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‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai’ Wing Family Revealed

Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai

Amblin has revealed some pictures of the young Wing family that will be the center of the upcoming HBOMax animated prequel series Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai.

This long-awaited series will feature Gizmo on various adventures with his previous owner, Sam Wing. Set in the 1920s. they will be battling Chinese mythological creatures and spirits while avoiding Gremlins and an evil developer.

The series was announced back in 2019, and development stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks like we will finally see the series – which has already been greenlit for a second season – sometime this year.

In 2021, I reported on the amazing voice cast, but this is our first chance to get a good look at some of the main characters.

Introducing the ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai’ Cast

BD Wong as Hon Wing
Courtesy of Amblin

First up, we have BD Wong as Hon Wing. He is definitely a BD (Big Deal) to film and TV fans as he has appeared in everything from OZ to reprising his 1993’s Jurassic Park role in the Jurassic World films. Hon Wing is Sam Wing’s father.

James Hong as Grandpa
Courtesy of Amblin

In ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai,’ James Hong will be voicing Grandpa. Grandpa is… well, grandpa to the 10-year-old Sam Wing and an “expert” on all things related to Chinese mythology.

If you see James Hong’s name in any cast list, you know it is worth a watch. Did you know James Hong has never won an Oscar? He is an absolute legend in cinema and television with a career that spans over seven decades. He is currently appearing in the mind-warping Everything Everywhere All At Once. An extra piece of trivia: James Hong acted in several episodes of the series Kung Fu, along with Keye Luke, who portrayed Sam Wing in the first Gremlins films!

Ming-Na Wen As Fong Wing
Courtesy of Amblin

Fong Wing is Sam Wing’s take-no-prisoners protective mother. Ming-Na Wen will bring her to life, and I cannot wait to see what she brings to the group. She is a veteran actor and voice actor, known to us 80s and 90s kids for her role in the 1994 blockbuster film Street Fighter. Recently, Wen played Melinda May in the pre-Disney+ Marvel TV Universe series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is the sharpshooter assassin Fennec Shand seen in Star Wars’ The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and The Book of Boba Fett

Izaac Wang As Young Sam Wing
Courtesy of Amblin

This brings us to Sam Wing, our 10-year-old main character, voiced by Izaac Wang. 

Izaac has a notable filmography for someone his age. He was one of the antagonists in Good Boys and had roles in major productions including Reya And The Last Dragon and Clifford. This is undoubtedly his biggest role yet!

In Gremlins and Gremlins 2, Sam was played by Keye Luke. Luke has appeared in numerous films, TV shows, and animations including the 1989 series Superboy, the original MacGuyver series, the animated Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and the 1986 series Sidekicks. Unfortunately, Luke passed away in 1991, about a year after Gremlins 2 was released.

Just like Mr. Futterman said…” | The Satellite Show

What ‘Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai’ Is About

In Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai, young Sam Wing is a naive 10-year-old who buys into his grandfather’s tales of myth and legend. While his dad tries to keep his head on the ground, Sam is called to return, Gizmo, to his home. Along the way, he encounters many of the mythological beasts that his grandfather often warned him about.

Here is the official synopsis: 

Steeped in China’s rich culture and mythology, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first discovers the mysterious creature. Sam Wing, the youngest in the family, accepts the dangerous task to take Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside. Sam and Gizmo are joined by a teenage street thief named Elle. Together, they encounter—and sometimes battle—colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. Along their quest, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.

More Gremlins To Come?

While this isn’t groundbreaking news, it’s exciting to see Gremlins getting love after so long of virtually nothing on the screen. All we’ve had recently are Mountain Dew commercials.

If this does well, it may open the door to more Gremlins films for a new generation. This is not an uncommon goal, as many classic franchises have seen recent continuations to varying levels of success. Even Baywatch got a legacy film in 2017! Baywatch would have done better had it been a spin on the superior Baywatch Nights series.

Mitch Buchannon posessed
Evil Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff) is waiting for his legacy sequel!

Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai will release exclusively on HBOMax, eventually.

 

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