{"id":40271,"date":"2022-07-22T23:43:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T03:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40271"},"modified":"2022-07-22T23:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T03:43:20","slug":"zach-galligan-star-of-original-gremlins-film-franchise-to-guest-star-in-hbo-maxs-upcoming-animated-series-gremlins-secrets-of-the-mogwai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/22\/zach-galligan-star-of-original-gremlins-film-franchise-to-guest-star-in-hbo-maxs-upcoming-animated-series-gremlins-secrets-of-the-mogwai\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Galligan, Star of Original Gremlins Film Franchise, to Guest Star in HBO Max&#8217;s Upcoming Animated Series &#8220;Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40272\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gremlins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gremlins.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gremlins-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> Zach Galligan, who starred as the hero &#8220;Billy Peltzer&#8221; in the Gremlins films, will have a recurring guest role on <strong><em>Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai<\/em><\/strong>. Galligan announced his return to the franchise during a surprise appearance at today&#8217;s San Diego Comic-Con panel, &#8220;<em>The Origin Story You&#8217;ve Been Waiting For&#8230; Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai<\/em>.&#8221; The series will debut on HBO Max next year and later on Cartoon Network.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KCOg2H4Jiqw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Oh, Randall Park, George Takei, and Bowen Yang were also announced as series guest stars. They join an all-star lineup of Asian American actors lending their voice talents to the series which include Ming-Na Wen, James Hong, BD Wong, and Izaac Wang.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2620252522\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40273\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Gremlins-Headshots-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greeting Con attendees from afar, Park sent a special video message expressing his excitement for being involved in the series:<\/p>\n<p>Character details for today&#8217;s announced guest voices will be shared at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>In Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, we travel back to 1920s Shanghai to reveal the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.<\/p>\n<p>The series is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Presidents of Amblin Television are executive producers. Tze Chun serves as showrunner and executive producer. 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