With Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jason Reitman has finally given Ghostbusters fans a satisfying sequel to his father’s original comedy classic. As both a brand-new supernatural ghost-busting adventure and a heartfelt send-off to the late Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a wonderful movie.
The cast of the movie is filled with incredible actors, from familiar faces like Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver to newcomers like Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd. Between them, these actors have some exciting projects on the horizon, including a Marvel blockbuster and a period drama on HBO.
Paul Rudd - Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (July 28, 2023)
After playing a summer school teacher and Ghostbusters superfan in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Paul Rudd is reprising his Marvel superhero role alongside Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Rudd’s Afterlife co-star Bill Murray is also attached to play an undisclosed supporting role. Quantumania will introduce Kathryn Newton as the new Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the MCU’s new big bad.
Finn Wolfhard - Stranger Things Season 4 (Mid-2022)
Following his supporting turn as Trevor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Finn Wolfhard is returning to the role that made him a star: Mike Wheeler in Netflix’s ‘80s-set sci-fi horror series Stranger Things.
After its polarizing third season, Stranger Things is returning for its fourth batch of episodes. The series creators, the Duffer Brothers, have said that the show will probably end after its fourth or fifth season, so the end is in sight.
Mckenna Grace - Crater (TBD)
With her hilarious, heartfelt, and critically acclaimed performance as Phoebe Spengler, Mckenna Grace has become the breakout star of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Her next movie project is Crater, a sci-fi coming-of-age adventure set to premiere on Disney+.
It stars Billy Barratt as a boy who was raised in a lunar mining colony. After his father’s death forces him to relocate to another planet, he goes on an adventure to explore a mysterious crater with his best friends. Grace is playing one of the friends and Kid Cudi will appear in a supporting role.
Carrie Coon - The Gilded Age (January 24, 2022)
Carrie Coon gave a terrific performance as a sardonic single mother in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Her next project will see her appearing on the small screen. The Gilded Age is the new period drama series from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
Set in New York City in the 1880s, The Gilded Age was originally developed for NBC in 2018. It’ll finally premiere on its new network home, HBO, on January 24, 2022. Coon will co-star alongside Christine Baranski and Taissa Farmiga.
Celeste O’Connor - A Good Person (TBD)
Celeste O’Connor is officially on Hollywood’s radar after playing Trevor’s co-worker and romantic interest (and, more importantly, one of the new Ghostbusters) in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
She’ll next be seen alongside Florence Pugh, Molly Shannon, and Morgan Freeman in Zach Braff’s upcoming drama A Good Person. Pugh stars as a woman who, years after surviving a deadly accident, forges an unlikely bond with her would-be father-in-law.
Annie Potts - Young Sheldon Seasons 6 & 7 (TBD)
Annie Potts only reprised her Ghostbusters role briefly in Afterlife to provide some exposition about the “dirt farmer” that Egon was known as toward the end of his life. But it was still fun to see her back on-screen in this universe.
These days, Potts’ best-known role is “Meemaw” in The Big Bang Theory’s prequel spin-off Young Sheldon. Earlier this year, CBS renewed the show for its fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. Season 5 premiered in October, while the others will air in due time.
Sigourney Weaver - Avatar 2 (December 16, 2022)
At the end of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, some fans feared Sigourney Weaver’s scenes had been cut – and then Dana showed up in the post-credits scene, using Venkman’s own clairvoyance trick against him. Weaver is set to reprise another previous role, Dr. Grace Augustine, in James Cameron’s upcoming Avatar sequel.
Originally scheduled to be released in 2014, Avatar 2 is set to finally hit theaters next December. Cameron is back in the director’s chair, working from a script he co-wrote with Terminator: Dark Fate’s Josh Friedman. Avatar 2 is planned as the first of as many as four Avatar sequels.
Finn Wolfhard - When You Finish Saving The World (TBD)
Finn Wolfhard is also set to appear alongside Julianne Moore as a mother and son in When You Finish Saving the World. The movie is based on Jesse Eisenberg’s Audible original audio drama of the same name.
Eisenberg is writing and directing the movie as his directorial debut. Emma Stone and Dave McCary are attached as producers on the project alongside Eisenberg.
Bokeem Woodbine - Halo (Early 2022)
Bokeem Woodbine gave a small but memorable performance as the sheriff in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. His next role, Soren-066 in Halo, will be much larger. It’s a live-action hour-long drama series adaptation of the Halo video game franchise.
A live-action Halo adaptation has been in development for years. Pablo Schreiber will star as Master Chief in the series, which is set to premiere on Paramount+ in early 2022.
Bill Murray - Asteroid City (TBD)
Bill Murray has appeared in every Wes Anderson movie since his second directorial effort, Rushmore, so it’s hardly surprising that he’s joined the sprawling ensemble cast of Anderson’s latest opus, Asteroid City.
The plot is being kept under wraps, but the movie is shooting in Spain and it’s expected to be released sometime in 2022. Murray will star alongside fellow regular Anderson collaborators Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, and his Rushmore co-star Jason Schwartzman.