Scanning the blogs and feeds like I do; it’s not often I see something that makes me actually interested. This is one such thing. In a really low-key announcement; Sony and Vivendi have announced a deal to produce a line of videogames. The potential franchise? Ghostbusters, of all things. You remember the flicks, really good first one and kinda sucky second one?
But is this just a remake or update of the movies? Unh-uh, kids. It’s a “unofficial” sequel:
All four members of the movie team — Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis — will be giving voice and likeness rights for the game. Some supporting castmembers have signed up as well, including William Atherton, Brian Doyle Murray and Annie Potts.
In addition, film scribes Aykroyd and Ramis will pen a story for the vidgame that takes place in the early ’90s, after “Ghostbusters II,” during a new ghoul invasion of New York City.
I concede that I am cautiously optimistic about this. Even though it’s “just a game” and not an actual movie; it would be interesting to see the results. Tie this in with the fact that Beowulf’s success is making people wonder if computer-generated movies can now make money - could a CGI Ghostbusters Movie be in the wings??
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