The
Gremlins franchise has been up in the air for quite a while; almost 30 years in-fact. Chris Columbus, who wrote the original film, recently teased that the much beloved franchise could be getting the reboot treatment. Past reports had teased that the next film would be a continuation of 1990's
Gremlins: The New Batch , but Columbus now refutes those claims in an interview with
Metro.
Gremlins we are actively talking about that. So that’s what I am working on with my production company 1492 Pictures. It will almost definitely be a reboot.
In the more than 30 years since the debut of Gremlins; the film has become somewhat of a holiday classic, due to its gruesome special effects and equally impacting emotional moments. Columbus also directed holiday classic, Home Alone, and took the time to explain how his intention was to make the films "timeless."
That was the goal on the films that have worked and have stood the test of time. There was definitely an intention to make them timeless. Even when we were making Home Alone I was saying to the crew, ‘I hope when people are watching this on TV in 30 years that this still feels fresh.’
You are a product of the time you shoot the movie, so there are a few things that give away what year it was. But there is a timeless quality, which starts with the story, which you know has an emotional connection to the audience that you know will continue through generations. But then there is production design, visual design, and making sure that it is appealing. There is a certain appeal to those films that helps to retain a certain freshness.
The writer was also asked if there's any word on a possible sequel to his and Steven Spielberg's 1985 classic, The Goonies.
There has been talk of it. That’s a difficult one. Only because all of the actors have gotten older and chosen different careers. So that’s a little more difficult. We are actively talking about [Gremlins]. So that’s what I am working on with my production company 1492 Pictures.
What do you think about the prospect of
Gremlins being rebooted? What did you think about the first two films? Would you like to see a sequel, or even possibly a reboot, to
The Goonies?