As reported by the Canadian Press, Actor / Writer / Producer Dan Aykroyd was so inspired by the revival of Star Trek franchise that he thinks 'Ghostbusters 3' should also involve passing the torch on to a younger generation. 

Who knows, with the recent release and success of the Ghostbusters console game, maybe the time is right for another Ghostbusters installment.  Let's see what Dan has to say about it.

"I think this last 'Star Trek' was great, they did a really fine job of revivifying those characters," Aykroyd told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview from his farm in Kingston, Ont.

"I'd like to see the torch get passed in sort of a 'Star Trek' manner so that the franchise lives on."

Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky - scribes for NBC's "The Office" - have signed on to write "Ghostbusters 3." Aykroyd has said that he and other members of the original cast - including Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - are on board to reprise their roles.

But Aykroyd still sounds cautious about the prospect of another film.

"As ('Ghostbusters' director) Ivan Reitman says - and I quote him now - 'It's all just talk,"' Aykroyd said.

"That's pretty much what we can say. Until we can see a script, until we have casting, until we've got a production number," he added before trailing off. "I'm the biggest cheerleader. I think it's going to happen, but really it's just theory until the production number is stamped."

If the film does get made, Aykroyd figures it's time to crown a new generation of Ghostbusters.

"The old generation of Ghostbusters, we're getting hip replacements now, we can't lift the equipment anymore, the eyesight's fading, we can't drive the car, there's so many things that are just physically breaking down," he said.

"We need a whole new cadre of cadets to get us through to a new generation."

Given Aykroyd's unwavering passion for the franchise, he's just as anxious about a sequel as the series' ardent fans. (source Canadian Press)

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