"Gremlins" director Joe Dante said Baby Yoda, or Grogu, from the "Star Wars" Disney+ TV series, "The Mandalorian," was "completely stolen" from the Gizmo character featured in the movie he directed.

"Gremlins" director Joe Dante might be the only person who doesn't like Baby Yoda. Maybe it was some spilled water, or maybe a little midnight snack, but either way Dante came at little Grogu with ...

Gremlins director Joe Date thinks The Mandalorian's Grogu, a.k.a. Baby Yoda/The Child, "is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied" from Gizmo Grogu vs. Gizmo? Joe Dante, director of 1984's ...

A beef brewing that involves two of the cutest characters of all time? This is not the drama we were looking for. That’s because Dante thinks that Grogu is a blatant rip-off of Gizmo, the mogwai who ...

"Gremlins" creator Joe Dante has a beef with "The Mandalorian." (TheWrap) The scandal of the year just broke, as “Gremlins” creator Joe Dante recently told the San Francisco Chronicle that “The ...

Before Baby Yoda made his way into our hearts, another fictional creature had the cutesy corner of pop culture covered: Gizmo the Mogwai. Fuzzy and sweet-natured, the aliens both communicate with coos ...

Gizmo from Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch is a cute lil’ guy. Baby Yoda from The Mandalorian is also a cute lil’ guy. But Joe Dante, the director of Gremlins (a perfect movie) and Gremlins 2: ...

“I think the longevity of [the Gremlins films] is really key to this one character [Gizmo], who is essentially like a baby,” Dante shared with the San Francisco Chronicle. “Which brings me, of course, ...

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Dante argued that the image of Baby Yoda was "completely stolen" from 1984 comedy "Gremlins." The franchise is getting an upcoming animated installment with the HBO Max series, “Gremlins: Secrets of ...

“Gremlins” director Joe Dante might be the only person who doesn’t like Baby Yoda. Maybe it was some spilled water, or maybe a little midnight snack, but either way Dante came at little Grogu with ...

Growing up in the ’80s, the little face with the big soulful eyes and prominent ears was everywhere — on dolls, T-shirts, lunchboxes and thermoses. Gizmo, the diminutive, furry breakout star of the ...