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Peter Aykroyd, former Saturday Night Live cast member and writer and brother of actor Dan Aykroyd, has sadly passed away.

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Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated writer, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member and brother to Dan Aykroyd, died at age 66.  The popular sketch comedy series paid tribute to Aykroyd during this week’s episode of the show, which was hosted by "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" actor Simu Liu.The show briefly showed a card revealing Aykroyd's death that was displayed along with a picture of him from when he was a featured player on the show from 1979-1980.  Later in the night, the

Peter Aykroyd, younger brother of Dan Aykroyd, has died at age 66.

Ghostbusters reunited on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ahead of the release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson all appeared on the popular chat show to discuss their involvement in the sequel.

The original cast of "Ghostbusters" reunited on late-night to promote the upcoming third installment in the franchise, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."  Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson captured lightning in a bottle in 1984 when they starred alongside the late Harold Ramis in the fan-beloved film about a group of men who open a sort-of exterminator business to help people deal with ghosts haunting them.The film spawned an equally beloved sequel in 1989 and a non-canonical reboot in 2016.

reunion!Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson reunited at the premiere in New York City on Monday, where they remembered their late co-star and dear friend Harold Ramis, as well as shared how it felt to suit up again.«Well, he would always be on time, so he would have already made us look bad,» said Murray of Ramis while chatting with ET's Lauren Zima. «He was very punctual and he would be just looking at us, staring at us.

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson resurrected the original Ghostbusters last night for appearances on two NBC late-night programs, promoting the upcoming sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife on bothThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon andLate Night With Seth Meyers.

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson reunited to talk about the new “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” movie on Monday’s “Tonight Show”.

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reunion!Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson reunited at the premiere in New York City on Monday, where they remembered their late co-star and dear friend Harold Ramis, as well as shared how it felt to suit up again.«Well, he would always be on time, so he would have already made us look bad,» said Murray of Ramis while chatting with ET's Lauren Zima. «He was very punctual and he would be just looking at us, staring at us.

Paul Rudd hits the red carpet at the premiere of his brand new movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Monday night (November 15) in New York City.

When something’s lurking in your neighborhood, who are you going to call? The original Ghostbusters film not only catapulted its stars to comedic acclaim, but it also spawned multiple sequels and reboots.

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Blues Brothers documentary about the film’s classic characters is in development with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s estate.The series will be made up of previously unseen material, and will chart the music and the legacy of the classic characters, who were originally concocted by the actors for a Saturday Night Live sketch.Aykroyd, Belushi’s widow Judith Belushi-Pisano and son Lucas Pisano will all collaborate for the series, which is being made with Utopia Originals.“Last year, The Blues

No one seems more determined to will their franchise into being than Ivan Reitman and his Ghost Corps. company.

Behind-the-scenes documentaries are far from being a new, groundbreaking piece of filmic art—from countless behind-the-scenes looks at uber-franchises “Star Wars” and the MCU to fascinating peeks into previously untold stories (2015’s excellent ‘Fantastic Four’ doc, “Doomed”) or cult classics (“Jodorowsky’s Dune”).

EXCLUSIVE: After a production hiatus of a few years, filming is back underway on making-of documentary Too Hot To Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II, which will feature interviews with Dan Aykroyd, the late Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, director and producer Ivan Reitman, producers Joe Medjuck and Michael C. Gross, and ILM’s Dennis Muren.

Here’s something no one saw coming at CinemaCon, unless you could decipher the three-hour block Sony reserved for their presentation: The studio surprised those who braved the Las Vegas confab tonight with a screening of Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 

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Jason Reitman's next chapter in the franchise,, was originally slated to 'bust into theaters last summer, but the release was delayed more than a year due to our own frightful predicament. Now, Afterlife is on track for a Thanksgiving release and dropped a new trailer to hype it.This go-around, it's kiddos donning the Proton Packs, as the grandchildren of the late Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis) move into the «creepy old farmhouse» he left them in the middle of nowhere.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was released Tuesday, and fans are absolutely thrilled — and spooked.Directed and co-written by Jason Reitman, the latest franchise installment stars Carrie Coon as Callie and Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard as her kids, Phoebe and Trevor.Fans even caught a nostalgic glimpse of some of the original cast in their iconic roles from the 1984 blockbuster and the 1989 sequel.

The jam-packed new trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” has just dropped.

The trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife is finally here, and we’re getting a glimpse of three of the world’s original characters portrayed by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and the late Harold Ramis, who passed in 2014.

Jennifer Yuma editorSony Pictures has released a new trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” starring Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Carrie Coon and Paul Rudd, along with a quick glimpse at the classic characters played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.Murray, Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts and Ramis were a part of the original 1984 hit, along with its sequel “Ghostbusters II” in 1989.

Dan Aykroyd returns to narrate the second season of the terrifying, and unbelievably true, documentary series “Hotel Paranormal”.

Keegan-Michael Key is making some big promises in advance of his SNL hosting gig this weekend.

made the claim during his opening monologue on Saturday’s episode, while publicly revealing his diagnosis for the first time.“I’m actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger’s [syndrome] to host. Or at least the first to admit it,” Musk told the audience.But others on social media were quick to point out that the distinction belonged to Aykroyd, who returned in 2003 for hosting duties.“Dan Aykroyd is autistic and hosted SNL in 2003.

Elon Musk made his debut as “Saturday Night Live” host on May 8, and during his monologue dropped a revelation: he has Asperger syndrome.