Ernie Hudson Promises ‘Afterlife’ Will Tie in With the First Two Films
By George Robbins
There are not many films that hold their place among the annals of the most famous movies out there, but a fair number of comedies hold a place there. Among those movies are the ‘Ghostbusters’ movies which I am sure most people have seen and made sure that others have seen as well. It has essentially become a part of culture as a whole that people have seen the films and made their friends and family watch them as well. They are held at a high standard and for good reason because they are a part of a number of films from the 80’s that people will always love. It is because of this that, even now, they receive special treatment.
This special treatment can be seen in the fact that they are still coming up with new forms of media which rely heavily upon the two original films. The 2016 rendition of the film was pretty much considered a commercial failure as many did not like the direction in which the movie was taken. Not too long ago however, we found out that there would be another entry in the ‘Ghostbusters’ franchise which is aptly named ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife.’ Unlike the 2016 film, this one has become much closer to the original films in style, even putting in direct callbacks to the original movies. The question at that point became whether the film was actually going to have anything to do with the originals.
If this upcoming film did have something to do with the original films story-wise, then it can easily be called ‘Ghostbusters 3’ by the public. The things is that enough time has passed that it just wouldn’t feel right if people did this, but apparently it would be a proper naming convention. According to actor Ernie Hudson who played Winston Zeddemore in the original films, the movie will, in fact, tie in with the original movies. This means that we will essentially be seeing a new story which builds off of the old films which is what many hoped for with the 2016 film. Hopefully with this background to it, the movie will not be disappointing like the last release was.