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Harold Ramis’ Daughter Comments On Potential CGI Egon Spengler
At Comic-Con over the weekend, Ghostbusters creative force Ivan Reitman was questioned about the potential of digitally de-aging and/or resurrecting actors in a future Ghostbusters live action film. The question stemmed from Reitman’s hints that a future movie *could* unite the original and reboot crews.
Reitman noted that such digital trickery is “something we’re thinking of,” leading many to speculate that we could eventually see the late Harold Ramis digitally resurrected as Egon Spengler one more time. In the wake of Rogue One bringing Peter Cushing back from the dead, it seems that anything is possible in Hollywood.
Mind you, nothing is even remotely confirmed at this time, but Harold Ramis’ daughter did catch wind of the speculation and she commented on this whole thing in a chat with THR. What does Violet Ramis Stiel think about the potential of CGI being used to bring her father back to the screen?
“It’s bizarre. Personally, for me, it is hard to imagine that people would accept it, but who knows,” she told the site. “The technology now is amazing. I try to think what would he have thought. If it’s great and it works, then good. And if there is a problem, then obviously no.”
Stiel subsequently tweeted, “My dad’s #1 contribution to GB was helping shape the story + characters w/his intelligence + humor & you can’t CGI that!”
Amen to that.
Egon is but my dad’s #1 contribution to GB was helping shape the story + characters w his intelligence + humor & you can’t CGI that! https://t.co/UpWc7BqzpW
— Violet Ramis Stiel (@violetisadora) July 24, 2017
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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