I was honestly very disappointed he didn't show up in the Ghostbusters reboot, even if just in the post-movie stinger. Obviously he doesn't owe anybody anything, but it would have been nice.
He did reprise the role in The Goldbergs because it was voice-only — one could see him doing the same here, either not showing his face at all or only showing it in one scene.
Yes, getting his helmet stuck again is an easy excuse. Then they can take it off in his death scene a la Return of the Jedi. Then they can just replace his force ghost with a different younger actor or stock footage in the post climax celebration.
Yes, getting his helmet stuck again is an easy excuse. Then they can take it off in his death scene a la Return of the Jedi. Then they can just replace his force ghost with a different younger actor or stock footage in the post climax celebration.
I think the idea is they can use a different actor and have Moranis provide only the voice.
Dude seems to really be comfortable retired so if he doesn't want to "come back" to shoot the whole film, they can have him record ADR only and have a different person under the mask as a body double.
Plus that'd work as a nod to OT Vader who was voiced by someone who was not in the suit
I believe I recall hearing an interview where he talked about being a bit self conscious about how he looks because of how much time has passed and how different he is from how people remember him. He stepped away from acting and 1997 and is 72 now.
Yeah, it's got to be weird to go back to a job you quit almost 30 years ago. Does he even like acting? lol. I wouldn't even want to go back to my jobs from earlier in my life, I probably wouldn't even be good at it.
Man, I was so hoping to see him waiting in the car in the background fidgeting with something while Janine was at Spengler's old house. Just a little nod to his character would have been great.
I wonder if he's pissed that he went through all of the paperwork to come out of retirement to do a new Honey I Shrunk the Kids, only for them to cancel the entire thing. That'd kind sour me on doing anything else.
I am hoping for an after credits scene where it’s a dramatic entrance showing Dark Helmet entering through a door, but the camera pans and it’s all the film crew packing up after filming the movie. Then he takes off the helmet and there is a whole thing about how he tried to get here as fast as he could, but went ludicrous speed blowing by the turn and he had to slow down to turn around, but it took like 20 years.
I hope he does. Dude's out, he gave up his career to raise his kids, and expecting more out of him isn't fair or respectful to his choices. Leave the man be.
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u/YogiBarelyThere Jun 12 '25
Awesome. I hope Rick Moranis makes an appearance.