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Joe Dante Shares Hilarious ‘The ‘Burbs’ Story

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Joe Dante‘s 1989 The ‘Burbs, starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher, is seminal genre viewing.

Much like Robe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist, ‘Burbs tapped into the suburban gold rush for its story, which made it all the more relatable.

Anyways, for those of us who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, The ‘Burbs is an important part of our nostalgia that doesn’t quite get the love it deserves. Thus, hearing any behind-the-scenes story is cause for our full attention.

Dante, who also directed Gremlins and the upcoming Burying the Ex, shared this short, but hilarious story that stemmed from the relationship young actor Corey Feldman had with pop icon Michael Jackson.

During a reddit AMA, one user asked if Dante had any funny stories from the ‘Burbs set. He shared this gem: “Well, there was the time that Michael Jackson’s chimp Bubbles visited Corey Feldman and pooped all over his trailer. If that qualifies as funny…

It does, and was worth all the energy I put into this post. Hopefully at least a few of you appreciate the madness behind this juicy little morsel of news.

If that’s not enough to warrant a story, here’s another gem: “Funny how The Burbs is outstripping Gremlins as the movie I’m asked about most often!” added Dante. “We were the only picture shooting on the lot during the writer’s strike of 1988 and a lot of the funniest stuff in it was ad-libbed by the cast. The whole thing was fun actually.

The pop star with his pet 'Bubbles'.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Adds “Chucky” Actor Teo Briones and More to Lead Cast

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Chucky Actor Teo Briones
Pictured: Teo Briones in "Chucky" Season Two

The Final Destination franchise is returning to life with Final Destination: Bloodlines. With filming now underway, THR reports that three actors have joined the lead cast, including “Chucky” actor Teo Briones.

Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”) and Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game) join Teo Briones, who played Junior Wheeler in season two of “Chucky,” as the leads in the sixth installment of the horror franchise.

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the fresh installment that also includes Richard Harmon (“The 100”, Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor) among the cast.

Production is now underway in Vancouver.

What can we expect from the upcoming Final Destination 6? Speaking with Collider, franchise creator Jeffrey Reddick offered up an intriguing (and mysterious) tease last year.

“This film dives into the film in such a unique way that it attacks it from a different angle so you don’t feel like, ‘Oh, there’s an amazing setup and then there’s gonna be one wrinkle that can potentially save you all that you have to kind of make a moral choice about or do to solve it.’ There’s an expansion of the universe that – I’m being so careful,” Reddick teased.

Reddick continued, “It kind of unearths a whole deep layer to the story that kind of, yes, makes it really, really interesting.”

Final Destination: Bloodlines is written by Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (Scream), with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) producing.

Producers on the new movie for New Line Cinema also include Dianne McGunigle (Cop Car) as well as Final Destination producers Craig Perry and Sheila Hanahan Taylor.

This will be the sixth installment in the hit franchise, and the first in over ten years. Each film centers on “Death” hunting down young friends who survive a mass casualty event.

The latest entry is expected in 2025, coinciding with the original film’s 25th anniversary.

 

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