The Szalinski family is at it again. Disney is reportedly working on a reboot/belated sequel to classic 80s movie Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, with Mouse House favorite Josh Gad (Frozen 2) set to star. The film, simply titled Shrunk, will revolve around Nick Szalinski, the son of Rick Moranis’ Wayne from the first pic, who follows in his father’s footsteps and accidentally shrinks his kids with his wacky invention.

Based on a script from Todd Rosenberg, the studio is said to have originally planned to drop the movie on Disney Plus, but is suitably impressed with the material and wants to give it a theatrical release instead. Given this, they’re said to be in talks with original director Joe Johnston (Captain America: The First Avenger) to helm the picture, after initially considering other filmmakers.

Things seem to be going well for the project, then, though it’s still in the very early stages and has not been officially greenlit yet. But with a popular star like Gad and an established director like Johnston aboard, it’s surely a no-brainer for Disney to move forward with it.

 

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