The cast of the 1984 film Ghostbusters will be getting together on Monday.
Frozen star Josh Gad is bringing the actors on the same screen for his Reunited Apart series on YouTube.
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver are all expected to talk the hit movie during a segment of Gad’s YouTube show, which sees its donations go to charity.
Back on: The cast of the 1984 film Ghostbusters will be getting together on Monday. Here is Bill Murray
How it works: Frozen star Josh Gad is bringing the actors on the same screen for his Reunited Apart series on YouTube. Here is Sigourney Weaver
They had chemistry: Murray and Weaver in Ghostbusters II in 1989
The film is an Eighties classic that made almost $300M.
The synopsis is: ‘After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become ‘ghostbusters’ to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money.
‘They stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, a doorway that will release evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters must now save New York from complete destruction.’
Fun group: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd (pictured), Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver are all expected to talk the hit movie during a segment of Gad’s YouTube show, which sees its donations go to charity
Happy to be a part of it: Hudson was also seen in the teaser clip on YouTube
All together now: Harold Ramis, Hudson, Murray and Aykroyd in 1984
Gad was able to get the cast together when he started talking to director Jason Reitman.
During a call with Jason, Josh asked him to get his dad Ivan, the director of the original Ghostbusters franchise, on the call.
Jason did so and soon Ivan and Josh were chatting it up.
How it evolved: Gad was able to get the cast together when he started talking to director Jason Reitman. During a call with Jason, Josh asked him to get his dad Ivan, the director of the original Ghostbusters franchise, on the call. Jason did so and soon Ivan and Josh were chatting it up. And Annie Potts came in too
Such a fun trio: Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis witht heir equipment for a film still
Ivan said he would work on it. He added that the decision really lay with Annie Potts but then came on the video conference and said she was on board.
Next came stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver who all seemed happy to be included.
Rick Moranis was not present.
Donations for the show go to the Equal Justice Initiative.
Here comes trouble: The film is an Eighties classic that made almost $300M. The synopsis is: ‘After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become ‘ghostbusters’ to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money
The Reunited Apart Ghostbusters livestream debuts this Monday, June 15 at 12:00 pm ET.
The show can be found on Josh Gad’s YouTube channel.
Had has also hosted reunions for the film Back To The Future, The Goonies and Splash.
Also this month, Ray Parker Jr, who worked on the Ghostbuster song, talked about his documentary Who You Gonna Call? Parker was one of the most prolific session guitarists, songwriters and stars of the 70’s and 80’s.
The movie covers his upbringing in Detroit, how he became famous and what he is doing now.
They were there for laughs: Sigourney and Rick on the set of the comedy
Tune in: The Reunited Apart Ghostbusters livestream debuts this Monday, June 15 at 12:00 pm ET. The show can be found on Josh Gad’s YouTube channel
Earlier this year Bill Murray said fans are going to love Ghostbusters: Afterlife because the ‘script is good’ and has ‘lots of emotion in it’.
The 69-year-old actor is reprising his role as Dr. Peter Venkman in the film – which is a direct sequel to the original 1984 Ghostbusters movie and 1989’s Ghostbusters II – and he agreed to come back to the supernatural comedy franchise after being impressed with the story written by Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, he said: ‘The script is good. It’s got lots of emotion in it. It’s got lots of family in it, with through lines that are really interesting. It’s gonna work.’
New info: Also this month, Ray Parker Jr, who worked on the Ghostbuster song, talked about his documentary Who You Gonna Call. Parker was one of the most prolific session guitarists, songwriters and stars of the 70’s and 80’s
Jason – whose father Ivan Reitman helmed the first two movies – also persuaded Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts to reprise their roles as Dr. Raymond ‘Ray’ Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, Dana Barrett and Janine Melnitz respectively.
His docu is called Who You Gonna Call?
One part of the anti-spook squad not returning is Ghostbusters co-creator Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler as the actor passed away in 2014 at the age of 69.
Murray insists it is the loss of Spengler that drives the entire plot of the third film – which is released in July 2020 – and means the movie is a fitting tribute to his late co-star.
The Kingpin star said: ‘Well, we are a man down. That’s the deal. And that’s the story that we’re telling, that’s the story they’ve written.’
Jason, 42, admits he made Ghostbusters: Afterlife as a tribute to his dad Ivan, 73, because of the joy they shared together as father and son from his two movies.
Juno filmmaker Jason said: ‘If I think about who I’m making this movie for, it’s my father. We all know what it’s like to be told stories by our parents. I’m really honored to get a chance to tell one back to him from the world he brought to life.’