Ghostbusters the reboot (2015)

[Nunyerbiz]

I read an interview a year or two back from Moranis where he said that he never says no until everything is laid out.... and that he had been contacted by a producer associated with Aykroyd. I recall he had a similar stance as Murray's, basically "well, the script can't suck... and I thought GB2 sucked." So I think that's a public "not interested but never say never" type of thing.

EDIT:

I'm just slightly too old to have fully embraced the internet. I know pretty much everything I've ever read is out there somewhere... but I never think to look for it until after the fact. Anyways, here is the article / interview snippet I referenced above.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37916

And hey... he still got the Lewis look... he's aged rather gracefully....

[Johnny Unusual]

Yeah, he looks a LOT better than I expected.

[Pak-Man]

And we have a cast!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/27/female-ghostbusters-cast-revealed-wiig-mccarthy-mckinnon-jones

(In early talks, at least.)

Kristen Wiig
Kate McKinnon
Leslie Jones
Melissa McCarthy

*Checks IMDB*
Haven't seen any of Wiig's live-action work (Although I actually enjoyed her performance as Lola Bunny in the understandably underrated Looney Tunes Show)
I only know Kate McKinnon from her few appearances on Venture Bros. as Dermott's mom and grandmother.
I've got nothing on Leslie Jones or Melissa McCarthy.

3 out of 4 of the actors are from Saturday Night Live, which was enough to get the original Ghostbusters off the ground.

Maybe?

[Kete]

And we have a cast!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/27/female-ghostbusters-cast-revealed-wiig-mccarthy-mckinnon-jones

(In early talks, at least.)

Kristen Wiig
Kate McKinnon
Leslie Jones
Melissa McCarthy

*Checks IMDB*
Haven't seen any of Wiig's live-action work (Although I actually enjoyed her performance as Lola Bunny in the understandably underrated Looney Tunes Show)
I only know Kate McKinnon from her few appearances on Venture Bros. as Dermott's mom and grandmother.
I've got nothing on Leslie Jones or Melissa McCarthy.

3 out of 4 of the actors are from Saturday Night Live, which was enough to get the original Ghostbusters off the ground.

Maybe?

I can't imagine them using Melissa McCarthy as anything but a long fat joke.  She has yet to be in a comedic role that does not have her act like a cartoon character.

[Soguru]

I really want the soundtrack to be the exact same as the original movie. Any chance that could happen?

[The Lurker]

Nah.  Maybe the same tone.   Hopefully less of a R&B/rap vibe than 2.

[Darth Geek]

I really want the soundtrack to be the exact same as the original movie. Any chance that could happen?

Nnnnope! Hip hip remix of Who You Gonna Call! If I run out of vomit, can I borrow some of yours?

[Nunyerbiz]

I can't imagine them using Melissa McCarthy as anything but a long fat joke.  She has yet to be in a comedic role that does not have her act like a cartoon character.

Yea, I gotta agree here. I think her schtick can be amusing... but so far she has basically played the same part in every movie I've seen her in... and I've probably seen them all because for whatever reason... my wife finds her hilarious. That said, I'm still more interested in seeing this then I would have been had they pulled a sixtysomething gang of Murray, Aykroyd and Hudson out of mothballs.

[ScottotD]

I really want the soundtrack to be the exact same as the original movie. Any chance that could happen?

Add Bobby Brown from 2 and I agree

[Pak-Man]

Too hot to handle
Too cold to hold.

[Soguru]

I really want the soundtrack to be the exact same as the original movie. Any chance that could happen?

Nnnnope! Hip hip remix of Who You Gonna Call! If I run out of vomit, can I borrow some of yours?

That's funny because I was thinking exactly of the same quote just today 

[ScottotD]

Would they have to pay Huey Lewis royalties to sample Who You Gonna Call I wonder.

[RoninFox]

I can't imagine them using Melissa McCarthy as anything but a long fat joke.  She has yet to be in a comedic role that does not have her act like a cartoon character.

That's been my biggest problem with her work too, but I've heard good things about her role in St Vincent.  Anyone actually seen that one?

I'm all for the rest of the cast, but I think this movie will live or die based on the script.

[Darth Geek]

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/now-that-theyve-found-the-new-ghostbusters-what-should-audiences-expect

One thing to keep in mind here is that they are not playing the characters from the original film. They're not meant to simply be female versions of Venkman, Spengler, Stantz, and Zeddmore. Instead, these are totally different characters in a similar type of situation. Erin Gabler and Abby Bergman are the first two leads, and as the film begins, they are former colleagues. They co-wrote a book about the paranormal together, then went in different directions. Erin works for Columbia, and she's getting close to tenure, while Abby is more involved in the pursuit of ghosts, with a new partner named Jillian. In a world where there are thirty different "Ghost Hunters" style TV shows out there, the set-up makes sense, and it sets up a tension between serious academic motives and mainstream pop parapsychology.

While yes, it's annoying we have to go through yet another origin story,I like that at least the setup is different. And the inclusion of the existance of "Ghost Hunters" type TV shows in this world definitely has some potential for humor.

They have apparently been talking with Bill Murray for a "Walter Peck type" role. Personally, if they are going to bring anybody back from the original cast, I'd like to see Moranis play that. He'd be perfect for a little weazel with an inferiority complex and too much power. And it'd give him a chance to do something against type from what he is usually cast as.

I still think the whole "It's Ghostbusters, but this time they're all female" seems rather gimmicky. But they each can be funny when given good material to work with. So as Ronin said, it's all in the script.

[Kete]

I can't imagine them using Melissa McCarthy as anything but a long fat joke.  She has yet to be in a comedic role that does not have her act like a cartoon character.

That's been my biggest problem with her work too, but I've heard good things about her role in St Vincent.  Anyone actually seen that one?

I'm all for the rest of the cast, but I think this movie will live or die based on the script.

I saw it, and yes, she is great, but she's also not doing anything funny.