As Ghostbusters 3 is looking less and less likely with each new non-update from Dan Aykroyd, the actor/screenwriter has announced that heâs now getting to work on a new comedy with fellow Saturday Night Live alum Chevy Chase. No plot details were given, but Aykroyd said that heâs beginning to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie with Chase. Aykroyd hasnât had a script produced since 1998âs Blues Brothers 2000 (yeah, that movie actually happened) and Chaseâs last writing credit was the short-lived The Chevy Chase Show in 1993, but apparently the two have an idea for a new comedy that theyâd like to see come to fruition. Hit the jump for more.Aykroyd made the announcement on his Facebook page:
âChevy (Chase) and I are about to start work on a script concept for a comedy movie. Cannot say too much about the concept, but the joy of working with him again is one that I am extremely excited about. Chevy is one of my favourite people, and one of the great anarchistic and physically committed comedians in the business.â
This news might have been exciting 25 years ago, but Chase is consistently the weakest link on NBCâs Community. Furthermore, he recently revealed to Steve that he was working on his own Vacation script with co-star Beverly DeAngelo to counter the studioâs reboot of the franchise, and lets just say his plot idea for the Griswolds isn't the sharpest. As for Aykroyd, I think heâs actually still quite funny, but his scripts generally leave something to be desired. Thereâs no guarantee that the script by Aykroyd and Chase will even get to a studio, let alone production, but at this point it appears theyâre intent on working through the concept.