Paul Feig’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Casts Neil Casey As Villain
Paul Feig’sGhostbustersalready has four fantastic heroes lined up, in the forms ofKristen Wiig,Melissa McCarthy,Kate McKinnon, andLeslie Jones. But a hero is nothing without a villain, so nowGhostbustershas picked up one of those as well.Neil Caseyhas just been cast as Rowan, the main antagonist of the film. Read all about theGhostbustersNeil Casey news after the jump.
Deadlinereported on theGhostbustersNeil Casey casting. Details on his character are being kept under wraps for now. However,earlier reportsindicated that the main villain ofGhostbusterswould be a “creepy mechanical genius.” Peter Dinklage was on the wishlist for the part way back when.
Written by Feig andKate Dippold,Ghostbusterscenters around four New York women who team up to fight spirits and save the world. Wiig and McCarthy are former partners Erin and Abby, who reunite after several years when the former is laughed out of academia. McKinnon is McCarthy’s new partner Jillian, and Jones is New York City subway worker Patty.
Also in the cast areChris Hemsworthas the Ghostbusters' receptionist, Kevin.Andy Garciaportrays the mayor of New York City.Michael K. WilliamsandMatt Walshplay Hawkins and Rourke, respectively. New York City’s NY1 morning anchorPat Kiernanwill appear as a news anchor.Cecily Strongis alsosaid to be part of the cast.
Though not as famous as some of his co-stars, Casey has a long list of credits in the comedy world. He’s written forSaturday Night Live(where several of hisGhostbustersco-stars broke out),Inside Amy Schumer, andThe Kroll Show, and appeared in shows likeVeep,Broad City,Playing House, andThe League. He currently stars in the Yahoo! original seriesOther Space, which is produced by Feig.
Shooting onGhostbustersis currently underway in Boston. Sony has the film in theatersJuly 22, 2016.
This is what I mainly know Casey from, and he’s perfect in it:
