Gremlins 3 Officially Set for November 2027 Release

Steven Spielberg is an influential American filmmaker and one of the top-grossing directors in cinema history. Born in 1946, he began his career in the late 1960s with television episodes and his first short film, *Amblin* (1968), which led to a long-term studio contract. His breakthrough came with *Jaws* (1975), which became one of the highest-grossing films ever and established him as a leading director. He continued to direct major blockbusters such as *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* (1977), *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), the *Indiana Jones* trilogy (1981–1989), and *Jurassic Park* (1993), which was the highest-grossing film at the time[1][2][3]. Spielberg is a three-time Academy Award winner, receiving Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for *Schindler’s List* (1993), a poignant historical drama about the Holocaust, and Best Director for *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), a World War II epic. *Schindler’s List* also won six other Oscars and inspired Spielberg to establish the Survivors of the Shoah Foundation, preserving testimonies of genocide survivors[1][3][4][5][9]. His films often combine commercial success with critical acclaim and social themes, seen in works like *The Color Purple* (1985), *Amistad* (1997), and *Lincoln* (2012)[7]. Spielberg co-founded DreamWorks in the mid-1990s, producing numerous successful films such as *Men in Black* (1997) and *The Mask of Zorro* (1998). More recent directorial efforts include *West Side Story* (2021), which earned seven Academy Award nominations, and *The Fabelmans* (2022), a semi-autobiographical film co-written with Tony Kushner[1]. He has received numerous honors, including the Irving G. Thalberg Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015)[1][6]. Spielberg remains a key figure in modern cinema, continuing to influence the industry through directing, producing, and his advocacy for historical remembrance.

Christopher Joseph Columbus, born September 10, 1958, in Spangler, Pennsylvania, is an American filmmaker known for his work as a director, producer, and screenwriter. He studied film at New York University, where he sold his first screenplay as a sophomore. Columbus began his career writing screenplays, including the successful comedy-horror film "Gremlins" (1984), which attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg. He subsequently wrote scripts for "The Goonies" (1985) and "Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985) while working for Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Columbus launched his directing career with "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987), followed by notable films such as "Home Alone" (1990), "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992), and "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993). These films established him as a leading figure in family-oriented comedy. He directed the first two installments of the "Harry Potter" film series—"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002)—which were critical and commercial successes and helped launch one of cinema's most successful franchises. Columbus also produced "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004) and the acclaimed drama "The Help" (2011), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Other directing credits include "Bicentennial Man" (1999), "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" (2010), and "Pixels" (2015). Columbus co-founded the production company 1492 Pictures and has remained active in film and television production. His work continues to influence popular culture, and he is recognized for his contributions to both family entertainment and major blockbuster franchises. As of 2024, Columbus remains involved in the film industry, with a career spanning over four decades and more than 80 film and television productions.