Bill Murray Confirms Role in Ghostbusters 3

Comedian Bill Murray has confirmed that he will the cast of Ghostbusters 3 alongside Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis.

Speaking to the Daily Mail,Murray revealed that killing off his character Peter Venkman was his own suggestion.

“I’ll come back in Ghostbusters 3 only if I get to be a ghost,”

Murray commented.

“I said to them, ‘I’ll do it if you kill me off in the first reel’. So now they are going to have me as a ghost in the film.”

He added:

“The first 45 minutes of the original Ghostbusters is some of the funniest stuff ever made.”  The second one was disappointing, because the special effects guys took over. I had something like two scenes – and they’re the only funny ones in the movie.”

Sony’s Columbia Pictures has recruited Lee Eisneberg and Gene Stupnitsky (The Office writer-producers) to work on a new installment.

Ghostbusters 3 is once again directed by Ivan Reitman and currently is scheduled for a 2012 release.