Here's who I'd like to see as replacements:
Venkman - Ryan Reynolds. If they want to go younger, there's no body funnier right now than Reynolds. He's got that cocky persona that made Venkman so loveable.
Stantz - I'll probably get slammed on this one, but what about the kid from Two And A Half Men, Angus T. Jones. He holds his own between Sheen and Cryer on the show, and could play a half decient straight man/nerd that Ray always was. Might be a bit too young, but I think he'd fit the role perfectly.
Spengler - Here's where you inject your femininity. Emma Stone as a sexy bookworm would be awesome. Plus, she could be a mix of Egon and Janine, which was hinted at in the first movie, regardless on what happened in the second between her and Louis. If not a female, the kid who played 'Kick-Ass' would do well here as well.
Zeddmore - If you have to go black here, why not a Tracy Morgan. Yeah, I get that I've been going younger, but with the dynamic, he would steal a scene or two along the way. To be completely honost, I'm drawing a blank when thinking of younger Black commedians in Hollywood. I just see Morgan running around with these younger actors, and it's funny in my head already.
If they're going to do this, I'd like to see an All-Star of young Hollywood jump in, as the cast of the originals was pretty damn good. You don't need these guys to play sons and daughters of the originals, but they need to be associated somehow.
Make Reynolds be Venkman's assistant, or TA. Make Angus be Ray's kid... I could see that working. Stone could be a student of Spengler's. Who knows. But the story of how these guys come together can be the basis, and the ghosts be secondary. There was minimal back story with the original... there should be more here.
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