It appears that we have seen the last of the old schoolGhostbusters on the big screen.Thats according to Dan Aykoyd, who co-created the franchise with the late Harold Ramis, and who appeared in the movies as Ghostbuster Ray Stanz. Speaking to theNew York Postabout his new TV showThe UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd, the 72-year-old writer/star/vodka maven said that he believed the cast would not return for a fifth movie any time soon.I dont see that coming, he said in response to a question about whether he and GhostbustersstarBill Murray would appear in future installments.He added...I dont see where they would need us to carry it on ... Theyve got a whole new cast, and theyve got whole new ideas.SonySonyloading...READ MORE: We Ate All FourGhostbustersKrispy Kreme DonutsAykroyd, Murray, Ramis, and Ernie Hudson appeared in two hugely successfulGhostbusters films in the 1980s, both directed by the late Ivan Reitman. Then Reitman, Ramis, and Aykroyd spent years trying to get a thirdGhostbusters movie off the ground. It took decades for it to happen (and in the meantime, Paul Feig made a contentious reboot of the property, featuring a new cast of female comic stars like Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy).When the third film finally got made in 2021, Reitmans son Jason Reitman took over the helm and mostly brought in a new cast, including Carrie Coon as Ramis characters daughter, and Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace as her kids. The surviving Ghostbustersactors appeared in cameos at the end of the movie, and then they returned in larger roles for 2024sGhostbusters: Frozen Empire.In that film (directed by Gil Kenan, with Jason Reitman now serving as co-writer/producer), Coons family, plus Paul Rudd as their science teacher buddy, become New Yorks new Ghostbusters; Aykroyd, Murray, Hudson as well as Annie Potts, the Ghostbusters former secretary Janine, allshowed up in a few scenes to help them with their latest case.While all the O.G. stars survived Frozen Empiresbig final fight with an ice-related ghost, the movie also firmly established Coon, Rudd, and the rest of the new cast as the focal point of the franchise moving forward.If it moves forward;Frozen Empireonly grossed about $200 million worldwide against a reported budget of $100 million. Whether thats good enough to get another sequel made remains to be seen.In the meantime, Reitman and Kenan are currently developing a newGhostbusters animated series for Netflix. And wouldnt you know it?Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireis currently streaming on Netflix as well.Get our free mobile appThe Weirdest Ghostbusters Merchandise