Celebrities are like the rest of us: they are geeks and they also have surreal moments! Just ask Paul Ruddwho was totally thrilled working alongside Ghostbuster legends for the next chapter of the franchise.
The 54-year-old actor spoke with ET’s Rachel Smith at the premiere of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Thursday, and he was beside himself at the opportunity to work alongside some true OGs of the franchise like Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts.
One of those surreal moments happened during filming, when Rudd donned the iconic costume alongside the Hollywood giants.
“It’s so surreal. I grew up looking at these people in this environment, in these costumes, and being there with them was just a constant moment of ‘I can’t believe this is my life,'” Rudd said.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is the sequence of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The sequence will see the grandchildren of the late Egon Spengler (Image: Disclosure)the late Harold Ramis) fully embrace their roles as his successors as proper paranormal investigators and fighters.
Phoebe (Mckenna Graça) and Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), along with his mother, played by Carrie Coonand Rudd as a science teacher return to the place where it all began – New York’s iconic fire station – to join the original Ghostbusters. They have developed a top-secret research lab to take their ghostbusting to the next level, but when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world of a second Ice Age.
Hudson reprises his role as Winston Zeddemore on the side Potts, Aykroyd and Murray. Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt and comedian James Acaster are also part of the cast.
During the premiere, Rudd joked that his kids — who he shares with wife Julie Yaeger — aren’t too impressed with what he does for a living, but he still manages to rack up a few brownie points every now and then. Fans will remember that Rudd and his 17-year-old son, Jack, were recently seen in Las Vegas celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in Super Bowl LVIII.
As for his 14-year-old daughter, Darby, Rudd’s brownie points come through the one and only Taylor Swift.
“Big Swifties in our house,” Rudd told ET. “I went to that show, it was amazing.”
And for those wondering, yes, he did pick up some friendship bracelets.
Not only that, when Rudd attended Swift’s concert last summerhe found Claud, the hired musician Phoebe Bridgers‘ The saddest factory records. This exchange of pleasantries inside a VIP tent evolved into Rudd dancing in Claud’s music video for “A Good Thing.”
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire hits theaters on March 22.
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