'Ghostbusters' Star Ernie Hudson Talks Reuniting With the Original Cast in 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
Among all the movies delayed over the coronavirus pandemic stirring up interruptions across the country and world, the hotly anticipated sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife just couldn't avoid the inevitable with a move to March 5, 2021. But while the delay might be disheartening to fans of the 36-year-old franchise as they await the Jason Reitman-directed release next spring, Ernie Hudson tells PopCulture.com in an exclusive interview for our PopCulture @ Home series that fans, new and old, can expect a very "special" movie that sparks "new magic."
"I'm sure everybody knows now, everybody comes back together," Hudson said, before sharing how he loves how Reitman's is a "continuation" of his father Ivan Reitman's 1984 and 1989 movies. "It ties into the first two, which Paul Feig's movie didn't — and I love that movie, I'm not saying anything bad about that, but it was different. It's like another universe sort of. Whereas, [Afterlife] is tied into the first two and we were able to come back as the characters we played as opposed to, in Paul's movie, where we played different characters."
Hudson goes on to share how the 2021 release introduces a "new generation" for audiences to feel comfortable with, but it was reconnecting with the original cast that really hit home for him. "To be able to suit up with Danny, and Bill [Murray], it was actually spiritual," he said. "I didn't realize how much this movie has impacted my life over the past 35 years and this is something, it's very specific, and these are people that I share that with specifically. We did this thing together."
