How did they bring back Harold Ramis?

How did they bring back Harold Ramis?

The Character Lab team was supplied with scans and photographs of the stand-in actor performing on set with the cast. “We gathered reference material of Harold Ramis from the 1984 and 1989 Ghostbusters films, and we were given access to digital scans of previously unseen footage and alternative takes.

How did Harold Ramis pass away?

Harold Ramis

Why was Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters afterlife?

The late Harold Ramis was not able to physically be a part of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, but his family was there every step of the way. Along with portraying Egon in the original Ghostbusters movies, Ramis served as a writer and was instrumental in crafting the films.