Overview
- CEO David Zaslav announced the greenlight and date during Warner Bros. Discovery’s third-quarter results call, confirming a wide theatrical release.
- Steven Spielberg returns as executive producer via Amblin Entertainment, with Chris Columbus set to write and direct after scripting the 1984 original.
- Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein are reported to be collaborating on the screenplay alongside Columbus.
- The creative plan emphasizes animatronics and practical creature work over heavy CGI to recapture the original film’s tone.
- Story and casting remain under wraps as the studio positions the film as a late‑2027 holiday tentpole following years of development that included earlier drafts by Toby Halbrooks and Carl Ellsworth.