Released in 1984, Ivan Reitman’s supernatural comedy film Ghostbusters has become a cultural phenomenon, with its memorable story and iconic characters portrayed by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson.
And the original cast of the film is set to return in the upcoming film in the franchise, Frozen Empire. Fans are highly eager to see the original cast of the film returning to the screen alongside the new cast, as it certainly seems impossible to imagine anyone else in the ghost-busting ensemble.
Ghostbusters
However, the casting process could have taken a different direction as the filmmakers had other names in mind as well, even for Murray’s iconic character Peter Venkman. Dan Aykroyd wrote the character for the late actor-comedian John Belushi.
Suggested‘Ghostbusters’ Actor Ernie Hudson Reveals the 1 Thing That Makes the Bill Murray Franchise Relevant Even After 40 Years
However, the actor sadly passed...
And the original cast of the film is set to return in the upcoming film in the franchise, Frozen Empire. Fans are highly eager to see the original cast of the film returning to the screen alongside the new cast, as it certainly seems impossible to imagine anyone else in the ghost-busting ensemble.
Ghostbusters
However, the casting process could have taken a different direction as the filmmakers had other names in mind as well, even for Murray’s iconic character Peter Venkman. Dan Aykroyd wrote the character for the late actor-comedian John Belushi.
Suggested‘Ghostbusters’ Actor Ernie Hudson Reveals the 1 Thing That Makes the Bill Murray Franchise Relevant Even After 40 Years
However, the actor sadly passed...
- 3/16/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
How do you solve a problem like Chevy Chase? Throughout his lengthy career, the actor has had a long, troubled history of acting like a jerk to nearly everyone he's worked with, from the infamous backstage fight he had with Bill Murray upon leaving Saturday Night Live to his much-publicized feud with showrunner Dan Harmon while co-starring on the beloved NBC sitcom "Community." By many accounts, the star is, at best, annoying to work with, and, at worst, an insufferable jerk.
That behavior would seem to be the end-all, be-all explanation for why Chase's film career eventually floundered despite having a pretty strong start. Yet, like most things, that isn't the whole story: for one, Chase is an incredibly talented actor and comedian, despite his personal shortcomings. For another, his persona being what it is — this is the man who made a splash announcing himself on SNL as "I'm Chevy Chase,...
That behavior would seem to be the end-all, be-all explanation for why Chase's film career eventually floundered despite having a pretty strong start. Yet, like most things, that isn't the whole story: for one, Chase is an incredibly talented actor and comedian, despite his personal shortcomings. For another, his persona being what it is — this is the man who made a splash announcing himself on SNL as "I'm Chevy Chase,...
- 8/7/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
When "Saturday Night Live" hit NBC's airwaves on October 11, 1975, expectations were tempered. With its 11:30 Pm time slot and cast of fringe comedy talents, the show was a hedged bet. If the Nielsen ratings were poor, it'd be exceedingly easy for the network to pull the plug after a few episodes.
Everyone from creator Lorne Michaels on down were confident that they'd pulled together something special, if not revolutionary, but they were also concerned that their target audience might not show up. There was also the matter of executing a live television show with a bunch of boob-tube neophytes. There were so many moving pieces that had to click into place, and zero leeway for mistakes. One slip-up could set off a domino effect of snafus, resulting in a live TV debacle for the ages.
As the premiere approached, the cast members mulled their uncertain future. They believed in their work,...
Everyone from creator Lorne Michaels on down were confident that they'd pulled together something special, if not revolutionary, but they were also concerned that their target audience might not show up. There was also the matter of executing a live television show with a bunch of boob-tube neophytes. There were so many moving pieces that had to click into place, and zero leeway for mistakes. One slip-up could set off a domino effect of snafus, resulting in a live TV debacle for the ages.
As the premiere approached, the cast members mulled their uncertain future. They believed in their work,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Can you imagine a world without "The Dana Carvey Show?" To be fair, you probably can, as the ABC series only lasted for a meager eight episodes during the spring of 1996. While the show itself has gained a cult status over the decades, the real legacy of the series isn't about the show's impact on pop culture, but rather its bringing together of talent that would soon go on to impact pop culture.
Consider this staggering list of names involved: Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Spike Feresten (writer for David Letterman and "Seinfeld"), Robert Carlock (future showrunner of "30 Rock"), Dino Stamatopoulos (future writer of "Community" and Starburns himself) and Charlie Kaufman were all among the people helping Carvey bring his surreal sketch comedy show to the small screen.
Yet the series may not have happened at all had Carvey not been smarting after a short-lived career as a...
Consider this staggering list of names involved: Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Spike Feresten (writer for David Letterman and "Seinfeld"), Robert Carlock (future showrunner of "30 Rock"), Dino Stamatopoulos (future writer of "Community" and Starburns himself) and Charlie Kaufman were all among the people helping Carvey bring his surreal sketch comedy show to the small screen.
Yet the series may not have happened at all had Carvey not been smarting after a short-lived career as a...
- 2/12/2023
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Deadline reports that Alphas has been cancelled by SyFy after two seasons. The series focused on a team of seemingly ordinary people who possessed extraordinary mental skills. "Syfy has decided not to renew Alphas for a third season,", the network said in a statement released online earlier today. We’ve been proud to present this entertaining, high-quality series for two seasons and to work with an incredible ensemble of talented actors, producers and creatives as well as our partners at BermanBraun Television. We’d like to thank the show’s dedicated regular viewers for their tremendous support." The series was created by Zak Penn (X-Men: The Last Stand) and Michael Karnow (The Chevy Chase Show) but failed to ever really find an audience - as the second season launched to only 1.7 million viewers last July. Were you a fan of Alphas?...
- 1/17/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Surprisingly enough this report isn’t about Dan Aykroyd’s plight to make a Ghostbusters 3, in fact this bit will be about him reuniting with his Saturday alum Chevy Chase for a new comedy. Aykroyd made the announcement about the new comedy on his official Facebook account, but wasn’t giving any more details as to wait it could be.
Its been a while since the two have had a script produced. For Dan Aykroyd, 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000, and for Chase, his short-lived The Chevy Chase Show in 1993. But now the two have come up with something so funny that it deserves to be put up on the movie screen.
“Chevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie. Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about.
Its been a while since the two have had a script produced. For Dan Aykroyd, 1998’s Blues Brothers 2000, and for Chase, his short-lived The Chevy Chase Show in 1993. But now the two have come up with something so funny that it deserves to be put up on the movie screen.
“Chevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie. Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about.
- 3/20/2012
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
Dan Aykroyd may be mostly busy these days talking up a “Ghostbusters” sequel that seems unlikely to ever happen (and do we even want it to without the involvement of the great Bill Murray?), while Chevy Chase is part of television’s best comedy ensemble on NBC’s “Community.” Their respective stars may not be as high as they once were, and likely never will be again, but let’s not forget how talented these two men have shown themselves to be, so it’s with a degree of excitement that we welcome news that the pair are planning to re-team for a new comedy.
The duo previously worked together on John Landis’ “Spies Like Us,” as well as on Aykroyd’s only film as director, “Nothing But Trouble,” and both provided their voice to an episode of "Family Guy" that spoofed the former film as recently as 2009. How likely...
The duo previously worked together on John Landis’ “Spies Like Us,” as well as on Aykroyd’s only film as director, “Nothing But Trouble,” and both provided their voice to an episode of "Family Guy" that spoofed the former film as recently as 2009. How likely...
- 3/20/2012
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
If you didn't get your fill of the X-Men recently, just wait a few weeks. Syfy has something similar headed your way. It's a new weekly series called Alphas, and it's not exactly the X-Men, but it's close enough.
Alphas is the brainchild of Michael Karnow and Zak Penn, an unusual team if ever I saw one. Penn is well acquainted with superheroes, having written the screenplays for Elektra, The Incredible Hulk and, yes, X-Men: The Last Stand. The wildcard here is Karnow, whose pedigree is a bit more, ummm, eclectic. If you go to his IMDb page, you'll find projects like The Chevy Chase Show and House of Buggin'. You can see why I'm a bit confused by their partnership.
Whatever its creators' pedigrees, Alphas is the new show that Syfy is really banking on. It's about a group of people with enhanced abilities (i.e., mutants) who ban...
Alphas is the brainchild of Michael Karnow and Zak Penn, an unusual team if ever I saw one. Penn is well acquainted with superheroes, having written the screenplays for Elektra, The Incredible Hulk and, yes, X-Men: The Last Stand. The wildcard here is Karnow, whose pedigree is a bit more, ummm, eclectic. If you go to his IMDb page, you'll find projects like The Chevy Chase Show and House of Buggin'. You can see why I'm a bit confused by their partnership.
Whatever its creators' pedigrees, Alphas is the new show that Syfy is really banking on. It's about a group of people with enhanced abilities (i.e., mutants) who ban...
- 6/16/2011
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
As part of the entire press' never-ending effort to ask everyone and their mother in the universe about NBC's late night shake-up, a man who can provide some real perspective on the matter has spoken up.
Chevy Chase, star of NBC's Community and former star of the late night titanic The Chevy Chase Show on Fox, told The Toronto Sun's Bill Harris at the Television Critics Association press tour that he felt Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien has gotten the short end of the ugly stick, now that Jay Leno has wormed his way back into his old time slot.
He attributed the move to NBC's long standing relationship with Jay and thinks Conan and company will bail ship and head to Fox because, "I think he's too good for The Tonight Show in terms of intellect, and maybe too bad for it because of that, too."
Filed under: Late Night,...
Chevy Chase, star of NBC's Community and former star of the late night titanic The Chevy Chase Show on Fox, told The Toronto Sun's Bill Harris at the Television Critics Association press tour that he felt Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien has gotten the short end of the ugly stick, now that Jay Leno has wormed his way back into his old time slot.
He attributed the move to NBC's long standing relationship with Jay and thinks Conan and company will bail ship and head to Fox because, "I think he's too good for The Tonight Show in terms of intellect, and maybe too bad for it because of that, too."
Filed under: Late Night,...
- 1/11/2010
- by Danny Gallagher
- Aol TV.
After a few days of speculation, the news is now official: NBC confirmed that Jay Leno will be leaving his 10 o'clock time slot and returning to late-night. The last prime-time episode of "The Jay Leno Show" will air on February 12. There is currently no word on how the shake-up will effect Conan O'Brien (the host of "The Tonight Show," which airs in the 11:30 slot that Leno will be once-again assuming) or Jimmy Fallon (whose show airs after Conan's).
Though Leno ruled late night for years as the host of "The Tonight Show," he did not enjoy the same dominance when his new show launched back in September 2009. Though the show started strong, the ratings quickly bottomed out. The low numbers upset local affiliates, whose 11 p.m. newscasts were tanking because the lead-in audience was so low.
"The Jay Leno Show" joins an elite club of spectacular talk show disasters.
Though Leno ruled late night for years as the host of "The Tonight Show," he did not enjoy the same dominance when his new show launched back in September 2009. Though the show started strong, the ratings quickly bottomed out. The low numbers upset local affiliates, whose 11 p.m. newscasts were tanking because the lead-in audience was so low.
"The Jay Leno Show" joins an elite club of spectacular talk show disasters.
- 1/11/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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