Among other revisions in the script was a huge change to Gizmo, who in the first version was supposed to become the leader of the gremlins and wreak havoc on the town. However, Spielberg soon ...

“Gizmo turned into a gremlin on page 30 and did not remain [soft and cuddly] throughout the entire film. That was one of Steven’s best ideas-that Gizmo remained by Billy’s side.

After 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way. While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday ...

So, when Billy accidentally gets Gizmo wet and ... sign we have yet that Gremlins 3 could actually happen. Columbus first wrote Gremlins as a spec script to break into Hollywood.

The horror-comedy, directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus, follows a boy who receives a strange creature called Gizmo. A scene from Gremlins 2. Its sequel, tentatively titled Gremlins ...