‘Gremlins 3’ Update: Chris Columbus Aggressively Working on a Sequel
Gremlins 3, that old chestnut. We’ve had various news of a third installment for years, we’ve heard that it’s going to be a remake, then a reboot and of course a sequel. But which way will they actually go? While nothing has been confirmed or officially announced, Zach Galligan recently spoke with the guys over at Bleeding Cool, where he unleashed a flurry of goods on the proposed third installment.
With a lot of talk of a reboot, sequel or remake, Zach stated the following;
I think you can tell what’s happening with Gremlins 3 the same way you could tell with Gremlins 2. It’s the same people and they tend to work the same way. There is a huge time gap but it’s Warner Bros, Spielberg and Chris Columbus. Now, Chris Columbus didn’t have anything to do with Gremlins 2 – because by his own admission he didn’t see a franchise. He kind of regrets it I believe, but he was ‘one and done.’ I don’t think he cared for Gremlins 2 and the direction some of the characters went in, so he’s kind of wrested control back. Everything I’m quoting is stuff he’s publicly said: ‘There will NEVER be a remake. There will NEVER be a reboot. There will only be a SEQUEL.’
Then, speaking of the sequel, just where could a potential Gremlins 3 go?
[Columbus] has been aggressively working on a Gremlins 3 that takes place in present day. He tantalizingly says there will be some NEW characters and some OLD characters – I guess in the style of a Force Awakens type sequel. One thing we know for sure is they have a writer on board. The only insight I can give is the following: There was a 6-year gap between Gremlins and Gremlins 2; most of that time was spent with them writing and rejecting ideas and re-writing. One of the ideas that was rejected was ‘gremlins in Vegas.’ They went with that for 18 months and felt it was too expensive. Eventually they came up with the tower idea, where essentially I’m working for Donald Trump, our new President! That took six years to happen. Carl Ellsworth has been apparently working on the script for a year and a half now. If no new names start appearing on the IMDb listing, then that means they like the script. If new names start appearing, y’know Kevin Smith appears, it means it’s back in rewrites with a new vision.
And finally, will Gremlins 3 actually happen?
Warner Bros definitely wants it, Chris Columbus wants to do it because he’d like to undo the Gremlins 2 thing as he wasn’t thrilled with it, and Spielberg wants to do it I imagine – because he’s Spielberg – and why wouldn’t he want to do it. Once he’s found the right script, he can attach his name and make a ton of money. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
As stated above, nothing has been officially confirmed or announced as of yet, but could it actually happen? Will we finally see a sequel? If so, do you guys want it or is it too late? For me, as long as there is practical puppets or at least a mix, say like Krampus, I’ll be pretty freakin’ happy. Plus, this will also mean more Gremlins merchandise, and we can always use more, right?
