Gremlins director says Grogu is a quotshameless copyingquot by Gizmo

Gremlins director says Grogu is a "shameless copying" by Gizmo Omelet

the filmmaker Joe DanteCreator of the eighties phenomenon gremlinsDuring an interview, she attacked Grogu, the Baby Yoda. According to the director, the character of war of stars is a copy of Gizmo, a character from his film.

“I think longevity [do filme] It’s really fundamental to this character[gizmo]who’s essentially like a baby,” Dante told Datebook. [via IndieWire]. “Which of course brings me to the subject of Baby Yoda being completely stolen and copied. Shameless, I would think.”

Gremlins debuted in 1984 and was a huge hit at the time, getting a sequel in 1990. Grogu is a character in the Star Wars franchise, introduced in the first season of The Mandalorian.

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