EXCLUSIVE: Ernie Hudson Talks ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequels & The Future of Winston Zeddemore

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EXCLUSIVE: Ernie Hudson Talks ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequels & The Future of Winston Zeddemore

Cassius Life spoke with Ernie Hudson, who plays the OG Ghostbuster Winston Zeddemore. In our Zoom interview with the iconic character, we touched on all of that, plus the future of Winston in likely sequel films following Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

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