Bill Murray Longs For A More Heated Presidential Race ... And A Girl Ghostbuster

It's been said before, and it will be said again: Whether he's doing comedy or drama, Bill Murray is some kind of twisted genius. You never really know how true that is, though, until you can see it up close.

Murray recently sat down with MTV News for an exceedingly rare interview to talk about his new film "City of Ember," where he plays the duplicitous mayor of a town about to lose its power. Read below to find out what he has to say about "Ember," "Ghostbusters III," how he almost became Batman, what he actually said to Scarlett Johansson at the end of "Lost in Translation" and more.

MTV: This is not a figment of my imagination, right? I am actually talking to Bill Murray, correct?

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