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'Ghostbusters' Star Ernie Hudson Reveals Details About Winston’s Backstory That ‘Never Made It’ Into The Original Film
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11/02/2025
Interview with Ernie Hudson, actor from Ghostbusters Frozen Empire.
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Well, when we first did the original movie, there was a whole section of Winston, having
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been in the Air Force, been a demolitions expert, he came in and part of his whole introduction
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was sharing that history.
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That never made it to the film, but Winston, I think he was more than qualified for the
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job of ghost busting.
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But you know, sometimes, certainly in the African American community, you may be qualified,
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but that doesn't necessarily mean you won't get the job.
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So at that point in Winston's life, he's just looking for a steady paycheck, like he says
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so well in the movie.
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But what was important for me, and thankfully, Sony and Jason Reitman felt the same way,
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that it was important for him to, 40 years later, not be still looking for a job.
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It was important to me that he be an example of what's possible.
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I think in Afterlife, he mentioned that, I want to be an example of what's possible.
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But he's managed to have a family.
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He does have a family we don't get introduced to in this movie.
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And he's been socially responsible and responsible to his community, to not have forgotten where
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he'd come from.
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And I think a large part of what Ghostbusters is, is that part of him that still appreciates
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the fact that these guys were there for him at a time when he really needed it.
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When he came into that, he really needed a job and didn't believe whatever these crazy
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people were doing, but he became a believer.
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And I think he feels a certain loyalty and dedication to them.
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I think he's still paying raise, rent, but he's just one of those people.
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And what I really appreciated for me is the fact that he's been successful and still held
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on to his humanity.
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Because so many examples, the guy who's ruthless, he's hard, he does these awful things, be
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it in the streets or in the boardroom, that goes against humanity.
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I like the fact that Winston, hopefully, is an example of what's possible and still be
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and still hold on to what's important in your humanity, your community.
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And unfortunately, we haven't seen a lot of that in the movies.
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But if the franchise moves forward, I'd like to see just more of that as well.
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And I think, you know, and I look at my own life, I go, you know what, I've been very,
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very blessed.
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I haven't had to do or even consider some things that I've heard other people doing.
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You can still, you know, there is a God and there is, in my mind at least, and, you know,
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we can, you know, we can live a good life.
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That's what I hope Winston represents to the community.
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