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Rejected ‘Gremlins’ Pitch Opened On a Plane

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FORSTER: “The rules.” I can’t believe this.
TECHNICIAN 2: Or what about if he’s eating in an airplane, and they cross the time zone —

Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, best known to us horror fans for writing the Friday the 13th and shooting draft of Freddy vs Jason, allegedly pitched for Warner Bros.’ long-gestured reboot/sequel of Joe Dante’s Gremlins.

Surprising their Twitter followers, the duo shared the first two pages for their concept, which opens on a plane (in a nod to “The Twilight Zone” episode ‘Terror at 20,000 Feet’?) where a dropped peanut unleashes the monsters.

As you can read above, this pitch would have glossed right over the “rules” and dropped viewers right into the nitty gritty. It’s fun but hard to gather if it’s a direction I personally would have been excited about. I do like the implication that it returns to its suburban roots, but would miss the holiday setting. And the obvious reference to Gremlins 2, well, that’s priceless…

The last we heard, Gremlins may be taking inspiration from Jurassic World. But there’s been no clear update in quite some time.

For now, enjoy this gem of “Key & Peele” tackling the absurdity of Gremlins 2.

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Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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‘Kraven the Hunter’ Movie Now Releasing in December 2024

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Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.

There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.

Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.

“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”

Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.

Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.

J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.

The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.

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