Rick Moranis Reportedly Set To Return In Disney's 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' Sequel, 'Shrunk'

Rick Moranis reportedly inked a deal with Disney Wednesday to return to the big screen in a sequel to 1989’s “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.”

Moranis reportedly agreed to the role of Wayne Szalinski in the planned sequel, titled “Shrunk.” Disney was trying to keep talks about Moranis returning quiet before the Deadline report emerged.

“Shrunk" is set to star Josh Gad as the son of Wayne Szalinski who seeks to follow in his inventor father’s footsteps. Joe Johnston, who directed the original 1989 film, is also set to return behind the camera.

The film is planned for theatrical release instead of going directly on Disney+.

This marks the first live-action film Moranis has been in since 1997’s direct-to-video film, “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.” His last theatrically released live-action film was alongside Tom Arnold in 1996’s “Big Bully,” which was a critical and commercial bomb. He would did voice-over work for several years after, most notably in Disney’s “Brother Bear” animated films before completely stepping away from acting.

He began cutting back after the death of his wife, Ann Belsky, in February 1991. The couple was married in 1986 and had two children, Rachel and Mitchell. Moranis said he wanted to dedicate more time to after Belsky's cancer death.

He was reportedly invited back for a cameo in 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters” starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristin Wiig, but declined. However, he is confirmed to appear in Martin Scorcese’s upcoming Netflix documentary, “An Afternoon with SCTV,” which will reunite Moranis with his co-stars from the Canadian sketch comedy show, “Second City Television.”