‘Gremlins‘ Reboot Confirmed: โคSpielbergโค and โฃColumbus Return forโข Third โFilm
LOS ANGELES – A new “Gremlins” film is officially in growth, with Steven โขSpielberg and Chrisโฃ Columbus set to reunite for the project, according to recent reports. the proclamation marks a significant โstep forward for โthe long-awaited sequel to the โ1984 โcult classic and itsโ 1990 โฃfollow-up.
The original “Gremlins,” directedโ by Joeโ Dante and written by Chris Columbus, โcentered on the mischievous creatures andโค the threeโ crucial rules for their care: โdon’t get them wet,โ don’t feed them after midnight, and don’t expose them to luminousโค light.โ The films tracked the chaos that โensued when these rulesโ were broken, leading to unstoppable spawning and unruly mutations.
The forthcoming film’s development was hinted at this summer by Zach Galligan, whoโฃ starred in โtheโ first twoโข “Gremlins” movies,โ during an appearance at Comic-Con Manchester.โค Galligan revealed, according to aโ TikTok video, “they’ve comeโ up โฃwith a โscript” and that Warnerโฃ Bros. wasโฃ “incredibly interested in โคdoing it,โฃ apparently it’s โwaiting uponโ Mr. Spielberg to read it andโข approveโ it.”
While โขdetailsโข surrounding the plot remain scarce, the project’s โขconfirmation โคsignalsโข a renewed interest inโค rebooting beloved titlesโค at Warner Bros. Finding, joiningโข projects โlike new installments in “The โขLord of โฃthe Rings,” โข”Harry Potter,”โค and “Practical Magic.”
The “Gremlins” franchise has seen โa recent expansion with the 2023 animated prequel TV series,”Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” โคwhich explored the originsโ of โคthe Mogwai creatures and their connection to Chinese mythology. โฃthe series, from showrunner andโค executive producer Tze Chun, featured the voice work โคof โคHowie โMandel as Gizmo โขand โฃFrank Welker as the Gremlins, alongside theโข return ofโข Keyeโ Luke โas Mr. Wing.
Executiveโฃ producer Brendan Hay explained in 2023 that the series aimed to “own the somewhat throwaway origin that the Mogwai have โin โฃthe films,” and to “actually try[ing] to find a place for Mogwai that fits into Chinese mythology.”
