Josh Gad in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2023; Rick Moranis in New York City on April 12, 2017.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty; Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
Josh Gadis calling on fans to make theHoney, I Shrunk the Kidsreboot a reality sooner rather than later.
More than three years after it was first announced thatRick Moranis would reprise his roleof scientist Wayne Szalinski inShrunk— a sequel to the popular 1989 family adventure film and its two follow-up movies, released in 1992 and 1997 — Gad, 42, is giving an update on the anticipated production.
“A lot of u ask me what’s going on with this film. Truth is, we were inches from starting and thenCOVIDhit, inches from starting again & then my schedule exploded with conflicts, inches from starting again & budget got the best of us,“he tweeted Monday.
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Josh Gad’s tweet aboutShrunk.Twitter/joshgad
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Gad also went on to addressa fan who said, “I don’t want it if Rick Moranis isn’t in it 🥺👀👀.”
“He is 👀,” theFrozenvoice actor repliedin a tweet.
Alongside the same fan-made poster, Gadwrote on Instagram, “Not if … but when.#shrunk.”
Slash Filmfirst reported in May 2019 that Walt Disney Pictureshad cast Gad in an upcoming rebootofHoney, I Shrunk the Kids.
Gadteased the film on Instagramback in January 2022, sharinga still of Moranisin the original movie and captioning it simply, “Homework.”
Marcia Strassman and Rick Moranis inHoney, I Shrunk the Kids(1989).Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Shrunkwill mark the first movie role for Moranis in over 25 years, after he decided to take a step back following his wife Ann Belsky’s tragic death.
The actor lost his wife, a costume designer with whom he had two children, in February 1991 tobreast cancer. Moranis slowly left public life to focus on being a single father, but he’s never retired from the business, as he toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2015.
“I took a break, which turned into a longer break,” he toldTHRat the time. “But I’m interested in anything that I would find interesting. I still get the occasional query about a film or television role and as soon as one comes along that piques my interest.”
While Moranis left Hollywood tofocus on being present for his children, he didn’t express regret at his decision.
“I was working with really interesting people, wonderful people,” he said. “I went from that to being at home with a couple of little kids, which is a very different lifestyle. But it was important to me.”
He added, “Ihave absolutely no regretswhatsoever. My life is wonderful.”
source: people.com
