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Ghostbusters fans around the world can now rejoice, as Bill Murray has finally read the Ghostbusters 3 script. But before any celebrating, you should probably know that he didn’t really like the script… at all.

In fact, the National Enquirer is reporting that Murray disliked the script so much that he decided to shred the script and send it back to his fellow paranormal exterminators, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, with a note attached: “No one wants to pay money to see fat, old men chasing ghosts!â€

Before any of you jump to conclusions regarding the National Enquirer and start making references to “Bat Boy†headlines, be aware that the Pulitzer Prize Board has stated that the National Enquirer is eligible for consideration for their investigative journalism and national news reporting. Plus, Bat Boy is from the Weekly World News, which doesn’t have the Pulitzer Prize Board backing them up.

Additionally, this is not the first time that Murray has acted, well, quirky with scripts. In fact, it initially took Murray months to agree to read the script for the iconic Groundhog’s Day. When Murray finally agreed to read the script, he would only read 10 pages every two weeks. According to Murray, he didn’t want to read the entire thing if it was going to suck. To his credit, he did tell Ramis that the script didn’t suck after reading 30 pages, but he also noted that there’s a possibility that it still could in what’s left of it.

Another Murray script story comes straight from Ghostbusters itself. When initially signing on to do Ghostbusters, Murray wanted to do it because he thought it would be fun to do a movie with Ramis, Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman. Murray didn’t actually read the script to Ghostbusters until his first day on set. Fortunately, Reitman only made Murray run around New York City in full gear on the first day, so he had time to learn his lines… and then change them to make them his own.

But now what happens with Ghostbusters 3? As we’ve stated numerous times in the past, Bill Murray is one of the five rights holders to Ghostbusters, so any movie would need his sign-off. And, from the looks of it, they don’t have it.

As it currently stands, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Ivan Reitman, and Sony Pictures (they also hold rights, along with aforementioned folks) have all signed off on the threequel. Unfortunately, Murray’s most recent response to the film has thrown a wrench into things… even more than it already did.

According to those close to Ramis and Aykroyd, receiving the shredded script from Murray upset the two. In fact, it appears that they’re going to attempt to move forward without Murray involved in the movie. Considering it’s likely that they’ll still need some type of sign-off from Murray (even though he’s not in the film), it’ll be interesting to see what happens next.

Makes me wonder if they will ever make it now. I think they should just let it die personally. If it is not up to par, what is the point?
 

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Or he is just being a cunt

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Considering it’s likely that they’ll still need some type of sign-off from Murray (even though he’s not in the film), it’ll be interesting to see what happens next.

This line stood out to me in reading that article. Considering Murray is not a writer or a producer of the original film or its sequel, I see no legal cause for him to block production of a new one.
 

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I didn't understand that part. I figured cause he was such a big part of the other two movies they just didn't want to go ahead without his blessing.
 

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I didn't understand that part. I figured cause he was such a big part of the other two movies they just didn't want to go ahead without his blessing.

If that's the reason then that's cool, because I'd imagine there's at least some semblance of loyalty among those who made the original, so great. Still, if its about the movie and the money, the studio will tell Murray to take a flying fuck and cut him out.

I agree with your point before Troy, there is no need for another Ghostbusters film nor do I have a desire to see one. I love the original to the point that I routinely consider it among my top 10 films of all time, but I would rather watch that 100 times over than see a mockery made of it by rehashing something that is better left, for lack of a better word, a ghost.
 

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I thought maybe another Ghostbusters film could be fun, like MIB3 looks like it might be fun. Without Murray though, it would just seem so pointless and suck...