(This is the story of how I met Dan Aykroyd shortly after finishing my Gb3 screenplay back in 2006   -B).

Dan Aykroyd is as cool a guy as you could imagine. I’d never considered myself a stargazer but when I met Dan, man did I feel like a kid again. Dan is a Canadian icon. A warm, generous and personable fellow who brightens any room he’s in. While I only spent a half an hour with him, I do have the proud distinction of having offered him a piece of gum. Oooh Aaah. Oh … and I convinced him to take my screenplay…. -B

Boyan with Dan. Seconds from handing him my screenplay.

The circumstances of my meeting him were fortuitous. About a week after I’d receive my coverage report back from screenwriter Simon Barry (Art of War), Simon called up out of the blue and said, “Boyan, you’re not going to believe this – Dan’s going to be in town tomorrow at a liquor store promoting tequila.” Stunned, I asked naively, “what do I do?” Simon not surprisingly answered, “Go see him!” and hung up.

But alas, while the thought of handing my gb3 screenplay to Dan Aykroyd at a liquor store not 20 minutes from my house was tantalizing, I’d heard bad things happen to people who bypass protocol and skip an actor’s agent. So after some serious googling, I tracked down Dan’s business manager who gave me his agent’s name and number. I left a message, not expecting to hear back from Mr. Specktor (perfect name for a Ghostbuster’s agent).

Five minutes later – I got a call. Read the rest of this entry »

Ghostbusters 3 Director Fires Back

Ghostbusters 3 is in danger of not getting off the ground due to a beef between director van Reitman who directed the first two films in the series and Sony films. According to the New Yorker: “The studio’s strategy is to revitalize the franchise for next year by having the original ‘busters train a dramatically younger crew in Ghostbusters 3, while a correspondingly younger director handles things behind the camera. However, Reitman’s old contract – made at the height of his and Ovitz’s powers – still gives him exceptional creative control over the series, including director approval. “Those deals were made in the eighties,” explains one insider. “So his rights in this circumstance have a great deal of teeth.” Therefore, while it’s true that Reitman can’t force Columbia to make Ghostbusters 3 with him, he can make it nearly impossible for the studio to make the film without him.”

Looks like it might be awhile before GB3 takes flight…. That sucks for all us fans out there.

So in the mean time, get your GB fix and read mine!

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From ScreenCrave:

After years of waiting for a third Ghostbusters film, we finally got the old crew back together including Bill Murray and original director Ivan Reitman. This sounds like a dream come true for any die-hard fan, but unfortunately the bliss might be cut short according to a report from MTV. Sony might want to pull a Spider-Man and get a younger, more hip director to usher the Ghostbusters into the new millennium leaving Reitman in the dust.

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Ernie Hudson speaks. I’m listening (and still begging someone to pass my screenplay along).

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During the premiere of ‘The Fantastic Mr. Fox’, the original Dr. Peter Venkman insists that he doesn’t want to commit to the third ‘Ghostbusters’ film until he reads the script.
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TORONTO – Dan Aykroyd says that seeing this year’s “Star Trek” reboot has convinced him that a renewed “Ghostbusters” franchise could also live long and prosper.
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