Warner Bros. Moves Gremlins 3 to October 2028

Warner Bros. has moved Gremlins 3’s theatrical release from November 19, 2027, to October 6, 2028, pushing the long-awaited sequel back by nearly a year. The studio confirmed the new date in a short release announcement; it has not disclosed the film’s plot or cast. The change means the sequel is now scheduled to arrive 38 years after Gremlins 2: The New Batch, released in 1990. The original Gremlins, written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante, opened in 1984. The franchise follows mischievous creatures called gremlins, which emerge after rules for caring for a Mogwai are broken. Columbus is set to direct Gremlins 3, with Steven Spielberg returning as an executive producer. The reports identify Columbus, Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein as contributors to the screenplay, while one report says Hannah Marks is writing the current draft. The available announcements do not provide further details about the script or explain the release-date change. Warner Bros. has not announced casting, so it remains unclear whether actors from the earlier films will return. No story information has been released, leaving the sequel’s plot and its connection to the previous films unspecified.