Joe on 3rd Gremlins

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

Earlier today we heard director Joel Schumacher’s reaction to the though of the WB doing a STD sequel to his beloved 80s classic THE LOST BOYS, and now it looks like director Joe Dante is jumpin’ on the STD hatin’ bandwagon, as a GREMLINS 3 is possibly looming on the horizon.

Dante and GREMLINS producer Michael Finnell had a chance to talk with MovieHole over the weekend, and they are not pleased with the prospects of a CGI filled Gremlins movie- and who is? I mean, really, is the world calling for another one? Here’s what Dante had to say on the idea: “Gremlins was governed by the technology that produced it. Now it would be CHI, and you could do anything. There may be places for the jokes to go [The White House?]. But you’ve got a company who owns the rights to a movie that they don’t quite understand. I think it’s going to be difficult for them to make another one”.

Let’s hope it’s so difficult that it just doesn’t happen. A CG Gremlin just doesn’t sound like fun- and definitely takes away from the ‘coolness’ factor that the original had going for it. To check out the entire scoop, go ahead and click HERE, and stick around for more news on GREMLINS 3 as we hear it.