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New Little Shop of Horrors Reboot Coming from Roger Corman and Gremlins Director

Joe Dante will join B-Movie legend Roger Corman for Little Shop of Halloween Horrors following scrapped Chris Evans remake plans.

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Joe Dante Explains Why Howie Mandel Didn't Return as Gizmo in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai serves as a prequel to the Gremlins movies, but Howie Mandel doesn't reprise his voice role as Gizmo.

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Why Joe Dante Should Return to Horror

Joe Dante, the iconic '80s director, is next at-bat for a well-deserved comeback in the horror genre.

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Joe Dante’s Best Movies, Ranked

While Joe Dante has been behind some of the greatest movies, he still remains quite an underrated filmmaker.

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Gremlins 2 Director Says Key & Peele Sketch Was 'Completely Accurate'

Director Joe Dante says the Key & Peele sketch about how Gremlins 2 was written was pretty much exactly how it went down in real life.

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Gremlins Director Says The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda Design Was 'Completely Stolen' From Gizmo

The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda has become a pop culture icon, but his appearance is very similar to another well-loved movie creature.

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Gremlins 3 May Be a True Sequel Set 30 Years Later
Gremlins Director Says Steven Spielberg Saved the Film by Making Gizmo the Hero's Pal

According to Joe Dante, the original screenplay for Gremlins was much darker until an idea from Steven Spielberg completely changed the film.

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Piranha Retrospective: Joe Dante's Mild Masterpiece of a Creature Feature Is More Than a Knockoff
Piranha Retrospective: Joe Dante's Mild Masterpiece of a Creature Feature Is More Than a Knockoff

Joe Dante's Piranha was released 43 years ago today and still holds up as a masterpiece creature feature film.

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Maniac Cop, The Stuff, It's Alive: Larry Cohen Doc Gets Theatrical, VOD Release
Maniac Cop, The Stuff, It's Alive: Larry Cohen Doc Gets Theatrical, VOD Release

Larry Cohen, the master filmmaker behind Manic Cop, It's Alive, The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpant and so many more 70s and 80s classics gets a new documentary coming this summer.

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Goonies 2 & Gremlins 3 Still Happening, But Very Slowly
Goonies 2 & Gremlins 3 Still Happening, But Very Slowly

Original Goonies and Gremlins writer Chris Columbus is staying involved in both projects to protect them for fans.

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Burying the Ex Trailer: Ashley Greene Is A Zombie Girlfriend!
Burying the Ex Trailer: Ashley Greene Is A Zombie Girlfriend!

Anton Yelchin stars as a man whose ex-girlfriend suddenly comes back from the dead in the new trailer for director Joe Dante's Burying the Ex.

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Burying the Ex Trailer Starring Ashley Greene
Burying the Ex Trailer Starring Ashley Greene

A guy's regrets over moving in with his girlfriend are compounded when she dies and comes back as a zombie in director Joe Dante's Burying the Ex.

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Explorers Remake Being Planned at Paramount
Explorers Remake Being Planned at Paramount

This update of Joe Dante's 1985 sci-fi family adventure about three teenage boys who travel into outer space will be a low budget affair.

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Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene and Alexandra Daddario Join Burying the Ex

Joe Dante is directing this horror comedy about a man's ex-girlfriend who comes back from the dead. Production starts today in Los Angeles.

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A Two Coreys Halloween: The Essential Horror Movies of Haim and Feldman
A Two Coreys Halloween: The Essential Horror Movies of Haim and Feldman

The 80s icons starred in some of the era's biggest genre hits. In celebration of Coreyography, we take a look back at their scariest work.

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Quentin Tarantino Will Play Roger Corman in The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Joe Dante is directing this biopic about Corman's experience making The Trip with Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper.

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Gremlins Remake Moves Forward with Producer Seth Grahame-Smith

The Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter writer is producing with his partner David Katzenberg, with Warner Bros. currently seeking a director.

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Gremlins Reboot Being Planned by Warner Bros.; Steven Spielberg May Produce

The studio is hoping to revive the small furry Mogwai and their troublesome alter-egos in this remake of the 1984 Christmas classic.

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Joe Dante to Direct Robert Englund in Air Disturbance

Dylan Walsh stars as a father who protects other passengers from a supernatural force on a transcontinental flight.

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Trailer War Trailer
Trailer War Trailer

Drafthouse Films will release this unique documentary featuring obscure trailers from all over the world.

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