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{Gremlins 3 News} Chris Columbus says the new Gremlins film will “Almost definitely” be a reboot.
According to a very short metro.us article, Chris Columbus says that the new Gremlins Film will “Almost definitely” be a reboot.
Doesn’t really tell us anything solid or further details, but at least people are still talking to those involved
https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/gremins-reboot-gonnies-sequel-update
Take it with a huge grain of salt folks. The article is pretty poorly written, and if you look at the URL, they didn’t even spell Goonies or Gremlins correctly. They also made the mistake of claiming Gremlins was released in 1985, when we all aware it released in the summer of 1984. While this may seem minor, it just shows a lack of thoroughness on the part of the writer.
We all want a new Gremlins film/product/cartoon/etc, but I for one am at the point where I will believe it when I see something concrete more than someone saying “things are in the works”.
{Gremlins 3} Chris Columbus is working on the script, which will be “twisted and dark”
According to a short piece over at Slashfilm, Chris Columbus has been hard at work on a new script for Gremlins 3 that will be “twisted and dark as anything” and will likely touch on the concept of eliminating gizmo to eliminate the Gremlin threat.
Some sites have taken that to mean that Gizmo might be murdered in the film, but that is nowhere to be seen in Columbus’ brief statements.
To me it sounds more like a general musing and his personal feeling that if there is a creature capable of spawning unholy monsters that destroy everything in sight, and can easily multiply with malevolence, yeah…you might want to keep that thing under control one way or the other.
Either way, the important thing is this is further confirmation that Gremlins 3 is in some state of development and we will eventually see a new film someday!
Check out Slashfilm for the full article and more quotes by Chris Columbus on the film!
{Rumor Mill} Gremlins coming to LEGO Dimensions?!
Leaked footage from an upcoming LEGO Dimensions trailer, presumably planned to be featured at E3 next week has gotten the Gremlins Universe all abuzz with this one moment, screencaptured by @BrentOnInternet (https://twitter.com/BrentOnInternet/status/740347698302222336)
The rumors on multiple websites claim that the new LEGO Dimensions game will have:
Sonic the Hedgehog, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them, Goonies, Ghostbusters, Powerpuff Girls, Adventure Time, Teen Titans and Mission Impossible
Goonies, Ghostbusters and Gremlins all in the same game? Along with Finn & Jake and the Powerpuff Girls? This can’t be. This is extremely exciting. At least we seem to have confirmation that Gremlins will be in the game, via the trailer that was quickly taken down.
More details as they become available!
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{Gremlins 3 News} ‘Gremlins’ Reboot Will Be ‘A Completely Different Direction’
Thanks to a tip from Andre Meadows (of Black Nerd Comedy fame, check him out!) it looks like the latest tidbit of news on the “New Gremlins Film” front comes from MTV News of all places.
The full article is here over at MTV.com has Gremlins screenwriter Chris Columbus stating:
“Oh, god, a completely different direction,” Columbus continued. “It’s not a remake of the first movie at all. Because the first movie’s very dear to my heart.”
That means not only will we get the same mogwai mischief, it also means that even 25 years later, you don’t want to feed them after midnight.
“It’s the same universe, the same rules, same Gremlins, but not the same,” Columbus added. “There’s elements of it. What I’ve learned — I haven’t even seen ’Star Wars’ — but what I’ve learned in the trailer is, people want to stay connected to what they fell in love with. So when I saw Harrison Ford and Chewie, I was like… I had tears in my eyes, and I think everyone collectively across the world geeked out at that moment.”
What does this mean?
Honestly, not a whole lot yet again. We know Warner Bros wants to make a new film, but a lot of stars have to align to get any movie made, let alone one of the most unique film franchises of the 80’s and 90’s . So we know there is some kind of progress, but how much? Is this just Chris trying to hype up the idea of a new film? His “Force Awakens” analogy is curious and somewhat hopeful but at the same time we don’t want to have fan service just for the sake of fan service. What if that was the only scene Chewie and Han were in in the new trilogy? Just a 5 second cameo, to make the fanboys happy. Obviously this isn’t the case, but sadly Zach and Phoebe don’t have the same effect the general populace of gasping in nerd-tastic excitement.
Chris Columbus, Joe Dante and Stephen Spielberg truly love the Gremlins franchise, this is obvious since there hasn’t been a million direct-to-video sequels starring once-relevant stars and barely having the creatures at all until the final scenes. They haven’t just sold the rights off unconditionally for a few bucks like many would have with such a difficult franchise as Gremlins. Let’s hope they keep the love for the franchise a bit longer while the Hollywood machine does its thing.
We have waited 25 years from the last Gremlins film, we can wait a few more until the next one.
Warner Bros Hires Goosebumps film writer to script Gremlins Remake/Reboot
Hey folks!
Not a whole lot to see here, but it looks like WB is trying to get things rolling with a new writer for the long-delayed Gremlins film that really, we know pretty much nothing about.
As usual, Spielberg has veto power on these things so it is possible that he simply will say “no” after reading a finished draft and we will be back to square one. Then again, it could be fantastic. We need a new generation of Gremlins Fans to get into the series and something less scary than Gremlins but more intense than Gremlins 2 could be appropriate. After watching Joe Dante’s “The Hole” I know that family-friendly horror/adventure films can still be done, but that genre is far from the moneymaker it was 30 years ago….
Full story here: http://deadline.com/2015/04/gremlins-remake-warner-bros-carl-ellsworth-goosebumps-1201406014/
I have reached out to Warner Bros for comment on the story but have not heard back yet. I will be sure to update this if anything comes up.
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