Shortly before his death from a drug overdose in 1982, the actor had been cast as Dr Venkman in an upcoming supernatural comedy called Ghostbusters. Sadly, he never got to take on the role, and it went to the brilliant Bill Murray instead.
However, Belushi's unexpected death in 1982 and Aykroyd's original script being deemed too expensive and impractical saw many changes and rewrites, especially following Harold Ramis' involvement.
Dan Aykroyd originally wrote the script with John Belushi in mind to play the role of Venkman but Belushi died of a drug overdose on March 5 1982, leading Murray to get the role.
Eddie Murphy reveals that Dan Aykroyd offered him a part in Ghostbusters but he turned it down: 'I did Beverly Hills Cop instead' Eddie Murphy has revealed that he turned down a role in the classic comedy film Ghostbusters.
In 1981, Aykroyd read an article on quantum physics and parapsychology in The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, which gave him the idea of trapping ghosts.
So, here's the deal: Bill Murray never actually did "Ghostbusters 3." There were talks about a third installment for years, but it just never came together. Murray was always hesitant about doing another sequel, and he wanted the script to be just right before committing.
Tom Hanks and Robin Williams were considered for the role of Dr. Peter Venkman. Almost none of the scenes were filmed as scripted, most had at least one ad-lib.
In 1997, Moranis began a long break from acting to dedicate his time to his two children as a widower. He has not appeared in a live-action film for over 25 years, although he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003).
Why did Rick Moranis turn down Ghostbusters afterlife?
Moranis passed on lending his voice and likeness to the 2009 release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and also decided not to cameo in Paul Feig's 2016 reboot Ghostbusters, saying that it didn't make sense to him to "do just one day of shooting on something I did 30 years ago.” (via The Hollywood Reporter).
There were reports that it got so bad during filming that Ramis slammed Murray up against a wall at one point. “They were like two brothers who weren't getting along,” Rubin told The New Yorker.
Here are the most quotable lines in "Ghostbusters" — which, incidentally, is basically the whole movie. 1. Ray Stantz: "Drop everything, Venkman. We got one."
However, Ramis Stiel's memoir has revealed what happened between the two. They, according to the book, "had such intense creative disagreements that one day Ramis grabbed Murray by the shirt collar and threw him against a wall. After that, Murray didn't speak to Ramis for over 20 years."
Before the comedian died of a drug overdose in 1982, his friend and collaborator Dan Aykroyd had written them leading roles in his then-upcoming supernatural comedy Ghostbusters. "[It was originally] written for John [Belushi] and I," Aykroyd told Vanity Fair on the movie's 30th anniversary in 2014.
According to Feig, who created a backstory with Ghostbusters co-writer Katie Dippold, Slimer was a gangster executed for killing a waiter who screwed up his order. Slimer started his afterlife as a more traditional ghoul, but was disfigured when the Ghostbusters were called to the restaurant he was haunting.
Lawsuit. When the theme song of the 1984 film Ghostbusters was released, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. and the now Sony owned Columbia Pictures for copyright infringement, claiming that Parker had stolen the melody from "I Want a New Drug". The three parties settled out of court.
Why does Egon not speak in Ghostbusters Afterlife?
Being a ghost in the realm of the living could also take a certain amount of energy. Whatever spectral energy he used to make himself visible to others, interact with objects, and remain in the living world for as long as he did probably prevented him from also speaking.
He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, The character he played in Ghostbusters (1984) was based on a similar character he played on SCTV (1976).
Ghostbusters has been such a huge part of our popular-culture for the last 30 years that it's easy to overlook what it represented at the time. In June 1984, when the film opened in theaters, Bill Murray was only 33 years old. Dan Aykroyd was just 31 and director Ivan Reitman was 37.
In 1989, Trump appeared in the music video for Bobby Brown's single "On Our Own", which was featured in the movie Ghostbusters II. In 1991, Trump originally made an appearance in the music video for Precious Metal's cover of Janet Robin's song, "Mr. Big Stuff".
Star Murray and director Ramis had such intense creative disagreements that one day Ramis grabbed Murray by the shirt collar and threw him against a wall. After that, Murray didn't speak to Ramis for over 20 years.
