We're almost fatigued from writing GHOSTBUSTERS 3 stories at this point in the game. We've been up and down the roller coaster. We've heard it will be shot in 3D. We've heard it will debut around Christmas of 2012. We've heard Bill Murray wanted to die in the first 5 minutes of the film. What can we believe these days? Dan Aykroyd finally speaks!...

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In a candid interviw with Vantity Fair Magazine Aykroyd discusses why his counterpart Bill Murray was so disgusted, what is going on with bringing in a set of new, younger GHOSTBUSTERS and he also reveals he has taken over script writing duties.

"I think [Murray] was concerned that the writing on 'Ghostbusters 3' by [Eisenberg and Stupnitsky (writers of the hideous film, YEAR ONE)] would not be up to standard," he explained. "But I can tell you firsthand, I'm working on the script now and those two wrote Bill the comic role of a lifetime, and the new Ghostbusters and the old are all well represented in it. We have a strong first draft that Harold [Ramis] and I will take back, and I'm very excited about working on it."

Aykroyd went on to mention why new GHOSTBUSTERS are needed in the movie. He said: "[In 'Ghostbusters 3'] my character's eyesight is shot, I got a bad knee, a bad hip — I can't drive that caddy anymore or lift that Psychotron Accelerator anymore, it’s too heavy. We need young legs, new minds — new Ghostbusters; so I'm in essence passing the torch to the new regime, and you know what? That's totally okay with me."

It sounds like the train is back on its track. No official date has been announced yet but it would appear that this film will get made. Still a lot of questions to be answered but at least this gives GHOSTBUSTERS fans something to chew on. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.

Source: Vanity Fair