Why did Rick Moranis retire? Actor makes comeback after 23 years for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel
'I didn't miss the work, travel or people – I didn't miss any of it'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Eighties movie favourite Rick Moranis is returning to acting for a new sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, which will end his 23-year absence from the screen.
Moranis’s acting career was flourishing in the 1980s following high-profile roles in Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Ron Howard’s Parenthood (1989) and, of course, alongside Bill Murray in Ghostbusters (1984).
The success ran through to the 1990s, when the Canadian appeared in The Flintstones (1994).
But, after that, the actor started declining roles that would come his way, save for voice work in Disney’s Brother Bear franchise.
This was because Moranis’s wife, Ann Belsky, died in 1991 and he decided to focus on the upbringing of his children after struggling to balance his film career.
In 2006, he told The Independent: ”For the first couple of years I was able to make it work – doing one and a half pictures a year for three months with no problem.”
He continued: “But I started to really miss them. It got to the point where I was doing a lot of pictures with kids – really nice kids, but not my kids. So, I was like, ‘You know what? I’m tired of talking to my kids from a hotel room. I’m going home.’ So I turned down the next pictures that came along and the break just got longer and longer.
“I didn’t miss the work, I didn’t miss the travel, I didn’t miss the people. I didn’t miss any of it.”
The actor would decline roles right up until the 2010s. When Paul Feig offered him a role in his all-female ghostbusters reboot, the actor turned it down, telling The Hollywood Reporter: “It didn’t appeal to me.”
That hiatus is coming to an end with Shrunk, which will see Moranis play Wayne Szalinski once again.
Joe Johnston will return to direct the Disney sequel that will see Josh Gad play Wayne’s grown-up son. There is currently no word on a release date.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments