
He’s never been given the opportunity to be a true equal member of the group, but the sequel setup in Ghostbusters: Afterlife's post-credit scene could finally fix this.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the continuation of the Ghostbusters franchise, after the first attempt in 2016 was deemed non-canon.

Winston Zeddemore has always been presented as the outsider compared to Peter, Ray, and Egon’s trio. Ghostbusters: Afterlife featured a post-credit scene featuring the original Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson reprising his role as Dr. He didn't fare much better in Ghostbusters 2 either, disappearing for most of the first half of the sequel. In the finished film, he really doesn't have much to do except drive the Ecto-1 and stand next to the other Ghostbusters. However just before shooting began his role was greatly reduced, in order to give Bill Murray more screentime. Jason Reitman is opening up about that huge celeb cameo in the post credits scene for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. On the strength of the script and his character, Hudson was so eager to play Winston in the original Ghostbusters that he ended up agreeing to the role for half his usual salary. And I’d love to be involved in that.Ernie Hudson has stated that Winston was supposed to be an Air Force demolitions expert before joining the Ghostbusters, and had an elaborate backstory that would have deepened his character.
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‘Ghostbusters’ has for many years sat dormant at Columbia, and we wanted to make a movie that set a foundation for all kinds of films. Every culture in the world has a unique relationship with the supernatural, and there’s opportunity for all those stories. Ghostbusters: Afterlife comes with a couple of stingers, with a secret cameo and a surprising look to the franchise’s possible future. “I want to see other filmmakers I love making ‘Ghostbusters’ movies. Columbia Pictures If the first stinger was a fun callback to some faves from the past, the post-credits scene hints at where Ghostbusters might go in the future. In this latest Ghostbusters sequel, two teenagers, Phoebe and Trevor (played by Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard), move with their mom Callie (played by Carrie Coon) to a small town in Oklahoma after their mom inherits their estranged grandfather’s ramshackle house. “I love these characters, and I love this world,” he said. Who you gonna call The ghostbusters Or at least their grandkids. So is Sigourney Weaver in Ghostbusters Afterlife after all. Speaking about the future of the “Ghostbusters” franchise, Reitman said there are already ideas cooking for a potential afterlife to “Afterlife.” There may be a Ghostbusters Afterlife Dana Barrett appearance as Weaver was even seen in the ending scene of the 2016 reboot.

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As Winston enters the now-abandoned firehouse that served as the Ghostbusters’ headquarters and runs his hand across the Ecto-1, the camera pans to reveal the blinking red light of the spectral containment unit, suggesting there may soon be something strange in your neighborhood. Columbia Pictures/YouTube The conclusion of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is full of nostalgia as the three old-timer Ghostbusters arrive just in time to help end the catastrophe. Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Celeste O’Conner, and Logan Kim, and sees the return of original Cast Members Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan.

Having paid tribute to a key member of the franchise’s family and planted seeds for a new generation of ghostbusting, the film delivers a post-credits sequence that teases a potential next chapter ahead.īack in New York, Hudson’s Winston, who is now a wealthy businessman, appears to have rekindled the old ghostbusting itch. Harold was a genius from Second City all the way through his career. Callie and her date (and Phoebe and Podcast’s summer school teacher) Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), like Dana Barrett and Louis Tully before them, have been. “It was deeply moving to play the scene because I loved him and I miss him. “There would be no ‘Ghostbusters’ without Harold, without his brilliant writing and his frame of reference,” Aykroyd said. “People have held on to that secret and it’s a real gift to us that people feel protective of it in the same way that we do,” he said.įor Aykroyd, shooting the film’s final sequence, knowing the character of Egon would be standing beside him once again via CGI, was very emotional. The Ghostbusters: Afterlife end credits scene certainly hints at further appearances, with Winston revealed to have amassed a great fortune which he uses to maintain the Ghostbusters old. Speaking to The Times before the film’s release, Reitman was hesitant to say too much about Egon’s appearance in the film’s climactic moments.
