The Original Ghostbusters Cast Will Suit Up in Their Jumpsuits Again in GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE
We know that Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson will be reprising their roles in Ghostbusters for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. What we don’t know is how big of a role they will play in the film. However, thanks to a recent interview with Hudson, we’ve learned that the team will be suiting up in their jumpsuits again, which probably also means that they’ll be gearing up with their proton packs as well.
While talking to CB about getting back together with the gang and working with director Jason Reitman, Hudson said:
"Jason Reitman — who actually was in the second movie, he was the kid who opens the second movie, and I just remember him being around the set on both of the movies. So I know that he grew up with them, it's very personal to him, he wrote an amazing script, and he's established himself as a director on his own right. He's a wonderful director and so when this started to happen, and because Jason was involved, I felt this would actually happen, I was really excited about it. But when it happened, going to the set for the first time and seeing Sigourney Weaver and Bill [Murray] and Dan [Aykroyd], honestly, it was almost spiritual. I mean, I know that sounds weird, but I was very moved by it. I was very touched.
As he went on, he revealed that they would be suiting up, saying:
"And I've seen everybody. I run into Sigourney sometimes, when I'm in New York I'll see Bill Murray. Just over the years, I've had contact with all of them, but somehow we're back together and wearing these jumpsuits, and it's a production, and it was great. It was just very moving and it was just wonderful. And the new cast is incredible, the kids are."
That’s pretty exciting because I wasn’t sure if we would see them suit up again. It’s been so long since we’ve seen these characters and we have no idea what they’ve been up to since Ghostbusters Part II! There’s going to be some catching up to do, for sure.
Hudson went on to explain that there's something special about the Ghostbusters cast that he hasn't experienced with any other project in his career:
"I'm really excited about it, and I've done a lot of things, I don't normally get excited about too much, but just maybe because it's also been such a big part of my life, and I've shared that with these guys. I've done films with other people, but with these guys, I have this thing that we're all a part of. So it's been life changing, not in the way I expected it to. And so, we're all kind of a part of that, that made it very moving for me. I mean, I didn't cry on the set, but I really felt very touched. And everybody's done well. You know what I mean? Yeah, it was really nice to be there."
Ghostbusters: Afterlife stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, and Paul Rudd, and Sigourney Weaver is also set to return. The story follows “a single mom and her two kids [who] arrive in a small town, [and] begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.”
The movie will be released on March 5th, 2021.