Rick Moranis Coming Out of Retirement for Ghostbusters 3?
Here at Film Junk we’ve been lamenting the fact that Rick Moranis, a well-known comedic actor throughout the ’80s and ’90s, has essentially gone into retirement ever since the last direct-to-video sequel of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids back in 1997. He has continued to do some voice work (including the voice of his character in The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie) but for the most part seems uninterested in returning to any major roles on the big screen. He even turned down the opportunity to provide a voice for the upcoming Ghostbusters video game.
However, there may be a glimmer of hope for Moranis fans with regards to the upcoming sequel Ghostbusters 3. Entertainment Weekly (via Moviehole) talked to Harold Ramis at ShoWest last week, and he re-iterated the fact that the entire original cast said they’d return (as mentors to the new crew, of course). Now here’s where it gets a bit foggy: EW interpreted this to mean “Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and even the elusive Bill Murray”, but Ramis himself did not mention Moranis specifically. On top of that, Ramis backpedaled a bit by saying, “We’ll see, everyone’s gonna have to love the script to move it forward.” It certainly doesn’t sound like a solid confirmation, but at this point, even a little bit of hope is better than nothing. What do you think, will we see Rick Moranis on the big screen again anytime soon? How important is The Keymaster to a Ghostbusters sequel?
Comments (7)
Actually, Dave Coulier is doing the Bob McKenzie voice in The Animated Bob & Doug McKenzie. I guess Rick is enjoying retirement too much!
Posted by Michael on April 6th, 2009Are you kidding, Sean? Fat chance Rick is coming back. You’re lucky that we’re even getting a Ghostbusters 3.
Posted by ShenEvil44 on April 6th, 2009Rick Moranis was one SCTVs best kept secrets. Man was he genius on that show where he wasn’t limited to whiney-geek type roles that he seemed to keep getting typecast for the movies (don’t get me wrong, I LOVED his Louis character in Ghostbusters).
From Gerry Todd to Merv Griffin to Jimmy Stewart he made up original characters and did fab impersonations.
And always brought the AWESOME to each sketch.
Posted by Kurt on April 6th, 2009Last thing Moranis did was the voice of one of the moose in Brother Bear 1 & 2 (I think that was him), and he released a country music album. Beyond that, I don’t see him stepping back in front of the camera again.
Posted by Sam on April 6th, 2009It’s nice to see that people other then me care about Moranis as a comedic actor. He was great. I respect his choice to retire, but look forward to seeing him again.
Posted by Bob The Slob on April 6th, 2009Lest we forget what I think was his best movie vehicle, “Little Shop of Horrors”. Showed off his swell singing voice and gave him a chance to show some real testosterone as a romantic comedy lead. Just speculation, but maybe if he’d got more roles like that he’d have been more interested in staying in the business. But then, I heard he’d just made skads of dough in the “Honey, I…” films and decided to just spend time with his family, which is totally admirable. Come back, Rick, you are loved!
Posted by Johnny on August 21st, 2009I always prided myself when blurting out one of my famous crushes since childhood was…drum roll…The one the only Rick Moranis. Ghostbusters just wouldn’t be the same without him. He could use a lil creative fun before he goes back into total seclusion again. Here’s to hoping.
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