Bill Murray Talks About His GHOSTBUSTERS Cameo and Why He Finally Said Yes
I was pretty surprised to learn that Bill Murray was going to make a cameo in Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot. After years of saying no to a third film, he finally broke down and said yes to the new movie. The actor already shot his cameo, in which — spoiler alert — he plays a ghost debunker.
In a new interview with Vulture, Murray opened up about his role, and what led him to jumping back in the Ghostbusters universe. He says:
“I thought about it for a very long time. Like, many, many months. No, that’s not right. I was seriously thinking about this for years, really… It kept eating at me, and I really respect those girls. And then I started to feel like if I didn’t do this movie, maybe somebody would write a bad review or something, thinking there was some sort of disapproval [on my part].”
Murray went on to admit that after the second film, he didn't want to reprise his role as Peter Venkman again, but he said he enjoyed the time he spent with the director and cast members like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, who he refers to as “a great hope.” He continued:
“You know, they were incredibly nice to ask me, and I really enjoyed being there,” Murray said. “They have such a jolly group, and they are going to have great success with this project. I didn’t want to overshadow [them] or anything, and I feel really good about it.
"I like those girls a lot. I mean, I really do. They are tough to say no to. And Paul is a real nice fellow.”
The Ghostbusters reboot stars Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann, Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates, and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan. It also co-stars Andy Garcia as the Mayor of New York City, Michael K. Williams as Hawkins, Matt Walsh as Rourke, Chris Hemsworth as the Ghostbusters’ secretary, and Neil Casey as the villain. Dan Aykroyd is also set to have a cameo in the film.
The movie will be released in theaters on July 16th, 2016.