Zach Galligan, who played Billy in 1984’s Gremlins and its’ 1990 sequel Gremlins 2:The New Batch, recently spoke with Cherry the Geek TV about his return (this time as a henchman) in Max‘s animated prequel series Gremlins:Secrets of the Mogwai.
“I think they (the producers) wanted some sort of continuity and since (Secrets of the Mogwai) is a prequel there is no way to put in Billy since he is at least fifty years away from being born,” said Galligan at the 51st Annual Saturn Awards where Gremlins:Secrets of the Mogwai was nominated for Best Animated Series. “They asked if I wanted to play another character. I said yes provided that it was not my actual voice. I wanted to show that I could do voices other than just Billy. So they offered me the role of a henchman where I got to change my voice which was fun because it’s animated and it should be a good time and make you smile.”
Galligan says while the show is aimed at kids it works on two levels. “It’s like a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It has sophisticated jokes for adults and it has silly jokes for kids.”
You can watch the full interview with Zach Galligan by clicking on the link below:
Season one of Gremlins:Secrets of the Mogwai is available to stream on Max. Season two is coming soon.
