Jason Reitman, co-writer and director of the 2020 Captain Marvel's McKenna Grace. Though there are still plenty of shoes to fill in the new film, the confirmed cast has certainly set a strong foundation for announcements to come.
Ignoring Paul Feig's 2016 ome names considered for various parts, Jason Reitman has officially confirmed who he's brought aboard.
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Reitman The Leftovers' Carrie Coon will star, while also revealing that McKenna Grace, who starred as Young Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, has been cast as well. Though he didn't offer any details about their roles, he wrote, "Meet the family." This suggests that he's either welcoming them into the Ghostbusters family or that the characters are related to each other in the film. Check out the tweet below:
Aside from this new venture, all three actors are more than familiar with big-budget blockbusters. After finding success on Stranger Things, Wolfhard broke out on the big screen with 2017's Avengers: Infinity War.
From the looks of it, the most obvious assumption is that the new Ghostbusters will see Coon playing the mother to Wolfhard and Grace. However, the bigger question has to do with what Coon's connection might be to the original Ghostbusters. Assuming she's one of the original member's daughters, then Reitman's tweet might be hinting at a family even bigger than this new trio. And if that's the case, on one hand, having the kids play Peter Venkman's grandkids opens the door for Bill Murray to play a significant role; but on the other hand, having them related to Egon Spengler would be a touching nod to the late Harold Ramis.
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