GHOSTBUSTERS: FIREHOUSE Set Photos Surface Featuring Winston Zeddemore and Another Surprise Character
Some photos from the set of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel have recently surfaced featuring the return of Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, and they also reveal the return of another character from the original Ghostbusters movie. If you don’t want to know who that character is, you might want to skip this.
The upcoming sequel is being referred to for now as Ghostbusters: Firehouse. This is “the next chapter in the Spengler family story.” It will officially be heading back to New York City and it’s also expected to take place in the Firehouse headquarters that has been featured in the first two Ghostbusters films.
With the film going back to New York City, I guess we can expect to see some more familiar faces. The images below confirm that William Atherton is back as Walter “Dickless” Peck, which is pretty awesome. I have no idea if he’ll come face-to-face with Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman again, but fans can hope.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-writer and executive producer Gil Kenan is directing the sequel, with Afterlife director and co-writer Jason Reitman serving as writer and executive producer. The movie also stars Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani, comedian James Acaster, and Emily Alyn Lind have joined the cast! They join returning cast members Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace.
It was previousluy revealed that Hudson will have a decent-sized role to play in the sequel. Reitman shared: “The character of Winston Zeddemore and Zeddemore Industries figures strongly into the future of Ghostbusters.”
Hudson previously talked about the script: "I did read a version. I'm pretty sure they committed to doing another one. I'm very happy with it, but I also know this is early on. Jason has been incredible, and I really just love and appreciate him. I'm so thankful to be able to work with him. So, I'm excited about but... I haven't and I never assume anything. I am happy, though, to have Ghostbusters in my filmography. And I'm just really delighted when I see little kids, two and three years old, singing the song and being happy about it."
Check out the set photos below and let us know what you think!