A Hollywood legend, best known for starring in the Ghostbusters franchise, has confessed that he believes in the supernatural and hopes there’s something waiting for us in the afterlife
A Ghostbusters icon has admitted he believes in ghosts.
Hollywood legend Ernie Hudson admits he is not afraid of ghouls and wants there to be an afterlife. The actor, who has played Buster Winston for over forty years, hopes that there is a realm beyond the present.
The 79-year-old even sees a future as a spectre experiencing life on the other side. Speaking on camera exclusively at The Writers Guild Awards in LA, Hudson admitted that he is delighted that the film franchise has now fans from multi generations.
He worried that when Jason Reitman initially tried to rebrand Ghostbusters in Afterlife, the studios were skeptical if it could work. Hudson said of his hopes of living on in an alternative plain after his passing: “Sure, I have a relationship with the occult. I have a feeling like someone is waiting for me and looking over my shoulder. So far we are good!“
Hudson smiled at the notion that other entities beyond our world are “messing with us”: Oh yeah. Honestly, I have no doubt and I really hope, because I hope this isn’t it. You know what I mean?”
“I am hoping there is another chapter, another dimension, another whatever, but I don’t want to experience it in this dimension. So any ghosts, please don’t visit me!“
The actor also reflected on how the latest two Ghostbuster films starring Paul Rudd were Hollywood hits: “It crosses generations. I saw it recently at a theatre and I saw grandparents and great-grandparents with their three-year olds and two year olds, and they’re all enjoying it.”
“They [were] all in these jumpsuits, even the little ones, and I see people turn their cars in the Ectomobiles and it’s just an honour. I’m just humbled by it, actually.“
Hudson also confessed the he’s glad Sony Pictures allowed Jason – son of the original director and writer Ivan – to let a new story bloom: “There is always concern. I know there’s a need to make money, and I was just really concerned that it’d be for the fans who’ve been so loyal to this thing, even after the studio is kind of almost walked away from it, the fans stayed loyal and I wanted it to be something that they could respond to and appreciate.”
“I think the cast, the casting is really extraordinary, the new cast. Everyone is so loving and kind, and I think that comes through the characters “
Humble Hudson himself calls himself a ”working man” after over fifty years on stage and screen work.
@Well, I was given at the Toronto Black Film Festival, a lifetime achievement award and I thought it’s been a blessing. I’ve had a wonderful career. I’ve certainly made a good living. I’ve certainly traveled around the world. I’ve met a lot of people. I guess I’m just a guy who goes to work!”
Hudson was a presenter at the WGAW, where Shōgun bag three awards, including best TV drama, while Hacks scored two gongs. Hit romance-drama Anora picked up the original screenplay prize for Sean Baker. Nickel Boys won adapted screenplay.
Legendary screenwriter and director David Lynch, known for Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man, was posthumously awarded the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. Groundbreaking TV creator Vince Gilligan, who worked on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, received the Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.
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