No matter what, I just hope they stick to a lot of practical effects and puppetry for Gizmo and the Gremlins.
No matter what, I just hope they stick to a lot of practical effects and puppetry for Gizmo and the Gremlins.
Asked how he would approach the sequel in light of those changes, Columbus was clear that the mischievous monsters themselves remain the heart of the series. “Gremlins exists without actors, it’s about puppets,” he said. “For me it’s going be very difficult to work with puppets again after working with such great actors.”
And despite advances in technology, Columbus said fans can rest assured the mischievous mogwai won’t be CGI creations: “No, we would do practical puppets, yeah.”