Gremlins is back! Maybe…Gremlins 3isreportedly in the workswith Christopher Columbus returning to help pour water all over the franchise he originally started in 1984.
The beloved horror franchise first launched withGremlins(obviously), a Christmas horror comedy that helped create the PG-13 rating.Gremlins: The New Batchwas released six years later, showcasing a moreLooney Tunesvision of Gizmo and his “friends.” Ever since then, fans have been clamoring for Gremlins 3.
Now, those dreams are closer to becoming reality thanks to a shake-up at the top of Warner Brothers.
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Gremlins Grossed $212 Million Worldwide In 1984
When taking care of a mogwai, there are three rules you must always follow:
Follow these simple rules, and nothing will go wrong. But if that happens, you also don’t have a plot to your movie. So, when Billy accidentally gets Gizmo wet and, then, unknowingly feeds several mogwais after midnight, horrifically hilarious chaos ensues.
Directed by Joe Dante and written by Christopher Columbus, who would go on to directHome Alone,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, Gremlins was a huge hit, earning $149 million domestically and $212 million worldwide on an $11 million budget.
Gremlins: The New Batchwasn’t as successful, only earning $41 million domestically against a reported $50 million budget. Since then, it’s followed suit with the original as a classic, leading to pleas from fans forGremlins 3.
Christopher Columbus Is Working On Gremlins 3
Thanks toDeadline’s reportingabout the Warner Brother’s shake-up, we now know that Gremlins 3 is in the works, and thatChristopher Columbus is working on a treatment for it. That doesn’t mean he’ll write the movie, but it is the most positive sign we have yet that Gremlins 3 could actually happen.
Columbus first wrote Gremlins as aspec script to break into Hollywood. He was inspired by mice that kept him up at night in his loft:
“But at night, what sounded like a platoon of mice would come out and to hear them skittering around in the blackness was really creepy.”
Eventually, the script wound up in the hands of Steven Spielberg, and the rest is history. Here’s to hoping that history repeats itself over 35 years later!
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