Murray was reportedly disenchanted with a version of a prospective script he was given last year, even going so far as to shred it and send it to co-star Harold Ramis. No note required.
But, after reading the latest draft, co-written by Paul Horner and Etan Cohen, Ramis revealed that "Just out of nowhere, I get a phone call from Bill at almost three in the morning on Thursday and he simply said, 'Yeah, ok, I’m in.' That’s Bill Murray for you. Surprising and straight to the point."
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Murray was reportedly disenchanted with a version of a prospective script he was given last year, even going so far as to shred it and send it to co-star Harold Ramis. No note required.
But, after reading the latest draft, co-written by Paul Horner and Etan Cohen, Ramis revealed that "Just out of nowhere, I get a phone call from Bill at almost three in the morning on Thursday and he simply said, 'Yeah, ok, I’m in.' That’s Bill Murray for you. Surprising and straight to the point."
There's the key. Murray claimed he only agreed to do the voice Garfield because he thought scriptwriter Joel Cohen was Joel Coen of the Coen brothers:
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have taken a two week vacation in the Bahamas. Sources close to the campaign say it was a long and painful election, full of daily gaffes and a downward spiral of defeat and despair. I think everyone can agree that these two deserve a little romantic getaway.
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Since this is a multi article link I copied the few paragraphs about Ghostbusters and they are in spoiler tags:
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Another day, another assurance from Dan Aykroyd that "Ghostbusters 3" is still chugging along. Aykroyd spoke in detail to Esquire, giving an honest opinion of where the production is currently at.
"I've worked on every draft in the last three years, as Ivan has, and now we have a story and a draft that everybody seems to agree would make the third movie," Aykroyd told Esquire. "At this point, I think we're closer than we ever have been. And because of the ever-shifting sands and nature of the motion-picture business, I will just say that hopefully, at some point, it will be morphing into what is known in the business as a [Aykroyd mimes air quotes] 'production number XP39789.' Then I will begin to rent cars, get hotel rooms, and bill for writing. But that point hasn't come. All my work has been gratis to this point, as Ivan's has, and I'm hoping that I can get that production number set up in L.A. and help everyone bring the movie to fruition, as the originator and creator of the concept. If it does not happen, the life of Dan Aykroyd and his family and friends will be quite full without 'Ghostbusters 3.'"
The ex-SNL cast member also spoke briefly about whether Bill Murray will be involved in the production should it ever happen.
"I have one-fifth of the voice, along with the partners and the other owner of the property, the picture company, and Ivan, Billy [Murray], and myself, and Harold [Ramis]," he said. "We all have to sign off on it unanimously -- uh, I'm not sure Billy does anymore, since he abrogated his rights by sort of, by saying, two years ago he said, "I don't want to be involved," and the picture company I think had some clause in there that if he actually passed on the third of fourth offer, he no longer has a view of the franchise. So, that's for the lawyers to decide. Of course, I'd love to have Billy call me tomorrow and say, 'Let's go to work and start writing.'"
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Bill Murray Agrees to Ghostbusters 3
