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Max Landis’ Pitch for a Found Footage ‘Gremlins’ Reboot Was Kinda Great

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“If you got a Gremlin for Christmas, you would be filming it all the time.”

Last we heard, original Gremlins screenwriter Chris Columbus revealed that he has completed a script for a new Gremlins movie, which will ponder the depressing idea of Gizmo’s murder being the only way to stop the madness. It’s not the first time we’ve heard of another installment being in the works, and we’re sure it won’t be the last.

On a related note, it’s just come to our attention that Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra) pitched his own take on a Gremlins reboot not too long ago. Landis enthusiastically pitched the concept direct to Gremlins director Joe Dante last year on the Talkhouse Film Podcast, revealing that he had previously pitched it to Warner Bros.

Thanks to Arrow in the Head for the heads up on this one.

As Landis explained to Dante, his take on Gremlins would’ve brought Gizmo and friends into the found footage arena, with the first act playing out like “a cute animal YouTube video” after a young girl is gifted two Mogwai for Christmas. Of course, they eventually get wet, and act two becomes a full-on found footage disaster movie.

And that’s when things would’ve gotten really fun: “In the third act of the movie, the Gremlins get the camera,” Landis excitedly explained to Dante.

You can check out the whole pitch below.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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