Gremlins Reboot: 'Producer Assigned'

The [uuid=a610395c-846b-4563-b98f-78c813211ba7]Gremlins has moved a step closer to reality with the appointment of a producer.

Horror website Bloody Disgusting claims that Warner Bros is officially moving ahead with the project - and that it has appointed Seth Grahame-Smith to produce alongside David Katzenberg.

Grahame-Smith wrote Dark Shadows for Tim Burton and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter for Fox.

The original movie saw young Zach Gilligan inadvertently break three important rules concerning his cute new pet creatures - resulting in a furry reign of terror.

It was directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg.