With Bill Murray currently working out his villainous chops in this week's "City of Ember", Comingsoon.net saw their opportunity to chat to the comic star about his latest role as well as his involvement in the long-rumoured "Ghostbusters 3".
When asked if Murray, who has long been 'on again, off again' with the whole "Ghostbusters" franchise, would welcome a return to his bustin' ways the screen legend was slightly taken aback before commenting that "There's someone trying to write a script for another "Ghostbusters" movie. There's two fellows from "The Office" that are writing a script, but I have yet to see it. And I'm more involved with, you know, trying to get the dessert we order at lunch than I am with the new "Ghostbusters" sequel! But it's possible. It's a great idea that they hired these two guys to do it, 'cause I think it could be a fresh look at it. And it could be funny. We did a sequel and it was rather unsatisfying for me, because the first one to me was 'the goods.' It was the real thing, and the sequel, you know, it was a few years later, and there was an idea pitched. They got us all together in a room. We just laughed for a couple of hours, and then they said, "What if we did another one? Here's an idea these guys have got." So they had this idea, but it didn't turn out to be the idea when I arrived on the set. They'd written a whole different movie. And the special effects guys got their hands on it, and it was just not the same movie. There were a few great scenes in it, but it wasn't the same movie. So there's never been an interest in a third "Ghostbusters" 'cause the second one was kind of disappointing, for me, anyway. But the third one could happen."
Having dropped the bomb on his apparent displeasure with "Ghostbusters 2", Murray was not finished there and further clarified his forthcoming involvement in any potential "Ghostbusters 3"
"It's mostly all about the script. I don't have any obligation to the franchise or anyone. If the script were good and I thought we could do it, it'd be fun. But, you know, it's only now that this has ever been a prospect. No one's ever talked about it for a long time, 'cause the second one was the way it was. This is just kind of a clever idea. I think they see that, and the fact that every interview today has asked me about the "Ghostbusters" movie -- every single person -- means that there is some interest for it. You think you're talking about the "City of Ember," but I've answered as many questions about the "Ghostbusters" as I have about well, not as many, but, I mean, on every single one. So there's interest in it!".