Despite the sequel's relative failure, the name recognition and popularity of the actors and their characters meant a third film was still pursued. The concept failed to progress for many years as Murray was reluctant to participate. In a 2009 interview, he said: We did a sequel and it was sort of rather unsatisfying for me, because the first one to me was ... the real thing. and the sequel ... They’d written a whole different movie than the one discussed... so there's never been an interest in a third "Ghostbusters", because the second one was disappointing ... for me, anyway. Aykroyd continued attempts to develop a sequel throughout the 1990s and early 2010s. "" was released in 2009, featuring a narrative produced in consultation with Ramis and Aykroyd, and the voice acting by Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Hudson, Potts, and Atherton. Set two years after "Ghostbusters II", the story follows the Ghostbusters training a recruit (the player) to combat a ghostly threat related to Gozer. The game was well-received, earning award nominations for its storytelling. Aykroyd has referred to the game as being "essentially the third movie". "Ghostbusters: The Return" (2004) was the first in a planned-series of sequel novels before the publisher went out of business. Several "Ghostbusters" comic books have continued the original group's adventures across the globe and other dimensions.