Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directing duo behind this summer’s hit horror Final Destination: Bloodlines, have teamed up with Chris Columbus (the original 1984 film’s writer) to write the new feature instalment of the horror comedy franchise Gremlins. Warner Bros. announced last week that the movie about the mischievious monsters would be released on November 19th, 2027.

Columbus is aboard to produce and direct the pic, with Steven Spielberg also returning to executive produce. Kristie Macosko Krieger and Holly Bario of Amblin Entertainment are, too, producing the project, as are Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe via 26th Street Pictures.

Lipovsky and Stein are reportedly working with Columbus as a writing team. A script by the latter has been in development since 2017, with Toby Halbrooks and Carl Ellsworth having penned previous drafts.

In talking about his to return to Gremlins, Columbus said in an interview with THR: “I’m filled with a tremendous surge of inspiration and passion, as I embark on this cinematic journey. It’s an honor to reunite with Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros., as we bring this latest chapter of Gremlins to a brand new generation of moviegoers who will experience all of the thrills of this grand adventure on the big screen.”

The original Gremlins, directed by Joe Dante, told of a young man who receives a unique, cute and furry creature as a present from his father, and who names it Gizmo. The pet comes with three seemingly simple rules: keep it away from light, don’t let it come in contact with water, and don’t feed it after midnight. Of course, those rules are soon broken and all hell breaks loose. Wouldn’t be much of a story otherwise.