Bill Murray: ‘No One Wants to Pay Money to See Fat, Old Men Chasing Ghosts!’

Bill Murray isn’t tight-lipped about his disinterest in returning as Dr. Peter Venkman for Ghostbusters 3, but a recent story published by The National Enquirer (yes, that National Enquirer), suggests that Murray finally received the script for review…and returned it to fellow ‘busters Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in shreds. Since this story comes from the Enquirer, we should all probably take it with a grain of salt. Then again, where’s the fun in that? Time to speculate and exacerbate! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!

Accompanying the purportedly shredded script—penned by Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky—was a note that read quite bluntly, “No one wants to pay money to see fat, old men chasing ghosts!” Now, even though Aykroyd, Ramis and veteran Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman claim that the film will go on with or without Murray, this news isn’t at all encouraging for those hoping for another sequel. As for me, I tend to agree with Bill on this one. Let it go, guys.

For more on this story, head over to Screen Rant by clicking here.

Happy New Year, Wortmaniacs!

Another year is in the history books and, regrettably, several weeks have gone by without a new entry from yours truly. As much as I love the fact that my job now takes me to new and interesting cities every week, my travel schedule has really cut into my “write about nerdy stuff” time. Frankly, when I’m not on the road or writing on very tight deadlines, the last thing I can bring myself to do is blog. Having said that, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to find the time to write for myself more often, even if it’s just a couple of sentences at a time.

Now that I’ve apologized once again for seemingly abandoning The Wort Report—which turned five in November if you can believe that—Here’s a quick rundown of awesome stuff I’ve wanted to blog about over the past few weeks:

-The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey are going to own next year, based on the trailers alone. Go ahead and call me a frothing fanboy. It won’t be the first time.

-Skyrim is one of the best games I’ve ever played…and I’m really not that far into it. Any gaming experience that can make me momentarily clear my mind of social or work-related responsibilities is to be commended.

-Peppermint bark is an underrated holiday treat.

-Finding deep dish pizza in Chicago is nearly impossible on Christmas night. I now know this from experience.

Anyhow, that’s it from me for now. Be sure to follow me on Twitter for bite-sized nuggets of Wortman on a more regular basis.

‘What Would You Say if I Pissed on You and Your Scientists?’

Dayjob Orchestra are weird dudes. That is all.