'Gremlins' Remake "Moving Quickly" at Warner Bros.

With talk of a Goonies sequel now having perked up again, another 1980s childhood staple rumored for follow-ups is back in the news. A sequel or remake to Joe Dante's Gremlins has been bandied about for years, with little in the way of progress. That changed last year when Warner Bros. put a reboot in production, bringing on Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter scribe Seth Grahame-Smith to be a part of it. But we haven't heard anything on it since then, but it looks like the Gremlins are definitely back, so remember not to feed them after midnight.

As a brief aside in their story about Goonies, AICN noted that a Gremlins remake is "moving quickly" at the studio, meaning they've likely got it on the fast track. Of course, there could be a reason why they didn't elaborate further on what should be a larger story, but for now let's just take this as confirmation the project continues to develop.

Since anything involving Gremlins can't happen without the approval of Steven Spielberg, we can also surmise he's given it his blessing. Still, the idea of speeding through something like this is troubling.

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'Gremlins' reboot to be produced by the guy behind 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'

Rumors of a Gremlins 3 have been swirling around since 1990's Gremlins 2: The New Batch, but earlier this year it looked like Warner Bros. and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment were finally pushing ahead, only with a total reboot of Joe Dante's classic. Why? Eh, there's money to be made. Need any other reason than that? At the time it didn't sound especially close to happening, and that may still be the case, but with the addition of two high-profile producers clearly a major step forward has been taken.

The Gremlins reboot is "officially moving ahead" according to BloodyDisgusting, adding Seth Grahame-Smith and the powerful David Katzenberg to produce. Grahame-Smith is best known as the author behind horror mash-ups Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, also having adapted the former for the big screen last year. He also wrote Tim Burton's Dark Shadows and is working with him on Beetlejuice 2, so clearly he's a guy familiar with fleshing out older properties. He's currently working with Fox on their Fantastic Four relaunch, so the guy is pretty much everywhere right now.

So far there's no writer or director attached, but it wouldn't be a stretch to think Grahame-Smith could end up with the gig. Not sure if that will inspire a lot of confidence or not considering his resume. Unfortunately, nobody seems to be ringing Dante's phone to come back and direct it. Maybe once Spielberg starts making his voice heard on the matter that will change.

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Warner Bros. looking to reboot 'Gremlins'

We've probably reached the point now where no beloved classic is truly considered untouchable. Every one of our childhood favorite is grist for the remake or reboot machine at some point, and that now includes Joe Dante's classic, Gremlins.

Vulture reports that Warner Bros. and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment are talking again about rebooting the 1984 horror comedy, which introduced us to the infamous three rules of owning a Mogwai. Gremlins 3 has long been rumored, but it unfortunately never happened. As for the reboot, it's been talked about for awhile but due to the cost, and Spielberg's insistence of having some creative input, things have never come to pass. Vulture says it may happen this time, though. Exactly why isn't totally clear to me.

So just tuck this under your hat as a possibility, remember not to feed Gizmo after midnight, and save your anger for something more concrete.





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