Dan Aykroyd reveals the future of 'Ghostbusters': 'We knew it would be successful'

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, Dan Aykroyd opened up about the future of “ Ghostbusters .”“I don’t see where they would need us to carry it on,” Aykroyd added. “They’ve got a whole new cast, and they’ve got whole new ideas.

It was followed up by an animated TV series , video games and several movies, including 1989’s “Ghostbusters II,” which saw Aykroyd and Murray reprise their roles. Aykroyd and Murray also appeared in 2021’s “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and 2024’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” reprising their roles from the original films. The newer movies primarily focused on new casts, including Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, and Finn Wolfhard.

“I think probably they’re going to move on to advancing it beyond the originals, which they should,” Aykroyd told The Post about the future of the franchise.“I’m always kind of tickled that people go out as Ghostbusters or Coneheads or Blues Brothers ,” he said.

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