Ghostbusters has been one of the most popular and recognizable franchises since its 1984 debut. But series creator Dan Aykroyd revealed that he had far bigger plans for his paranormal team with the reboots.
Dan Aykroyd wanted ‘Ghostbusters’ to be the next Marvel franchise Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray | Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Comic actor Aykroyd wasn’t just the star of the 1984 hit Ghostbusters, he originated the idea and penned the script for it as well. Although the version Aykroyd initially had in his head was a bit different than the version that made it to the big screen.
“My structure was different, definitely. Mr. Stay Puft, I think, made an earlier appearance, but my script was definitely really darker than the movie became,” Aykroyd once recalled to Gamespot. “But, you see, it didn’t have Bill Murray in it. It didn’t have Ramis. It didn’t have all the great input.
Dan Aykroyd wanted ‘Ghostbusters’ to be the next Marvel franchise Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray | Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Comic actor Aykroyd wasn’t just the star of the 1984 hit Ghostbusters, he originated the idea and penned the script for it as well. Although the version Aykroyd initially had in his head was a bit different than the version that made it to the big screen.
“My structure was different, definitely. Mr. Stay Puft, I think, made an earlier appearance, but my script was definitely really darker than the movie became,” Aykroyd once recalled to Gamespot. “But, you see, it didn’t have Bill Murray in it. It didn’t have Ramis. It didn’t have all the great input.
- 9/30/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When it comes to Ghostbusters, there’s very few films more nostalgic than the 1984 classic. With some of the best working comedians in Hollywood history, and a talented filmmaker like Ivan Reitman- This movie has introduced lovers of comedy, horror, and a good old fashioned ghost adventure to the unique and witty tales of New York City’s infamous paranormal exterminators and has since become a staple in pop culture with a respectable franchise that is still going to this day.
Ghostbusters follows the story of Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zedemeore (Ernie Hudson) as the quartet tracks and captures ghosts all over New York to keep the living safe from annoying pests like Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. For fans of the movie, it’s hard not to smile when the Marshmallow Man makes his first appearance.
Ghostbusters follows the story of Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zedemeore (Ernie Hudson) as the quartet tracks and captures ghosts all over New York to keep the living safe from annoying pests like Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. For fans of the movie, it’s hard not to smile when the Marshmallow Man makes his first appearance.
- 5/15/2023
- by Kier Gomes
- JoBlo.com
Here’s something no one saw coming at CinemaCon, unless you could decipher the three-hour block Sony reserved for its presentation: The studio surprised those who braved the mid-pandemic Las Vegas confab tonight with a screening of Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
The pic hits theaters on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. In the follow-up to the classic 1984 Bill Murray-Harold Ramis-Dan Aykroyd-Ernie Hudson action comedy, a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town. They begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Sony, which has sent a number of its movies to streamers during the pandemic, held onto this franchise jewel for a theatrical release.
Producer Ivan Reitman, who directed the original pic and its 1989 sequel, showed up with his son Jason Reitman, who directed and wrote this one.
It was said that...
The pic hits theaters on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. In the follow-up to the classic 1984 Bill Murray-Harold Ramis-Dan Aykroyd-Ernie Hudson action comedy, a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town. They begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Sony, which has sent a number of its movies to streamers during the pandemic, held onto this franchise jewel for a theatrical release.
Producer Ivan Reitman, who directed the original pic and its 1989 sequel, showed up with his son Jason Reitman, who directed and wrote this one.
It was said that...
- 8/24/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood. Something that could never ever possibly destroy us: Mr. Stay Puft!”
Ghostbusters: Afterlife just revealed how it will make those words from Dan Aykroyd’s Ray Stantz more prescient—and poetically meta—than ever. The line, from the 1984 original movie, was a contrite explanation for his impulsive decision to choose the now-iconic, pillowy “destroyer” form of ancient evil entity Gozer for its attack on the Big Apple. Now, the 32-years-awaited follow-up to the franchise’s original iteration is bringing back Mr. Stay Puft—miniaturized and multiplied. Thusly, speculation on Gozer’s prospective return is potent.
Paul Rudd’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife character, summer school teacher Mr. Grooberson, will collide with the original team’s spectral legacy, as indicated in a new teaser clip (seen below). Indeed, some grocery shopping—rife with forensically-framed Baskin Robbins...
Ghostbusters: Afterlife just revealed how it will make those words from Dan Aykroyd’s Ray Stantz more prescient—and poetically meta—than ever. The line, from the 1984 original movie, was a contrite explanation for his impulsive decision to choose the now-iconic, pillowy “destroyer” form of ancient evil entity Gozer for its attack on the Big Apple. Now, the 32-years-awaited follow-up to the franchise’s original iteration is bringing back Mr. Stay Puft—miniaturized and multiplied. Thusly, speculation on Gozer’s prospective return is potent.
Paul Rudd’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife character, summer school teacher Mr. Grooberson, will collide with the original team’s spectral legacy, as indicated in a new teaser clip (seen below). Indeed, some grocery shopping—rife with forensically-framed Baskin Robbins...
- 4/7/2021
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is back. But he is not quite a huge as the last time fans saw him. In a new clip for Ghostbusters: Afterlife that dropped on Wednesday, Stay Puft is mini but mighty.
In the preview for the highly anticipated Sony film, Paul Rudd’s character is confronted by a cute, tiny Stay Puft before being overrun by a throng of evil Mini-Pufts.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is, of course, of the most iconic characters from the Ghostbusters series, giving the guys plenty to deal with at the end of the first film.
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan ...
In the preview for the highly anticipated Sony film, Paul Rudd’s character is confronted by a cute, tiny Stay Puft before being overrun by a throng of evil Mini-Pufts.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is, of course, of the most iconic characters from the Ghostbusters series, giving the guys plenty to deal with at the end of the first film.
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan ...
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is back. But he is not quite a huge as the last time fans saw him. In a new clip for Ghostbusters: Afterlife that dropped on Wednesday, Stay Puft is mini but mighty.
In the preview for the highly anticipated Sony film, Paul Rudd’s character is confronted by a cute, tiny Stay Puft before being overrun by a throng of evil Mini-Pufts.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is, of course, of the most iconic characters from the Ghostbusters series, giving the guys plenty to deal with at the end of the first film.
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan ...
In the preview for the highly anticipated Sony film, Paul Rudd’s character is confronted by a cute, tiny Stay Puft before being overrun by a throng of evil Mini-Pufts.
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is, of course, of the most iconic characters from the Ghostbusters series, giving the guys plenty to deal with at the end of the first film.
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan ...
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