The Ghostbusters 5 cast sees the return of fan-favorite actors like Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, and Ernie Hudson reprising their roles as popular characters from the earlier movies. When it hit theaters in 2021, Ghostbusters: Afterlife performed surprisingly well at the box office (via Box Office Mojo), so Sony was quick to greenlight a sequel. Picking up where Ghostbusters: Afterlife left off, Ghostbusters 5 will explore the continuing adventures of a new generation of Ghostbusters, led by Egon Spengler’s grandchildren, Phoebe and Trevor. Like Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the movie will also see the return of some beloved legacy characters.
The script for the upcoming Ghostbusters 5 has been written by Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, who previously handled the screenplay for Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Jason Reitman also helmed Ghostbusters: Afterlife, yet Kenan is taking his turn in the director’s chair for Ghostbusters 5 while the former is attached as a producer. Ghostbusters 5 is the first Ghostbusters film with no involvement from the original movie’s director, Ivan Reitman, who passed away in 2022. But the franchise is in very safe hands with son Jason Reitman in control and a cast including such greats as Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Patton Oswalt.
Mckenna Grace As Phoebe Spengler
Mckenna Grace reprises her role from the Ghostbusters: Afterlife cast as Egon Spengler’s granddaughter, Phoebe. Grace first rose to prominence playing the younger versions of iconic characters, like Tonya Harding in I, Tonya, Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, and Sabrina Spellman in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She quickly started earning major roles of her own, like Christmas Flint in Troop Zero, Paige Swanson in Young Sheldon, and Esther Keyes in The Handmaid’s Tale. The last of these earned Grace an Emmy nomination, making her one of the all-time youngest nominees.
Finn Wolfhard As Trevor Spengler
Finn Wolfhard also ppears in the Ghostbusters 5 cast, reprising his role as Phoebe’s socially awkward brother, Trevor Spengler. Wolfhard is best known for playing the quotable Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things and Richie Tozier in the Stephen King-based horror blockbuster It and its sequel, It Chapter Two. His voice roles include Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family and Candlewick in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. As a musician, Wolfhard joined The Aubreys in 2020 and previously performed as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Calpurnia.
Logan Kim As Podcast
Logan Kim reprises his role from Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Podcast, Phoebe’s friend and classmate who records all his conversations — and all his idle thoughts — for his podcast. Kim also plays Hershel Rhee, the son of Maggie Rhee and the late Glenn Rhee, in The Walking Dead spinoff series The Walking Dead: Dead City. His only other acting credit is his turn as the grandson in one episode of Home Movie: The Princess Bride, which was Ghostbusters: Afterlife director Jason Reitman’s fan-made remake of The Princess Bride, recorded in self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Celeste O’Connor As Lucky Domingo
Celeste O’Connor reprises their role in the Ghostbusters 5 cast as Trevor’s love interest, carhop Lucky Domingo. O’Connor first broke out with the role of Paloma Davis in the Amazon original movie Selah and the Spades. Their best-known roles are Millie’s best friend Nyla Chones in the body swap slasher Freaky, Daniel’s granddaughter Ryan in the drama film A Good Person, and Tessa’s friend Shannon in the sci-fi romance movie The In Between. They also played the teenage version of Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s character Abbie in the Netflix romantic dramedy Irreplaceable You.
Carrie Coon As Callie Spengler
Carrie Coon reprises her role from Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Egon’s estranged daughter — and Trevor and Phoebe’s mother — Callie Spengler. Coon is best known for her TV roles as grieving mother Nora Durst in HBO’s post-apocalyptic series The Leftovers and police officer Gloria Burgle in the third season of FX’s crime anthology series Fargo based on the Coen brothers movie. Her other film roles include Nick’s twin sister Margo in the psychological thriller Gone Girl, editorial writer Meg Greenfield in the historical drama The Post, and Thanos’s minion Proxima Midnight in the superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War.
Paul Rudd As Gary Grooberson
Paul Rudd returns in the Ghostbusters 5 cast as Gary Grooberson, a seismologist and science teacher. Rudd is best known for his roles as Scott Lang, a.k.a. Ant-Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Phoebe’s husband Mike in the final two seasons of Friends. He also played Danny in Role Models, Peter Klaven in I Love You, Man, and Brian Fantana in the Anchorman movies. Rudd has regularly worked with director Judd Apatow, playing David in The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Pete in Knocked Up and its spinoff, This is 40.
Ernie Hudson As Dr. Winston Zeddemore
Ernie Hudson reprises his role as Dr. Winston Zeddemore, one of the original Ghostbusters. Outside the Ghostbusters franchise, Hudson is best known for his TV role as Warden Leo Glynn in the HBO prison drama Oz, as well as his recurring roles as Jacob in Grace and Frankie, Miles in Modern Family, and Detective Ridley in Desperate Housewives. His other movie roles include Reggie in The Basketball Diaries, Solomon in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and FBI Assistant Director Harry McDonald in the action comedy Miss Congeniality and its sequel.
William Atherton As Walter Peck
William Atherton appears in the Ghostbusters 5 cast as Walter Peck, the cynical EPA inspector who tried to shut down the Ghostbusters in the original movie. Atherton is also known for playing a different smarmy ‘80s movie villain: unscrupulous TV reporter Richard Thornburg in Die Hard, a role he reprised in Die Hard 2. Atherton’s other well-known film roles include Professor Jerry Hathaway in the sci-fi comedy Real Genius, Nathan Randall in the direct-to-video superhero sequel The Crow: Salvation, and Bob Gminski in the film adaptation of The Pelican Brief.
Ghostbusters 5 Supporting Cast & Characters
Kumail Nanjiani – Comedian Kumail Nanjiani has an undisclosed role in the Ghostbusters 5 cast. Nanjiani is best known for playing Dinesh Chugtai in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley and fan-favorite Kingo in the MCU movie Eternals. He also co-wrote the Oscar-nominated script and starred as a fictionalized version of himself in The Big Sick.
Patton Oswalt – Patton Oswalt appears in Ghostbusters 5 in an undisclosed role. He has released several standup comedy specials, including his Emmy and Grammy-winning Talking for Clapping. He’s also known for acting roles like Spence Olchin in The King of Queens and the voice of Remy in Ratatouille, and for narrating The Goldbergs as adult Adam Goldberg.
James Acaster – The Ghostbusters 5 cast features an as-yet-undisclosed role for James Acaster. He is known for his standup specials Repertoire and Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, his food podcast Off Menu, and his panel show Hypothetical. He previously played John the Mouse in Amazon’s Cinderella movie and Mike in the BBC sitcom Josh.
Emily Alyn Lind – Emily Alyn Lind has an undisclosed role in the Ghostbusters 5 cast. Lind is best known for playing Melanie in The Babysitter movies on Netflix, Snakebite Andi in Doctor Sleep, and Audrey Hope in the Gossip Girl sequel series.
