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Whereas speaking to The Submit about his Historical past Channel Present (“The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd,” which returned on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m.), Dan Aykroyd opened up about the way forward for “Ghostbusters.”
“I don’t see that coming,” he stated when requested if he and Invoice Murray would do extra films.
“I don’t see where they would need us to carry it on,” Aykroyd added. “They’ve got a whole new cast, and they’ve got whole new ideas.”
Aykroyd, 72, co-wrote and starred within the authentic 1984 “Ghostbusters” together with the late Harold Ramis and Murray, 74.
Aykroyd performed Ray Stantz whereas Murray performed Peter Venkman, each paranormal investigators who remedy varied haunting incidents round New York Metropolis. Sigourney Weaver co-starred.
It was adopted up by an animated TV sequence (“The Real Ghostbusters”), video video games and several other films, together with 1989’s “Ghostbusters II,” which noticed Aykroyd and Murray reprise their roles.
Aykroyd additionally govt produced the 2016 reboot starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig and appeared within the movie as a taxi driver.
Aykroyd and Murray additionally appeared in 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and 2024’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” reprising their roles from the unique movies.
The newer films primarily centered on new casts, together with Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, and Finn Wolfhard.
The brand new movies additionally relocated to Oklahoma — though Frozen Empire took the motion again to its Manhattan roots.
“I think probably they’re going to move on to advancing it beyond the originals, which they should,” Aykroyd informed The Submit about the way forward for the franchise.
The previous “SNL” star added that he’s “grateful” for a way his films have been acquired all through his legendary profession.
“I’m always kind of tickled that people go out as Ghostbusters or Coneheads or Blues Brothers [for Halloween costumes],” he stated.
Aykroyd added, “And the magnitude of the ‘Ghostbuster’ success – I guess we knew it would be successful, but the magnitude of it was a surprise.”
