Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey , I Shrunk the Kidsdirector Joe Johnston is returning to helm Disney ’s sequel - reboot , Shrunk , with Josh Gad starring . The originalHoney , I Shrunk the Kidsstarred Rick Moranis as Wayne Szalinski , a quirky artificer who circumstantially shrinks his son and daughter ( along with the two boy who last next doorway ) to a quarter of an inch in sizing . It was a large commercial succeeder that grossed well over ten times its $ 18 million budget at the box office and garnered positive reviews for its cutting - edge effects , as well as its playfulness and heartfelt story .
free by Disney , Honey , I contract the Kidswent on to spawn a theatrical subsequence ( Honey , I Blew Up the Kid ) and a direct to video followup ( Honey , We Shrunk Ourselves ) in the ' XC , though neither of them was target by Johnston . The film maker has nevertheless continue to wreak with the Mouse House since then , calling the shots onThe Rocketeerand Marvel Studios’Captain America : The First Avenger , in addition to oversee the reshoots on last year’sThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms(which clear him a co - directing credit ) . Now , three decades subsequently , it appears Johnston and Disney are reunify for another shrinking adventure .
Related : Disney Theatrical Movies We opine Could Move to Disney+
allot toVariety , Johnston is enclose up lecture to direct theHoney , I Shrunk the Kidssequel - reboot ( or requel , if you prefer)Shrunk , with Gad play Szalinski ’s now grown - up Logos Nick./Filmbroke the news aboutGad star inShrunkearlier this year , though this is the first ratification of Johnston ’s take behind the camera .
publish by Todd Rosenberg ( a proportional unknown),Shrunksees Nick follow in his don ’s footstep by becoming a scientist who ( what else ? ) inadvertently shrink his own children . It sounds like the film will function as a fresh start for the franchise that avoids take away the originalHoney , I Shrunk the Kidsmovie from its persistence , like to how 2017’sJumanji : Welcome to the Junglegave a few shout - out to the 1995Jumanji(which , by conjunction , Johnston also directed ) , but otherwise ignore it . Varietyfurther reports Disney had been planning to sendShrunkstraight to its latterly - launchedDisney+ service , rather than publish it in field first . However , after reading Rosenberg ’s most recent book bill of exchange , the studio ’s executives have apparently modify their intellect and recall it ’s strong enough to justify a run on the big screen .
adopt its screenplay is , in fact , up to sniff , it makes good sense to giveShrunka theatrical release . The originalHoney , I Shrunk the Kidswas full of then ground - breaking sequenceswhere Szalinski ’s kids and their neighbors are accidentally thrown out with the Methedrine and must make their style back home by braving a backyard full of - for them , gargantuan - bees , favorable emmet , dangerous sprinklers , and worst of all … a lawnmower . One ideate that , with a proper - sized budget , Johnston should be able to one - up his 1989 movie in term of spectacle , thanks to the advances in digital consequence and filmmaking engineering over the last thirty years . Combine that with the IP ’s nostalgic solicitation for moviegoers of a certain eld , andShrunkought to have enough go for it to ensure a decent turnout in theaters … whether it ’s actually good or not , that is .
Shrunkdoesn’t have a button date yet and is still waiting on an official green - Christ Within for the time being . We will let you know when that changes .
NEXT : Disney+ : Every Movie get a Reboot
Source : Variety,/Film
