![]() ![]() By the time we got ready to shoot the movie, Winston came in halfway through the movie,” he recalled. “The original script, Winston was in the very beginning of the movie. The actor calls Ghostbusters “the most difficult movie” he has ever done looking at it “from the psychological perspective.” Now I know the fans see it differently, and I’m so thankful for the fans because the fans basically identified with Winston, especially young, I don’t want to say minority kids, but a lot of kids.” I went to the 30th-anniversary release of the movie and all the posters are three guys. Hudson continued, “When the posters came out, I’m not on the poster. So it made it very, very difficult because I was a part of it but then I very selectively was pushed aside.” “The studio wasn’t, and the studio continued not to be. “I was the guy who was brought in, and so finding my place in the middle of that - and they were all welcoming and inclusive,” Hudson said on the SiriusXM show about the cast. Sony Dates 'Ghostbusters' Sequel For 2023 Kymberly Herrin Dies: 'Ghostbusters' Actress Who Starred In Popular ZZ Top Video Was 65 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Sequel Taps Gil Kenan To Direct With Previous Cast Returning In an appearance on The Howard Stern Wrap Up Show, Hudson said that Reitman “was really, really a brilliant man and I have just so much love and appreciation for him.” However, Hudson didn’t have the same kind words for the studio behind the hit movie. ![]() The actor played Winston in the Ivan Reitman-directed movie. Watch ZZ Top perform “Brown Sugar” and “La Grange” live at Gruene Hall (from the film That Little Ol’ Band From Texas) below.Ernie Hudson is recalling his time on Ghostbusters and how difficult it was for him. It’s a calling that has us grinning from start to finish.” If that’s the direction, I gotta take it.'”Īsked about the band’s plans to put out new music beyond Raw, Gibbons said making new music “would be an interesting excursion into the unknown-particularly with Elwood holding down the bottom end.” He continued, “We’ve got the makings of a band that is partially the tried-and-true longstanding experience with something so fresh, and kind of uncharted territory that’s being broken. It was, ‘Hey Elwood, grab the guitar.’ He said, ‘Okay, listen, I’m the hired gun. Elwood grabbed Dusty’s hat and placed it on the microphone and made sure that there was a point of relation through the whole night. “To Elwood’s credit, he made certain that Dusty was in an ethereal sense still present during the experience. “The emotions were running high,” he said. Gibbons described the emotional tone of the band’s first shows without Dusty. We’re crazy characters, almost cartoon-like, but at the bottom of it, we’re all very dedicated and serious on the musical level.”įrancis has already performed live with ZZ Top. It’s kind of an interesting twist, but the balance remains. He’s been a solid standby for over three decades.’ He is adding to five decades of a rather serious side of making loud sounds. ![]() He said, ‘Listen, if I’m late getting back to the gig, make sure that Elwood, our guitar technician, wraps his hands around my guitar.’ I said, ‘Okay.’ He said, ‘Look, he’s more than a family member. When he was feeling a bit out of sorts, he requested going to see his physician. “Not only was he a great performer and a great friend, he had a thread of wisdom. Asked about the transition, Gibbons said it was Dusty who recommended Francis for the position. The band also has plans to work on new music with Elwood Francis, who served as the outfit’s guitar tech for over 30 years, on bass. Due to be released on July 8th, the album will feature a mix of classic tunes and lesser-heard songs like “Certified Blues” and “Brown Sugar”, both from the band’s 1971 debut, ZZ Top’s First Album. The band will first release a new live album, Raw, which was recorded with Dusty during the making of the band’s 2019 documentary, That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, at Gruene Hall-the longest running live music venue and dance hall in Texas. Gibbons announced in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock. ZZ Top has plans to put out new music with the band’s longtime guitar technician Elwood Francis filling in for the late Dusty Hill, who passed away in 2021, guitarist Billy F.
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