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GREMLINS 3 Could Finally Happen if Steven Spielberg Approves New Script

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Michael Walsh | Last updated Jul 30, 2025 2:07 PM ET

Every human could vanish from Earth tomorrow and one thing would not change. Even without people, cockroaches would still be talking about the possibility of a third Gremlins movie. I wrote my first story about a potential Gremlins 3 almost ten years ago, but rumors go back much farther. They never stop and they never will unless someone actually makes that movie. Now they actually might. Earlier this year a new report said Warner Bros. is developing a third installment . We’ve heard that before, but what we hadn’t heard until now is one of the series’ biggest stars saying the script is done and sitting on Steven Spielberg’s desk waiting for his approval.

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Gremlins stalwart Zach Galligan recently appeared at Comic Con Manchester where he provided a big update. During his conversation with the audience (which we first learned about at GamesRadar) he said the long-awaited third film is close to happening. Galligan said, “I can report, that, after 35 years they’ve come up with a script. Warner Bros. is incredibly interested in doing it. Apparently it’s waiting upon Mr. Spielberg to read it and approve it.”

….Well then.

Galligan cited the “success” of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice behind the studio’s seemingly renewed interest in Gremlins. That’s no surprise, as the Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder-led legacy sequel cleaned up at the box office. Warner Bros. has already announced that franchise will soon get its own third installment. That will be a much shorter wait than Gremlins got after its sequel. Gremlins 2 premiered in theaters in the summer of 1990. (Though in our heart, Nick Lutsko will always be the person who gave us the people’s Gremlins 3.)

Okay, so what’s the deal with Spielberg? Well, he’s obviously very busy, so it’s very possible he really hasn’t read the script yet. Or….he has. And he hasn’t given his approval because he doesn’t think the script is good enough. If nothing else, we’ll always have Groblins, the spiritual sequel that Zach Galligan starred in for Nerdist back in 2016.

Until Spielberg gives this new script the official greenlight, stay tuned to Nerdist for more Gremlins 3 rumors. Even if we’re not here to write them we’ll make sure the cockroaches pick up the beat.

This article first appeared on Nerdist and was syndicated with permission.

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