The Jason Reitman-directed 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife was created as a direct sequel to the original 1989 Ghostbusters II, as well as its predecessor, Ghostbusters (1984). Considering the controversy surrounding Paul Feig’s 2016 reboot movie, there was much anticipation for Afterlife, as many considered it a worthy reboot. With above-average ratings, Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a box-office success.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife grossed $204.3 million from a production budget of $75 million. Besides Harold Ramis, who died on February 24, 2014, the original Ghostbusters crew, played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver, make cameo appearances. These were the Ghostbusters: Afterlife cast and the projects they have undertaken since 2021.
Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler
American actress Carrie Coon played Egon Spengler’s (Harold Ramis, posthumous appearance) daughter, Callie Spengler. The character was introduced as an unemployed divorcee who’s evicted from their Chicago apartment. After her father’s death, she receives and moves into the farmhouse in Summerville, Oklahoma. Carrie Coon’s next movie project was released two years later, in 2023.
The actress played Jean Cole in the historical crime drama Boston Strangler and Katie in His Three Daughters. Coon also reprised her role as Callie Spengler in 2024 sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. She also starred in the crime comedy Lake George. On television, Carrie Coon plays one of the main characters, Bertha Russell, in HBO’s historical drama The Gilded Age. Also, she joins The White Lotus cast in season 3, scheduled to premiere in 2025.
Finn Wolfhard as Trevor Spengler
Canadian actor and musician Finn Wolfhard joined Ghostbusters: Afterlife playing Callie Spengler’s older child, Trevor Spengler. As a motorhead, he helps maintain and repair his mother’s Subaru Outback. With his skill set and his grandfather’s ghost guidance, Trevor was able to fix the Ghostbusters’ Cadillac, ECTO-1. Besides continuing as Mike Wheeler on Netflix’s Stranger Things, Finn Wolfhard guest-starred in a few TV show projects.
Wolfhard stayed busy on the big screen, starring in the 2022 movies When You Finish Saving the World and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (as Candlewick’s voice actor). He also starred in the 2023 comedy horror Hell of a Summer, which he co-wrote, co-directed, and co-produced. He also reprised his role as Trevor Spengler in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Finn Wolfhard has three upcoming movie projects, The Legend of Ochi, SNL 1975, and New-Gen, which are in different production stages.
Mckenna Grace as Phoebe Spengler
Phoebe Spengler is a lot like her grandfather, Egon Spengler. She’s not just a scientist but smart, inquisitive, and resourceful. Although initially a paranormal skeptic, she begins to believe in ghosts after meeting that of her grandfather. Phoebe is Callie’s youngest child and daughter, as well as Trevor’s younger sister. American actress and singer McKenna Grace played the character gracefully and reprised the role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Grace also starred in two movies in 2023, Crater and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (as Skye’s voice). She kept busy on television, reprising her role as Paige Swanson and Esther Keyes on Young Sheldon and The Handmaid’s Tale, respectively. McKenna Grace has several upcoming projects scheduled for release in 2024 and in the future. They include Batman: Caped Crusader (2024), Rabbit Cake (2024), Spider & Jessie, Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, Perfect, and Anniversary. Others are Slanted, Straight Lies, and 99 Days.
Celeste O’Connor as Lucky Domingo
Lucky Domingo is the daughter of the Summerville’s Sheriff. She’s also Trevor Spengler’s classmate, working as a Spinners Roller Hop carhop. Seeking adventure, she joins the newly formed Ghostbusters team as its fourth member. Kenyan-born American actor Celeste O’Connor played Lucky Domingo and reprised in the 2024 sequel. Although she hasn’t been in many projects since 2021, she starred in The In Between (2022), A Good Person (2023), and as Mattie Franklin in Madame Web (2024).
Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson
Paul Rudd played Carrie Coon’s love interest Gary Grooberson. Although a seismologist, Gary works as a summer schoolteacher at the local Summerville school as a science teacher. As a seismologist and fan of the legendary Ghostbusters, Gary helps explain what they do to the kids. Besides making appearances as himself in several TV shows, Paul Rudd joined Only Murders in the Building cast in a guest role as Ben Glenroy in 2022 and was upgraded to a recurring role in 2023. On the big screen, he reprised roles in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), and voiced Mondo Gecko in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Paul Rudd has several upcoming projects on the big screen. These include Power Ballad, Friendship, Death of a Unicorn, and The Invite.
Logan Kim as Podcast
Logan Kim played Podcast, Phoebe Spengler’s classmate and close friend. He’s a believer in the paranormal and runs a vlog channel as a conspiracy theorist. While not scientifically inclined like Phoebe, Podcast is also intelligent. Besides reprising his role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Logan Kim has only appeared in two other projects, with no listed upcoming works. Logan Kim appeared as Hershel Rhee in 5 episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City in 2023 and voiced an autograph-seeking fan in a cameo role in Kung Fu Panda 4.
Bokeem Woodbine as Sherman Domingo
Bokeem Woodbine played a supporting role as Sherman Domingo in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. His character was Summerville’s Sheriff and Lucky’s father. Bokeem Woodbine did not appear in the 2024 sequel. However, he added three movies to his credits. He starred in The Inspection (2022), Earth Mama (2023), and Bill Burr’s 2023 comedy Old Dads.
Bokeem Woodbine also kept busy on television, reprising his role as Jerome in Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019–2013). He also starred in Halo and the miniseries Ripley. Bokeem Woodbine’s upcoming TV project is the Apple TV+ comedy drama Government Cheese. If you enjoyed reading about the Ghostbusters: Afterlife cast’s next projects, check out this Ghostbusters cast update 40 years after the classic movie.
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