We can’t wait to catch up with little Gizmo (Picture: Allstar/WARNER BROS)

Director Chris Columbus has revealed some exciting developments for the new Gremlins film.

Although 31 years since the first flick hit the big screen, Chris, who helmed the original, is back on board along with Steven Spielberg and sounded confident when speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas recently.

Confirming that a ‘writer’ was attached, the 56-year-old told MTV News: ‘I know what the take is, I can’t talk about it, but I was approached to do the sequel to Gremlins way back when.

Filmmaker Chris Columbus has a clear vision of what he wants from a new film (Picture: Michael Buckner/Getty)

‘That was before the power of the franchise. I was like, “Nah, the first movie exists, it’s great the way it is. Why spoil it with a sequel, or a bunch of sequels?” ‘




Yeah, why Chris?

‘Well, time has passed, and I’ve seen what happens when sequels can actually work… So I was open to the idea, and I think we have a really good take.’

Could original bad guy Stripe make a return? (Picture: Allstar/WARNER BROS)

1984 dark comedy Gremlins starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates was a box office hit and has since become a cult classic. 1990 follow-up Gremlins 2: The New Batch… meh, not quite so much, choosing more of a spoof-comedy route.

For those worried that this will be just another remake, fear not, with Chris assuring: ‘It’s a completely different direction… it’s not a remake of the first movie at all … It’s the same universe, the same rules, same Gremlins, but not the same.’

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