Gremlins Return!

A new Gremlins film will be produced by Steven Spielberg and the original film's writer, Christopher Columbus.

16:31 01 December 2015

Earlier this year, Goosebump writer Carl Ellsworth was said to have been commissioned to write a new Gremlins film, which will be produced by Christopher Columbus and Steven Spielberg.

 

Gremlins star Zach Galligan said that the new movie will not be a remake nor a reboot.

 

Galligan said: "It's not going to be a reboot. It will not be a remake in any way, shape, or form. Chris Columbus has come out and said that the first film is very near and dear to his heart and as long as he is alive it will never be remade.

 

"So the only thing they will be, and apparently are going to be doing, is something along the lines of like Jurassic World, where it will be 30 years later."

 

When asked if he will return and star in the new movie, he said: "I swear on my life, I don't know if I'm in it or not, but I think there is probably a decent chance since I'm one of the few people left standing from the first movie.

 

"Hopefully they won't use too much CGI, or the CGI will be really good like the Planet of the Apes movies, and hopefully we'll have some practical effects too."

 

"In some ways [Gremlins is] bigger now than it was back then due to the internet," Galligan added.

 

"It seems to still speak to people across the years. I think that's because the film's not very date specific. My hairstyle is maybe the most dated thing in the movie."