“I was very, very reluctant to do that,” said Murray of the “Ghostbusters” sequel.
Bill Murray said he was tricked into starring in 1989’s “Ghostbusters II” after the studio presented him and his castmates with an idea that never materialized. The comedian recently discussed his story with the “Ghostbusters” franchise during a panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (via Collider) and noted that he was “very, very reluctant” and “absolutely unhurried” to do a 1984 blockbuster sequel. original.
“I thought the only reason anyone would want someone else was just to make money,” said Murray. “And I was probably the most reluctant. Someone tricked me anyway. I don’t know if Ivan set this up, but they put us all together in a room, and really, we hadn’t been in a room together since the movie was released and it was really, really fun to be together. We were very funny together. These are really wonderful and funny guys and girls. Sigourney [Weaver] and Annie Potts are really spectacular and funny women like the devil. They brought us together and came up with an idea for a story that was really great. I thought, ‘Gee, we could make this work. ””
Murray agreed to star in “Ghostbusters II” based on the pitch, but that pitch never materialized in what would become the sequel’s argument. As the comedian explained: “It turned out not to be the story they wrote. They caught us in the wake under false pretenses. Harold had a great idea, but when we started shooting, I showed up on the set and said, ‘What the hell is this? What is this thing? ‘ But we were already filming, so we had to figure out how to make it work. “
Despite joining “Ghostbusters II” under false pretenses, Murray said the experience remained memorable for reuniting with his castmates. But Murphy believes the sequence pales in comparison to the original, as he said: “I probably like the first one more than the second, just because the first cut is the deepest.”
Murray also sparked his next appearance in the new film “Ghostbusters”, the one directed by Jason Reitman “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (currently scheduled for release on November 11 by Sony). The actor said that Reitman’s script “really brings [the franchise] back to life ”and has a spirit that matches the original film.
“We stayed in this for a while, but it was physically painful,” said Murray of the return to the franchise. “Using these backpacks is extremely uncomfortable. We had batteries the size of batteries. They now have ear-size batteries. It is still a very heavy thing to use, all the time. The special effects on this one are a lot of wind and dirt on your face, and there were a lot of descents and ascents. I was like, ‘What is this? What am I doing? It’s like a Bulgarian deadlift, or a Russian kettlebell, going up and down with that thing on my back. It was very uncomfortable. “
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