You're a little hyped up about Sierra's upcoming Ghostbusters: The Game, you say? Why, so am I -- in fact, I know very few people that aren't. It depends on how old you were when you saw (or if you saw) the paranormal comedy, but it's a testament to the film's greatness that I can call my grandmother and say I collect spores, molds and fungus and she still laughs. Good stuff, indeed.
Not everyone is so hip to the idea of doing it all over again, however. Although all four original Ghostbusters have agreed to voice their in-game characters, along with William Heck and the Stay-Puft marshmallow man, it seems Rick Moranis has declined to voice his character, which pisses me off because imagining anyone else capturing his character seems near-blasphemous, but the show must go on, I suppose. I'm sure I'll be too busy blasting things to care in the end.
In case you didn't know, Sigorney Weaver also declined to voice her character. This pretty much clinches it -- all Gatekeeper/Keymaster scenes will just not be the same. As long as Zuul isn't voiced by Kevin McDonald, I still have hope for the fate of this game.
[Via Kotaku -- Thanks, Joe]
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5:22 PM on 06.23.2008
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whats the ghostbusters without the vaguely hidden keymaster/gatekeeper sexual innuendos....really! its just madness,craziness,hysteria!
No one but Rick Moranis could pull that off.
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What just happened??!? ZUUUUUUUUUL!!!!
that's a shame about Sigorney Weaver though
Oh, and you forgot Annie Potts has agreed to voice Janine Melnitz! And Brian Doyle Murrary will appear in the game as well.
No one but Rick Moranis could pull that off.[/i]
QFT
see what I did there?
Way to go, D'toid community. You all get banana stickers.
He gave up on his career for the sake of his kids, I can't help but respect him for that.
I do not understand why he is helping write the characters dialogue but refuses to speak for his own part.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142978/fullcredits#cast
Also he did retire for awhile in 1997 from acting but came back doing voices for animation and still does... so he is not retired and still voice acts.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001548/
Man... that sucks...
Poor guy...
@xe-cute
I think he's credited as a writer for the game because of his writing for the original movie. So it might not be him directly working on the video game, but carrying over writing credit for the characters/dialogue from the original.
Also, he's done like... five things since 97? And four of those voices on kid's movies? Most likely he's just not interested in reprising the character. His choice.
Here's to hoping he'll come around via peer pressure.
Let's all bake him a cake.
I think we should all send him a lovely email asking him very nicely and bake a cake as Mustin suggests.
Maybe the powers at destructiod could get in contact with him and threaten violence or free cake on our behalf to do it.
"Would I like some coffe?"
"Yes, have some."
"Yes, have some."
"I see your schwartz is as big as mine" BTW