Ghostbusters finds its villain: Comedian Neil Casey

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 11 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

GHOSTBUSTERS continues to cast up even as production hums along in Boston. Yesterday we reported the film had brought in a trio of cool dudes – Andy Garcia, Michael Kenneth Williams and Matt Walsh – and now it would appear as though director Paul Feig has cast a fairly pivotal role, that of the “villain.”

Comedian Neil Casey, who is more known for his writing credits than acting ones, will play the character of Rowan in the franchise reboot. Naturally, details about the character aren’t forthcoming, but one can assume he’ll be playing a human bad guy not unlike William Atherton’s Walter Peck in the 1984 original. (That’s just an assumption, of course.)

Casey has been a writer for, among other programs, SNL (he’s certainly familiar with GHOSTBUSTERS stars Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones in that case), Inside Amy Schumer and Kroll Show. He’s had guest roles on the latter two series, as well as a featured part in Other Space, which was created by Feig and airs on Yahoo. This guy obviously works with all the right people!

About the Author

Eric Walkuski

Film Critic

10,340 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

Likes: Film, Beer (who the hell DOESN'T around here?!), writing, NY Mets, read more The Jets, Girls who love film AND beer (at the same time), Jazz, Deadwood, The Wire, The Office, The Twilight Zone, Cormac McCarthy, Graham Greene, Stephen King, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scorsese, Spielberg, Halloween season, Marvel movies, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Ash vs Evil Dead, Game of Thrones, Edgar Allen Poe, Mother Nature

The comment section exists to allow readers to discuss the article constructively and respectfully, focused on the topic at hand.

What’s Not Allowed

Abusive language, insults, or harassment toward other users or staff.
Hate speech of any kind is strictly prohibited.
Bickering, bullying, personal attacks, or baiting others to argue
Extended off-topic debates, especially those centered on politics or religion rather than the article topic
No AI content or SPAM