Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Calls Up ‘Stranger Things’ Star Finn Wolfhard And ‘Fargo’ Star Carrie Coon
It hasn’t been very long since we learned about the newGhostbusterssequel in the works. The film will go back to the mythology of the original franchise and pick up 30 years after the events ofGhostbusters II. While we don’t know of any returning cast members from the original movies just yet, a couple new stars have already been signed up to join the newGhsotbusterssequel cast.
VarietyreportsStranger ThingsstarFinn Wolfhardhas been recruited as one of the young cast members of the film. That might seem a little on the nose since not too long ago he strapped on a proton pack as a Halloween costume for the second season ofStranger Thingson Netflix. In fact, directorJason Reitmanwas said to be a little leery about hiring any of the kids fromStranger Thingsconsidering the connections between the TV series and film franchise. However, it seems that Finn Wolfhard’s audition was so good that he just couldn’t help it.
Meanwhile,Gone GirlandFargostarCarrie Coon(who recently played a villain inAvengers: Infinity War) will be joining him. She’ll be playing his single mother. And you couldn’t ask for a better actress for this kind of role right now. Coon has long-deserved a breakout role, and since this one won’t cover her with digital effects likeAvengers: Infinity War, this will hopefully get her even more recognition.
Unfortunately, there aren’t any other new character details or plot snippets for us to sink our teeth into. There’s no indication as to how these characters will connect to the originalGhostbustersuniverse, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Dan Aykroyd plays a kind of Doc Brown character who ends up befriending Finn Wolfhard. He’ll probably reluctantly teach him all about the paranormal work he and the rest of theGhostbustersused to do, and then they’ll go back in time…er, bust ghosts.
There might be other young characters still left to be cast sincean ensemble of youngsters was rumoredwhen the project was first announced, so we’ll keep our ears to the ground for more details.
The newGhostbusterssequelhas already faced backlashfrom those who are upset aboutGhostbusters: Answer the Callbeing put on the backburner. And Jason Reitman himself took some heat for some misconstrued comments he made recently. But he threw some water on the flames, and hopefully we can move forward without starting any additional fires.
Production is supposed to begin this summer to meet theJuly 10, 2020release date. Stay tuned for more.
