Did ghostbusters co-star bill murray do his homework? After the huge success of the original ghostbusters film in 1984, the cast. · murray admitted he was very, very reluctant to make the 1989 sequel and in absolutely no hurry to reprise his role as dr. · bill murray has said he was “ outfoxed ” when he joined the ghostbusters sequel “under false pretenses”. · bill murray said he got tricked into starring in 1989’s “ ghostbusters ii ” after the studio pitched him and his fellow cast members an idea that never materialized. Was bill murray tricked into doing ghostbusters 2? · bill murray has opened up about his experience making ghostbusters ii , and the actor got candid about how he was “ outfoxed ” into starring in the lackluster sequel that he claims was not. Peter venkman until the studio pitched an idea that never came to be. · bill murray revealed that he was tricked into doing ghostbusters ii after demonstrating his reluctance to make a sequel to the hit 1984 comedy. Murray played the sarcastic dr. The actor recently discussed his history with the beloved franchise when speaking on. · in a rare interview, comic actor bill murray says he was outfoxed and kinda-sorta tricked into making ghostbusters 2. · bill murray has claimed he was tricked into appearing in the first ghostbusters sequel “under false pretenses”. Why did bill murray leave ghostbusters?