Columbia Pictures is getting serious about scaring up a new installment
of its blockbuster "Ghostbusters" franchise.
The studio has set "The Office" co-exec producers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky
to write a script for a film designed to bring back together the original cast of
Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.
"Ghostbusters" was Columbia's highest grossing film ever, until it was beaten by "Men in Black"
and then "Spider-Man." An attempt to make a third installment of the franchise
was stymied in the dealmaking stage.
Sources said so much gross was pledged to the participants that it was next to impossible
for the studio to make any money on a third installment.
No deals will be made with the original cast until the script is ready,
but the gross percentage will certainly be an issue.
Sony has a standing policy not to allow more than 25% of first dollar gross out the door.
(Variety)
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