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By Griff Griffin
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Warner Bros. is adding water to its new Gremlins movie, which is next on the slate for the studio alongside a new Goonies movie.
Not only that, but Christopher Columbus is set to direct the former. The man who helmed the first movie in the Harry Potter film series is currently attached to Gremlins 3, according to Deadline.
It'll be a sequel rather than a reboot, continuing the story set up in the 1984 original and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. The horror-comedy, directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus, follows a boy who receives a strange creature called Gizmo.
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Upon giving him water after midnight, Gizmo spawns a horde of destructive Gremlins that cause untold damage across the boy's town.
The confirmation of Gremlins 3 was tucked away in the outlet's report about Warner Bros. upcoming films, which reads, "Franchise hopes abound down the road in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, Practical Magic 2, DC's Clayface and Supergirl, Drew Goddard's incoming script for a new Matrix, a new Gremlins from Christopher Columbus and a Goonies treatment."
In terms of the "Goonies treatment," it's not clear at this point whether it's a reboot or sequel. It's been 40 years since director Richard Donner's 1985 classic caper which sees a group of kids set out on the quest to find a long lost pirate captain's treasure.
The Goonies features Sean Austin, Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan, Jeff Cohen, Martha Plimpton, and Kerri Green. There's no word on their involvement, but it's likely there'll be at least some ties to the original given the nostalgia many fans have for it.
Columbus also wrote the screenplay for The Goonies, and has been linked with its latest incarnation.
"Columbus has previously been reported to have been part of discussions with Donner, executive producer and fellow writer Steven Spielberg, and Lauren Schuller Donner to develop a sequel, as revealed during a reunion event in 2020," reports ScreenRant.
Where to Watch Gremlins and The Goonies?
Gremlins, Gremlins: The New Batch, and The Goonies are streaming now on Prime Video.
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