Ghostbusters gone Animated?

There had been buzz for a continuation of the Ghostbuster franchise for as far back as when Ghostbusters 2 was released in 1984. It was actually Bill Murray who has been holding back the continuation because he refused to take part in another Ghostbuster movie, unless this movie will agree to his conditions: that he be killed in the movie and appear as a ghost. Of course, this will not be easy for the producers, for the writers, and for those who love this franchise because they don't simply want one of their favorite characters just become a ghost.

Recently, the buzz for a new Ghostbusters movie has been active again. And these images floating around the net fueled presumptions that the new Ghostbusters movie will be done pixar-style computer animation.

These designs were made by Italian graphic artist Fabrizio Fioretti who told slashfilm.com that there were “no particular reasons” why he decided to create CGI versions of the Ghostbusters other than being “a big fan and I haven’t seen anybody doing it (in CG) so far…”

Do you honestly believe he just did this at the very least without any hopes that it be part of a full-blown animated project?

source: slashfilm

The Ghostbusters & its director Ivan Reitman will return in GHOSTBUSTERS 3

Reitman confirmed to return in Ghostbusters 3

"Ghostbusters" writer and star Harold Ramis revealed that the long-awaited third movie in the series is planned for a 2011 release. This news broke only a short time after "Avatar" star Sigourney Weaver speculated that Bill Murray's character Pete Venkman might appear in the movie as a slimer ghost, and that Oscar, her character's son from the second movie, would be a full-fledged Ghostbuster.

Ivan Reitman, director and producer of the first two movies, had a chat with MTV's Josh Horowitz and shied away from addressing Weaver's spoiler-y speculation, but he did have some things to say about the general state of development for "Ghostbusters III."

Reitman said that the script from "Year One" writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky is in and that a second draft is currently in the works. He also confirmed that he will indeed be returning to direct the coming sequel, as had been previously speculated.

"They have delivered a draft," Reitman said of the script's progress. "We are working our way through another draft... good work is being done and all of us have our fingers crossed."

What he wouldn't do was address exactly what that "good work" entailed. Asked about Weaver's recent comments, Reitman laughed and kept things light.

"I'm not going to comment on what's in the script and on what Sigourney may or may not have said," he told us. "She's been so busy on 'Avatar,' I've not been able to find her. There's some very cool things in the new draft, let's just put it that way."

Reitman was all business again when the talk turned back to the schedule. "I hope to start shooting in this next year," he said, giving weight to Ramis' recent comments about a planned 2011 release.

Then the bomb dropped. Asked if he would be returning to direct "Ghostbusters III," Reitman answered with a simple and unequivocal "Yes." It's good to see the old gang all getting back together, isn't it?
source: mtv.com