--- description: The actor appeared on in each of Ivan Reitman’s 'Ghostbusters' series title: Dan Aykroyd Will Appear in 'Ghostbusters' Reboot image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ac33a56013848b/69885ae9a988ca84446b3739/dan-aykroyd-ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dan Aykroyd Will Appear in _Ghostbusters_ Reboot by [Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 15, 2015 2:34 PM CUT  Dan Aykroyd in "Ghostbusters II." Dan Aykroyd in "Ghostbusters II."Columbia Pictures by [Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 15, 2015 2:34 PM CUT Paul Feig’s _Ghostbusters_ reboot may include a link to the past. Dan Aykroyd, who played one of the titular specter exterminators in each of Ivan Reitman’s comedies, announced Tuesday on Twitter that he was filming a scene with Kristin Wiig in the new film. Aykroyd deleted his tweet almost two hours later, but _EW_ confirmed his involvement with his reps. There’s no official word yet on whom Aykroyd will play in the film, due out July 22, 2016\. His involvement is a classy passing of the torch; the actor called new _‘_ _Busters_ Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Kate McKinnon “adorable, hilarious and badass.” Ernie Hudson, another original cast member, said in April [he would like to be involved](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/30/ernie-hudson-ghostbusters-reboots "undefined"), but there’s no word yet on whether he will be. The film also stars Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, and Michael K. Williams. Sony did not immediately respond to _EW_’s request for comment. Indie Revolver [first reported](http://indierevolver.com/2015/07/14/indie-revolver-exclusive-dan-aykroyds-cameo-in-paul-feigs-ghostbusters-revealed/ "undefined") Aykroyd’s involvement. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/14/ghostbusters-paul-feig-dan-aykroyd "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/"},"headline":"Dan Aykroyd Will Appear in Ghostbusters Reboot","datePublished":"2015-07-15T14:34:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:16:03.430Z","description":"The actor appeared on in both of the Ghostbusters films","url":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/","keywords":["movies","Ghostbusters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ac33a56013848b/69885ae9a988ca84446b3739/dan-aykroyd-ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Will Robinson / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4ac33a56013848b/69885ae9a988ca84446b3739/dan-aykroyd-ghostbusters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dan Aykroyd in \"Ghostbusters II.\"","caption":"Dan Aykroyd in \"Ghostbusters II.\"","creditText":"Columbia Pictures","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/","name":"Dan Aykroyd Will Appear in Ghostbusters Reboot"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Masterpieces","description":"Steven James Snyder, Techland's resident movie geek, outlines the top 5 most under-rated sci-fi movies of all time","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xe99vdU4/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-01-11T22:26:40.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xe99vdU4.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/","duration":"PT4M45S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3958587/ghostbusters-reboot-dan-aykroyd/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```