Dan Aykroyd News

March 20, 2012
Dan Aykroyd Announces New Film with Chevy Chase
"Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about." More...

February 29, 2012
Dan Aykroyd Has Resigned Himself to a Bill Murray-Less Ghostbusters III
"The studio, the director Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis feel there must be a way to do it, but Bill Murray will not do the movie." More...

June 18, 2010
Dorothy of Oz Character Sketches Released
The 3-D animated musical "Dorothy of Oz" will unite the voices of Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short, Kelsey Grammer, and Lea Michele of "Glee" -- and you can get your first look at the characters they'll play in these concept art images. More...

November 5, 2009
Faris, Aykroyd, and Timberlake Headed for Jellystone Park
Warner Bros.' "Yogi Bear" adaptation has started to build its cast, with Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Timberlake in talks to lend their voices to the live-action/CGI hybrid. More...

May 20, 2009
Dan Aykroyd Talks Ghostbusters 3
The Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher sat down for a chat with Dan Aykroyd recently; naturally, "Ghostbusters 3" was a topic of conversation -- and Aykroyd shared some new details about what might happen in the long-gestating sequel. More...

April 10, 2009
Aykroyd Talks Ghostbusters Game, Sequel
It's a little difficult to tell whether he's talking about "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" or "Ghostbusters 3," but either way, Dan Aykroyd is excited about the future of the franchise -- and confident we'll see Sigourney Weaver reprise the role of Dana Barrett. More...

March 29, 2009
Ramis Looks Forward to Mentoring New Ghostbusters
In a new interview with MTV, Harold Ramis has confirmed that he, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray are on board for the third "Ghostbusters," pending approval of Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky's script. More...

September 5, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Raimi and Maguire return for Spider-Man 4 and 5
This week's Ketchup bottle brings news about Spider-Man 4 & 5, Ghostbusters 3, and casting news for Matt Damon, Denzel Washington, and Jennifer Connelly. More...

September 5, 2008
Sony Hires Ghostbusters 3 Writers
Looks like Dan Aykroyd knew what he was talking about: Sony has announced that Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, co-executive producers of "The Office," have been hired to write a script for "Ghostbusters 3." More...

September 4, 2008
Aykroyd Talks Ghostbusters 3
According to Dan Aykroyd, "two sharp young writers" are "purported" to be working on a script for "Ghostbusters 3" -- and he'd love to get Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow involved. More...

November 15, 2007
New Ghostbusters Games Coming Next Year
It won't be in the form of the sequel that Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get off the ground all these years, but Ghostbusters is making a comeback. More...

February 9, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Ghostbusters 3" Close To Fruition, Direct-To-Video Sequels Galore, "Ghost Rider" Screening Or Not Screening. Who Knows?
In this week's Ketchup, Dan Aykroyd has used the considerable time on his hands to pitch a third "Ghostbusters" flick, and Warner Premiere will satisfy the needs of those of us who are eager for low-budget sequels of our favorite 80s films. More...

February 6, 2007
Aykroyd's "Ghostbusters 3" Pushing May Soon Pay Off
Canadian comedian Dan Aykroyd recently went on the air with a country music radio station, and that's where he chose to break some stunningly, well, kinda interesting news: There will be a third "Ghostbusters" movie (and it will feature Bill Murray) -- but it will also be a movie of the CGI persuasion. I'll believe it when I see it. More...

August 23, 2006
More Comedians Invited to "Chuck & Larry's" Wedding
If your movie already has Adam Sandler marrying Kevin James, and a side order of Jessica Biel for desert, what more do you need to make a comedy? Oh yeah: Steve Buscemi and Dan Aykroyd. More...

July 24, 2006
Comic-Con 2006: Ben Stiller - Ghostbuster?
If there's one high-budget comedy sequel that the movie fans have pretty much given up on, it's gotta be "Ghostbusters 3." But as long as there are discussion panels out there, the questions will never die. Ernie Hudson was on such a panel recently, and (of course) someone asked the guy about a "Ghostbusters" sequel... More...

May 17, 2006
"Ghostbusters 3" Comes Back to Life ... Again
There's been talks of a "Ghostbusters 3" for at least two decades now, and the thing never seems to get past the "Bill Murray doesn't want to do it" stage (yet the guy does two "Garfield" movies?), but director Harold Ramis recently spoke about the long-dead project ... and how it just might not be dead after all. More...