“Ghostbusters” famously went through many iterations behind the scenes before it became a blockbuster hit in 1984.
John Candy could have played Louis Tully, John Belushi was originally envisioned as Peter Venkman, and Eddie Murphy would have joined the team as Winston Zeddemore.
But as we all know, Rick Moranis, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson stepped into those roles and cemented themselves in Hollywood history.
However, there’s another intriguing piece of casting you might not have heard about, and it involves the late, great Paul Reubens.If you’ve seen “Ghostbusters,” you know that the primary villain turns out to be Gozer the Gozerian, a shapeshifting, inter-dimensional, apocalyptic entity, who has been worshiped as a Sumerian god.
Though Gozer can appear however it wants, they take the form of an intimidating woman in an ethereal body suit with terrifying red eyes and a flattop haircut.
In the movie, Gozer is played by Yugoslav model Slavitza Jovan,…
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