Shut your curtains now. Rumours of a Gremlins 3 have been doing the rounds since they finished cleaning up splattered mogwai off the set of part 2, but the plot just thickened slightly with Joe Dante suggesting that a third, CGI-ied instalment may finally be in works. "I hear they're going to make another one soon," the Gremlins director told us. "I can see why - it would be stupid to let that title go to waste." Just don't expect a straight sequel. "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." If this sounds like hearsay from Dante, who'd be surprised to find another classic added to the '80s remake frenzy gripping Hollywood? Whatever the outcome, Gremlins creator Chris Columbus won't be on board. "I haven't heard about it," Columbus told Empire. "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 what are you thoughts? Is it time for another visit to Mr. Wing's Chinese emporium or should Gizmo and co. be consigned to the dusty shoebox of movie nostalgia?

Phil de Semlyen

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Gremlins 3
They should definitely make a new Gremlins movie, but they need to scrap the child humor, and PG gore. They should take it to a true horror level. Make it dark and scary as hell and on a massive scale without goofy googly eyed dumbass gremlins and talking ones. Keep the atmosphere creepy much like the original did. 'Do you hear what I hear'. Nuff said. ... Read More traveb About me
04:19, 20 September 2009 | Report This Post
a gremlins 3? bring it on!
i would like to see where Gizmo and those stuff on his back came from. probably, what universe where Giz came from. a gremlins 3? bring it on, Joe Dante. ... Read More rudyalapag About me
20:04, 11 September 2009 | Report This Post
PLEASE LEAVE IT ALONE
I'd love to see another Gremlins movie, I really would. But I don't trust a single director not to fuck it up.. ... Read More billkiller About me
02:39, 02 August 2009 | Report This Post
RE: No more remakes of good movies!!!!!!!!
If I were a director, Gremlins is one film I would love to remake. But the potential to fuck it up is obvious. ... Read More Tank Boy About me
00:34, 01 August 2009 | Report This Post
No more remakes of good movies!!!!!!!!
No remake please. A Gremlins 3 with a new story is fine but without Dante and no Jerry Goldsmith scoring seems a horrible thought. ... Read More Gold Digger About me
13:07, 31 July 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Gremlins CGI
L: Rgirvan44 Why? Meet the Febbles is a great movie! t's the only Peter Jackson movie I've never liked, although it's been ages since I saw it, so maybe I'd change my mind if I see it again now...  What was so great about it? ... Read More hans_vdw About me
11:35, 31 July 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Gremlins CGI
L: hans_vdw While writing this, I'm pretending that 'Meet the Feebles' never happened though! sp; Why? Meet the Febbles is a great movie! ... Read More Rgirvan44 About me
11:20, 31 July 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Gremlins CGI
Reading the Gollum comment above, a new Gremlins movie would be a dream come true if it were directed by Peter Jackson.  If he could give it the attention to detail that he gave to LOTR and Kong (on a much smaller scale of course) paired with his Braindead-era sense of cartoon humour (which is what Gremlins made so great in the first place anyway), then this could be brilliant... And with Weta handling the Gremlins, then at least you'll know you wouldn't need to worry about the CGI vs pu... Read More hans_vdw About me
11:15, 31 July 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Gremlins CGI
L: tftrman L: hughjass L: Tech_Noir What's all this hatred towards CGI. "We want puppets! We want puppets!" Get with the times! There is no way Gremlins 3 will have puppets, The important thing is an excellent script, excellent effects (regardless of it being CG) and dark witty humour (preferably not watered down for a lower rating). Dante's probably right away Zack and Phoebe being too old and I cringe at the thought of it being about their kids and them having cameo... Read More waltham1979 About me
09:57, 31 July 2009 | Report This Post
RE: Gremlins CGI
Puppets with CGI enchancements....if you must. Those puppets are still amazing and I think the actors would lose something if they didn't have a physical puppet. Just becase you CAN use CGI doesn't mean you have to. Look at Where The Wild Things Are to see a good mix of the two. ... Read More Rgirvan44 About me
21:00, 30 July 2009 | Report This Post
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