Zach Galligan was 20 when the first “Gremlins” came out in 1984. Now he’s thinking of reprising his role in a third version of the comedy-horror film — in his early 50s.
Speaking before a screening Wednesday of “Gremlins” in London, he was quoted as saying
the new film, to be produced by Christopher Columbus and Steven Spielberg, will not be a remake “in any way, shape, or form” since Columbus “has come out and said that the first film is very near and dear to his heart and as long as he is alive it will never be remade.”
Galligan went on: “So the only thing they will be, and apparently are going to be doing, is something along the lines of like Jurassic World, where it will be 30 years later.” (He made the same point in a late July interview.)
In London, he said: “In some ways [‘Gremlins’ is] bigger now than it was back then due to the Internet. It seems to still speak to people across the years. I think that’s because the film’s not very date specific. My hairstyle is maybe the most dated thing in the movie.”
Nerd alert! Gremlins 3 is happening: https://t.co/8j4UIWMMAN pic.twitter.com/DFrj6TwLCG
— E! Online (@eonline) November 27, 2015
Gremlins counts as a Christmas movie.
— Italia Ricci (@italiaricci) November 24, 2015