During the decade of the 80s, The Ghostbusters It became quite a sensation within the public. And although commercial success accompanied its protagonists, not everything was honey on flakes behind the scenes. Almost 39 years after the premiere of the first film, one of her stars recounts the hard moments she experienced thanks to the studio behind the film. According to Ernie Hudson (Winston), the racism of the time caused him to be kept “hidden” during the production and marketing of The Ghostbusters.
Hudson revealed what happened during his participation in The Howard Stern Show. There he was questioned about his participation in the successful saga, and about the moments that the public was unaware of. Winston’s interpreter did not hesitate to reveal these terrible moments.
“The study was not, and still was not, inclusive. So it made it very difficult because I was a part of it, but then I was very selectively pushed aside. In the original script, Winston was there from the beginning of the movie. When we got ready to shoot it, Winston was starting in the middle. All of those things… definitely felt deliberate.”
However, the actor did not make a big fuss at the time. He knew that the project could definitely be successful, and that even with “little” participation in the film, his name would be remembered by the audience. Far from imagining that racism on the part of the studio would continue. Once he began marketing the film, Hudson was surprised to not see himself on the official poster.
“When the posters came out, I wasn’t in them.. It took a long time. I went to the 30th anniversary of the film and all the posters included three men. Now I know the fans see him differently, and I’m very grateful to them, because basically the fans identified with Winston, especially the young ones. I don’t mean minority children, but lots of children,” he added.
For now, the actor is pending the premiere of the film Champions, remake American of the acclaimed Spanish film of 2018 We are champions. Ernie Hudson also says that grudges against Columbia Pictures are in the past, and while racism was painful at that point in his career, he has learned that The Ghostbusters it goes beyond a poster or a change in the script.
“It was probably the most difficult film I ever made, at least from a psychological perspective. And I still try not to take it personally. Anything bad that happens, if you’re African American, you can chalk it up to being black. But you don’t want to come to that. It’s the last thing I want to do. It took me 10 years to get over it, enjoy the movie and accept it. If you get into a movie from some big studio, and it opens first, your career will be changed forever. Ghostbusters did none of that for me. I did it and it took two and a half years until I got another movie,” he concluded.
Currently, the franchise is in development of its new film, which will hit theaters on December 20, 2023. Hudson also revealed that he will soon be filming his scenes for this installment.
Juan Jose Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the theater up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movie.