10 Upcoming Horror Movie Castings That Have Us Excited

10. Finn Wolfhard As Trevor - Ghostbusters: Afterlife

For fans of the first two Ghostbusters movies, hearing that Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver were reprising their franchise roles for Ghostbusters: Afterlife was fantastic news. Just as fan-pleasing as that, though, could be the decision to feature Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard in this November 2021 release.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2016, Wolfhard has marked himself out as one of the hottest young stars in the industry. In Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife, he gets to play Trevor, the grandson of the great Egon Spengler.

When Trevor, his mother (Carrie Coon) and sister (Mckenna Grace) are forced to move into a dilapidated farmhouse left to them by Egon, the history of the classic Ghostbusters and the Manhattan Crossrip of 1984 resurfaces.

The 18-year-old Wolfhard - which is absolutely scary to realise - has already dabbled in the realm of horror with the aforementioned Stranger Things and his time as young Richie Tozier in Andy Muschietti's duo of It movies. Now, Ghostbusters: Afterlife could afford him the chance to once more steal the show and potentially even lead the franchise forward from here on out.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

First Posted On: 12th Aug 2021

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