In an interview with The Film Collective, Ernie Hudson talked about the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel, further detailing Winston’s role in the film and potentially revealing the return of Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Annie Potts.
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Much like in the past interviews, Hudson spoke positively of producer Jason Reitman, saying that, unlike other studio executives, Reitman has been supportive of not only him but also the Winston character.
“Jason (Reitman) has really, really been, you know, supportive of me, and saying, okay, “We want to see Winston,” because the fans have sort of embraced that character unlike the studio expected. I had a studio exec say, “Wow! The fans sort of think of Winston like he’s one of the Ghostbusters,” and I thought, that’s what I thought he was.“
In Afterlife, Winston was revealed to have amassed a fortune and a lot of shelf space, going on to purchase the Ghostbusters Firehouse in a post-credit scene, signaling the upcoming sequel and that the story would take the series back to New York City. While rather tight-lipped regarding plot details, Hudson did speak briefly about the upcoming film, saying:
“Winston has been very successful on his own, and he’s made a lot of money, but he loves the franchise, and so he brought a lot of his wealth to the Ghostbusters to try and go deeper into what’s going on and makes sense of it.,” adding, “I love the fact that Winston has a place and not feeling like an add-on. He’s very, very much a part of it.”
Likely the most significant talking point coming out of the interview, well, at least for Ghostbusters fans, is that in speaking about the impending sequel, Hudson clearly made it known that he wouldn’t be the only member of the original cast to be returning.
“It’s great to be back with Danny and Bill and Annie Potts and the new cast. It’s been forty years, it just feels like family.“
To be clear, “Bill” could mean either Bill Murray or, instead, Walter Peck actor William Atherton, who, in leaked photographs, was spotted on set just last week.
It should be noted that Columbia Pictures Ghost Corps have yet to make an official announcement regarding any of the original casts’ involvement.
In additional news, as part of Sony’s presentation during this year’s CinemaCon, attendees were treated to a special teaser from the set of the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel hosted by producer Jason Reitman.
While no actual footage of the film was shown, it was made clear that despite being filmed in the United Kingdom, the movie will very much be set in New York City, with the characters introduced in Ghostbusters: Afterlife said to now be a “proper family.”
Speaking of that family, stars McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, and Carrie Coon also took part in the digital presentation, being seen wearing Ghostbusters uniform, seemingly confirming that not only will Rudd suit up in the sequel, but so will Coon!
While many fans expected the recent presentation to give the film an actual title instead of the working name of Ghostbusters: Firehouse, nothing was announced. Also, despite production beginning just last month, the film is still slated to arrive in theaters on December 20th, 2023.
In other news, an article from The Hollywood Reporter covering the presentation notes that Afterlife stars Logan Kim and Celeste O’Connor will be back for the sequel, joining franchise newcomers Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, James Acaster and Emily Alyn Lind.
Via Ghostbusters News (II).
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