‘Gremlins’ Director Accuses ‘The Mandalorian’ Of Copying Gizmo’s Design For Baby Yoda
etcanada.comJoe Dante is slamming Disney for what he sees as a case of plagiarism. The “Gremlins” director spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle about the inspiration for the character of Baby Yoda on “The Mandalorian”.
Speaking on the success of his cult classic series, he believed a lot of it had to do with the adorable designs. “I think the longevity of [‘Gremlins’] is really key to this one character [Gizmo], who is essentially like a baby,” he told the outlet. “Which brings me, of course, to the subject of Baby Yoda, who is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied.
Shamelessly, I would think.” READ MORE: Lucy Lawless Reveals Fan Campaign To Have Her Replace Gina Carano In ‘The Mandalorian’ May Have Cost Her A Different ‘Star Wars’ Role Gizmo is one of the adorable fuzzy creatures to feature across the film franchise from the 1980’s, whereas “The Mandalorian” came out in 2019.
While Dante views it as a very obvious rip-off, he’s not interested in pursuing legal action. Part of it may be due to the resurrection the “Gremlins” franchise is currently experiencing.
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