Joe Dante News

October 31, 2011
Joe Dante's 8 Favorite Scary Christmas Movies
Why not get a head start on the holidays while you're being scared witless tonight? More...

February 13, 2011
Joe Dante Falls in Monster Love
Joe Dante will follow up "The Hole" by making a foray into the vampire-werewolf horror-comedy-romance genre with "Monster Love." More...

April 28, 2009
Joe Dante Talks Gremlins Blu-rays, Sequel
Here's the good news, "Gremlins" fans: director Joe Dante is sure we'll see a third installment of the franchise at some point. Now for the bad news: he's just as certain he won't direct it. More...

March 16, 2009
Joe Dante Revisits Candy Stripe Nurses
It's been too long since we've seen the words "directed by Joe Dante" attached to a major motion picture -- but the downtime has allowed Mr. Dante the time to relive his past as a trailer editor for drive-in classics like "Candy Stripe Nurses." Watch the trailer with his commentary at Trailers from Hell! More...

October 10, 2008
Exclusive: Alexandre Aja talks Mirrors and Piranha 3D
We caught up with Aja for his only UK interview to learn more about the movie as well as his latest project, a 3D remake of Joe Dante's classic Piranha. More...

October 7, 2008
The Case of the Disappearing Directors
Ever wonder what's happened to once-ubiquitous directors such as Lawrence Kasdan, Joe Dante, Jim McBride, and Phil Kaufman? According to a recent Variety article, their disappearance is the fault of -- and a failure of -- the major studio system. More...

May 15, 2008
Weinsteins Come Up With Coolest Remake Idea Ever
The Weinstein Company is bankrolling a remake of Joe Dante's cult classic Piranha, to be directed by Alexandre Aja...and screened in 3-D. More...

May 15, 2008
Joe Dante Directing Bat Out of Hell
Joe Dante's back -- and he's directing Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan's "indie horror project," Bat Out of Hell. More...

December 20, 2006
RT's Top Holiday Thrillers -- Christmas Countdown, Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of RT's Five Days of Christmas Countdown, in which we serve up a different list each day of the best holiday flicks around. Today, we've got the best-reviewed holiday thrillers -- a list that includes a proto-slasher, a cop/buddy flick, and a wrestling match between love and hate. More...

January 12, 2006
Russell's "Piranha" Remake Heading to Dimension
Writer/director Chuck Russell has been fiddling around with his "Piranha" remake for a few months now, and it seems that he's found a fan in the Weinstein brothers and their Dimension genre label. So they'll be distributing the flick when the time comes. More...

June 8, 2005
Chuck Russell Bites Into "Piranha" Remake
Our daily remake news, courtesy of Variety: Director Chuck Russell, along with Chiller Films, is planning to mount a remake of Joe Dante's "Piranha." Working from John Sayles' original screenplay, as well as a new spec script from Josh Stolberg & Peter Goldfinger, Russell hopes to bring this tale of underwater carnage to a modern audience. More...