Reitman and Hudson confirm Ghostbusters 3 is happening and directors are being considered

After the news yesterday that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller had turned down the Ghostbusters III gig (here) we weren’t sure what that meant… but Ivan Reitman, director of the first two movies, has said that the game is still afoot…

At the premiere of his new movie Draft Day, Reitman confirmed to People Magazine that: “A lot of directors are throwing their hats in. We’re starting the meetings. We’re going to do it,”

Also present was Winston Zeddemore himself, Ernie Hudson, who said: “It’s about to happen. Unfortunately Harold [Ramis] is not with us anymore. But it’s going to happen. It’s going to be really, really good, which is why it’s taken so long.”

But what about casting? Is Murray and the crew back? “There will be many people from the original cast,” Reitman said.

“You’re really asking about Bill Murray, and I have no idea. All the other movies I made with Bill, he never told me he was doing it until … well, the longest was two weeks. Meatballs, he told me he was doing it the day before.”

Hmmmmmm… so Bill Murray isn’t out totally yet? Encouraging? Absolutely… it looks like we are all going to ask “who ya gonna call?” again after all…