New 'Ghostbusters' no CGI-fest

Harold Ramis insists 'Ghostbusters 3' won't be "super high-tech".

The writer - who stars as ghost hunter Egon Spengler in the franchise - insists he is not a fan of computer-generated imagery (CGI) and doesn't believe giving the new movie a slick appearance is within the spirit of the films.

He told Makingof: "We won't be going super high-tech. What made the original 'Ghostbusters' funny was sort of the low-tech aspect of it. It's got to be about character, and secondly, the pseudo-science of it - the made-up gadgets and the fake mythology."

Ramis also promised that the cast want to make a good film and are not just in it for the money, citing the recent "disastrous" 'Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull' and "manufactured" 'Spider-Man 3' as ways to not extend a franchise.

He added: "We can do anything, and they'd likely still make some money from it but everyone would rather it be a good film first; make money second."

The original Ghostbusters - a group of parapsychology professors offering a ghost removal service - were Ramis' Egon, Bill Murray's character Peter Venkman and Ray Stantz, played by Dan Ackroyd. They were later joined by Winston Zeddmore, played by Ernie Hudson.