another draft… good work is being done and all of us have our fingers crossed.”
Asked if he will direct the third film, Reitman simply said, “Yes.“We’d known he would be producing at least, but this is the first confirmation that he’ll direct.
He wouldn’t comment onrecent rumors about the film. Reitman brushed off statements bySigourney Weaver, who said thatBill Murray’s Peter Venkman character may appear in the film as a ghost. “I’m not going to comment on what’s in the script and on what Sigourney may or may not have said.” He offers that there are “some very cool things” in the script now.
That leaves us with the long-standing party line, as typically delivered by Dan Aykroyd, which is that the film will feature a young cadre of new Ghostbusters in addition to appearances (possibly as mentors to the young’uns) by the classic characters. One of the young ghostbusters may be Oscar, the grown son of Weaver character, and we can expect a lot of new gadgets and dimension-hopping tech. Personally, I just want some comedy that works. Everything after that will be cake.
