Ernie Hudson is game to return as Monroe Kelly inCongo 2if a sequel to the 1995 movie ever gets made. Directed by Frank Marshall and written by John Patrick Shanley,Congois based on the original Michael Crichton novel of the same name. It starred Hudson as Captain Monroe Kelly, the leader of a group tasked with searching the vicious gorilla-filled Congo to find a missing diamond-hunting team.
Speaking with ComicBook.com,Ernie Hudsonwas asked which character from his career he’d most like to revisit in a new movie, and this is what theCongostar had to say.
“Well, the character inCongo, I just had a lot of fun with the character, and, unfortunately, the studio … I don’t know. It did well at thebox office, but I’d love to do that character [again]. It probably won’t happen, but I’d love to recreate that character or revisit that character, revisit that scenario, once again, in a different part of the world, but more of an adventure. I’d like to do an adventure film, so that character I’d love to see again.”
“AndThe Crowwas … it’s hard to even think about revisiting that after what happened [to Brandon Lee]. But, yeah, probablyCongowould be the one that I’d love to do, certainly not just substitute. There are a few that I don’t think I’d want to revisit, butCongo, I think I would.”
Another reason why Hudson is keen on revisiting Captain Kelly is thatCongofans continue to tell him how much they love the movie to this day. On Cameo, where Hudson frequently provides personal video messages to his fans, the actor is consistently asked to do videos in character as Kelly. As Hudson explains:
“Now I dothese Cameo things, which is a lot of fun, and, really, during this quarantine, it connected me to the audience, and surprisingly, a lot of people will ask you, ‘Can you do it as Monroe Kelly?’ A lot of different movies come up, butCongois one that people will say is their favorite movie. It’s certainly in the minds of people, so that’s good.”
Who knows if we’ll ever see Hudson heading back to the Congo, but this yearwillsee him returning to another iconic role from his career. For the third time, he’ll be back on the big screen asWinston Zeddemorein the upcoming sequelGhostbusters: Afterlife. Directed by Jason Reitman, the new movie serves as a sequel to the original twoGhostbustersmovies and will bring along several original cast members. Along with Hudson, other familiar faces that can be seen in the sequel include Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, and Annie Potts. The movie is scheduled to be released on August 09, 2025.
Whether you love Hudson best fromGhostbusters,Congo,Oz, or any other of his many movie and TV roles, you can have him revisit any that you like in a personal video that you can order directly from the actor onCameo. This news comes to us fromComicBook.com.
