You have no idea how excited I got when this news came across my desk this morning. I all but had a heart attack thinking the flick was some kind of epic fan film continuation of the classic Amblin/Joe Dante creature feature GREMLINS!
Turns out it isn't. Making me think how the hell the title GREMLIN hasn't been used by the Asylum before. Like, years ago. In fact, how was there not a rip-off flick called GREMLIN released the week after GREMLINS opened?
Chalk it up to the power of Spielberg, I guess.
Anyhow, now there does seem to be a film called GREMLIN and today we have the poster and the first trailer to share with you guys. The film is being sold as "GODZILLA meets THE RING" (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean) and it looks like the new little devil will be crawling out of the Lament Configuration.
GREMLIN comes to us from director Ryan Bellgardt and is set to hit VOD July 11 from Uncork’d Entertainment. Uncork'd, if you forgot, was the company that put out the new classic THE SHELTER written and directed by Mr. John Fallon.
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GREMLIN synopsis:
Adam receives a mysterious box from a relative containing a creature that will kill everyone he cares about. The only way to be rid of the curse is to give the box to someone he loves. As the ominous timer on the box counts down to its end, he can only imagine the horrors that await. Does he give the box away to save his family, or unleash a monster upon humanity? He can’t destroy it. He can’t escape it. He can only give it to someone he loves…
GREMLIN is directed by Ryan Bellgardt and stars Adam Hampton, Kristy K. Boone, Catcher Stair, Katie Burgess, Mike Waugh, and Caleb Milby.
GREMLIN will be available everywhere on Digital HD July 11th.