Bill Murray says Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis are "greatly missed" in reprised the role for Ghostbusters II. However, he semi-retired from acting in the late '90s to raise his kids after his wife died from cancer.
With Moranis planning to return to live-action acting in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel, Shrunk, there's been some speculation about him possibly also revisiting the Ghostbusters franchise (in secret) in next year's Afterlife. But based on recent comments by Murray, who's reprising his role as Peter Venkman for the movie, that's not happening and Moranis will Ramis on the list of Ghostbusters (1984) veterans missing from the latest installment.
During an interview on The Ellen Show, Murray said Ramis and Morranis are "greatly missed for so many reasons" in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, before adding "They were so much a part of the creation of [Ghostbusters] and the fun of it." He went on to tease Egon being "featured in the story of the movie. So, it will be very interesting."
In of story, audiences expect from a Ghostbusters movie. This should also allow Afterlife to bring characters like Stantz and Venkman back into the mix without it feeling contrived.
As for Moranis, ed on making a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot a few years ago, saying he didn't think it made sense for him to revisit the franchise for such a minor thing. It's possible he ed on Ghostbusters: Afterlife for similar reasons, seeing as the Louis Tully character probably wouldn't have had much to do in the movie. And while it might've been fun if he popped up anyway, one can understand where he's coming from.
Source: The Ellen Show
