Meet the New Ghostbusters

Though Ghostbusters 3 might forever be in development hell, IDW Publishing has taken the charge on making sure the franchise remains alive and well in comic book form. Following the big stories of the last year or so, it seems relaunch fever is in the air as IDW will be relaunching the Ghostbusters with a new #1 -- but here's the twist!

They're replacing Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston with some newbies. Well, mostly newbies -- Janine Melnitz finally gets her due as a paranormal investigator. The same creative team of writer Erik Burnham and artist Dan Schoening will take the lead on the second volume of Ghostbusters.

“We've seen the Ghostbusters deal with a newly minted servant of Gozer, a child-possessing demon, the Spirit of Death, a cross-country road trip and sloppy business rivals,” said Burnham. “But we've never seen what might happen if something got the jump on them. This story takes a look at what might happen if the Ghostbusters were abducted. The city still needs paranormal exterminators, after all.”

"Editing the Ghostbusters ongoing series for IDW has been the highlight of my editorial career,” added editor Tom Waltz. “Way back when we started, we prayed we’d be able to finish four issues. And now, sixteen issues in the can and a new ongoing volume ready to rock the world, I’m proud to say Ghostbusters has proven to be a tremendous success for IDW, and that's completely owed to our awesome fans and the super-powered creative team concocting comic book magic month after month!”

Ghostbusters #1 will debut in February 2013 with four covers by Shoening, each featuring one of the new Ghostbusters. Additionally, each issue will come packed with a 2-page Real Ghostbusters back-up story.

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Ivan Reitman May Just Remake Ghostbusters

After all the "will they, won't they" drama surrounding a third Ghostbusters film, it sounds like Ivan Reitman may just call the whole thing off and start from scratch.

In a recent interview with Collider, Reitman was asked about the long-gestating Ghostbusters 3 and where the project was in development. In response, the filmmaker gave a rather unexpected answer: "I think Ghostbusters probably should be remade, if we can get it all right. We're working on it, so we'll see."

Brief as it is, this statement definitely seems to indicate that Reitman may be over trying to get a threequel off the ground, instead aiming for a complete do-over.

What do you think? Would you rather see a Ghostbusters reboot as this point as well? Or are you still rooting for the old team getting back together? Let us hear your thoughts in the Comments below!

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Ivan Reitman May Just Remake Ghostbusters

After all the "will they, won't they" drama surrounding a third Ghostbusters film, it sounds like Ivan Reitman may just call the whole thing off and start from scratch.

In a recent interview with Collider, Reitman was asked about the long-gestating Ghostbusters 3 and where the project was in development. In response, the filmmaker gave a rather unexpected answer: "I think Ghostbusters probably should be remade, if we can get it all right. We're working on it, so we'll see."

Brief as it is, this statement definitely seems to indicate that Reitman may be over trying to get a threequel off the ground, instead aiming for a complete do-over.

What do you think? Would you rather see a Ghostbusters reboot as this point as well? Or are you still rooting for the old team getting back together? Let us hear your thoughts in the Comments below!

Max Nicholson is a writer for IGN, and he desperately seeks your approval. Show him some love on Twitter and IGN.

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Bill Murray Off Ghostbusters 3 (Again)

First he was, then he wasn’t, then he might. And now it looks like Bill Murray definitely won’t be reprising his role as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters 3.

Speaking to the Metro, Murray’s co-star and the driving force behind the project Dan Akroyd said “No, I can tell you he won’t be involved.”

And in reference to the fact that a new set of actors would be Ghostbusting in the sequel. Akroyd said “It’s sad, but we’re passing it on to a new generation. Ghostbusters 3 can be a successful movie without Bill. My preference would be to have him involved but at this point he doesn’t seem to be coming and we have to move on. It’s time to make a third one.”

As for a start date, Akroyd believes Ghostbusters 3 will go into production next year. So would you want to see a Murray-free threequel?

Source : ign[dot]com