Gremlins 3 is finally moving forward, and now, according to insider reports, Jenna Ortega is being eyed for the film's lead role.

Casting information for the new sequel hasn't been officially announced, but one major name has entered the fray. Industry insider Daniel Richtman reports that Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has been offered the lead role and is now in talks to potentially star in Gremlins 3.

"Gremlins 3" has been in various stages of development for years. Columbus, who wrote the original 1984 film, has long been attached as writer and producer. He has gone on record stating that the gremlins will not be CGI but will instead return to the practical puppetry that defined the original films.

Ortega is already very well associated with revivals of major franchises. She is particularly well known for playing the titular role in Netflix's Wednesday, a new take on The Addams Family. She also appeared in two Scream movies, becoming a major part of slasher movie history. In 2024, she partnered back up with Tim Burton as one of the stars of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a legacy sequel to the 1988 original.

Warner Bros. officially confirmed last year that the long-gestating sequel is in development, with a planned theatrical release set for November 19, 2027.

Source: Press Release