When I was young, there were two movies which I adored above all others. One was The Goonies, and the other was Gremlins. They both came out in the mid-80s, just at the time I was discovering the joy of movies. It also coincided with the era that we got a VCR so I could watch the films over and over again. Much to my parents chagrin.
Recent months have brought speculation over a sequel to The Goonies, with a possible remake or a direct sequel which would see the children of the original characters coming together for their own adventure. Now, there is speculation that there could be a new Gremlins movie as well, although whether this would be a remake of the original or Gremlins 3 is unclear.
In fact, it’s unclear whether this is even a goer or not. The news that it could be happening comes from an interview Joe Dante, the director of the original movie and Gremlins 2: The New Batch, gave to Empire Online. He said:
“I hear they’re going to make another one soon. I can see why – it would be stupid to let that title go to waste. The actors from the first two are too old to do a proper sequel, so I’m sure when the new one arrives it will be a remake of the original.”
Meanwhile, Chris Columbus, who wrote the original movie, said:
“I haven’t heard about it. If they do the monsters with CGI, I don’t know if it would be the same. They should go back and do it with puppets again, though at this point I wouldn’t be interested in being involved.”
So Columbus wouldn’t want in anyway, but he’d prefer they did it with puppets if anything. And I kind of agree because the magic can sometimes be lost when CGI is overly used, and I think that would be the case with a Gremlins remake or sequel. That is, of course, if it gets made in the first place. Which clearly isn’t anywhere near to being confirmed.
I have to agree. My friends and I grew up through the late eighties and early nineties, so we remember the gremlins movies. We have talked about the rumors ourselves, and we ALL agree on to points.
1-Remaking it would ruin the story, so they should just make it another sequel. Have the original actors (who played Billy and Kate) teaching their kids the to be more responsible around Gizmo.
2-The movie will also be ruined if they use any CGI, or make Gizmo change like the other Mogwai. We have heard rumors that they might have the new leader gremlin force Gizmo to eat after midnight. Needless to say that whoever started that rumor really pissed us off.