So you want Bill Murray in your movie?
Get in line.
The veteran actor is notoriously hard to pin down.
But Andrew Muscato, the New Jersey producer behind the new Apple TV+ film “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” had a history with him.
Muscato, who lives in Jersey City, directed “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization,” the 2021 concert film showcasing the final night of Murray’s 2018 tour of music and theater at the Acropolis in Greece with cellist Jan Vogler, violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez.
Besides Murray, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” stars Zac Efron as John “Chickie” Donohue, a man on a quest to bring beer to friends fighting in the Vietnam War. The movie, based on a true story and released Sept. 30 on Apple TV+, filmed in New Jersey and Thailand.
Murray, 72, plays a small role, but it’s an important one.
“He does kind of set the whole plot in motion,”…
