Well, this is classy — a Sony Pictures executive has confirmed that 'Ghostbusters III' will go ahead without Harold Ramis.
Mere hours after the death of the beloved actor/writer/director, an unnamed Sony Pictures exec confirmed that 'Ghostbusters III' — which nobody was particularly jazzed about BEFORE the death of Harold Ramis — will go ahead without Ramis' involvement.
"He was always great to bounce [ideas] off of," the anonymous exec told The Hollywood Reporter, "and that will certainly be missed... but it won't affect the script."
I'm trying to think of a more disrespectful way that the above quote could have been phrased, but... nope. I've got nothing. There is nothing.
Ramis, of course, was hugely instrumental in the success of the first 'Ghostbusters' film — not only did he star as Dr Egon Spengler, but he re-wrote Dan Akroyd's original script, which was intended as a vehicle for John Belushi, to suit the deadpan talents of Bill Murray. (Murray has long refused to sign on to 'Ghostbusters III', which means the ill-advised sequel is going ahead without two of its most crucial talents.)Ivan Reitman is back on board to direct 'Ghostbusters III' from a script by 'The Office' alums Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Dan Aykroyd will star with a 'new generation' of Ghostbusters.
It's going to be terrible.
