Beaks here...

According to Bloody-Disgusting's Brad Miska, screenwriters Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky are planning to use Dana Barrett's all-growns-up son Oscar as the link between the young and old Ghostbusters in the (possibly) forthcoming third installment of the series. What's more (and this might be a spoiler, so stop reading now if you don't want to know too much), it's going to be revealed that Oscar is of Peter Venkman's loins! If Eisenberg and Stupnitsky are still writing Venkman as a ghost, then this makes perfect sense: basically, Oscar would be taking over the family business (which brought his parents together in the first place), and, perhaps, trying to restore honor to his dead and disgraced dad. As Miska notes, this would give GHOSTBUSTERS III a compelling emotional hook; it would also be kind of poignant if Aykroyd's nerdy Ray Stantz - who never married - becomes a mentor to his best friend's son (just an idea). I've been pretty indifferent to GHOSTBUSTERS III throughout its long development, but, for some reason, this idea gives me hope that they could at least outdo the mediocre second film. Murray's been skeptical lately about the possibility of the third movie going before cameras anytime soon, but I'm sure Aykroyd will keep after it. I guess it's up to Eisenberg and Stupnitsky to deliver a screenplay that'll convince Sony to cough up the $100 million-plus budget this project will almost certainly require. If everyone's on board (and there seems to be a belief that even Rick Moranis will come out of retirement for this), then I'm sure Murray will relent.