While we may have to wait until 2021 to find out just what the secrets are in HBO Max's animated prequel series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, one of them has already slipped out. It seems as if film franchise director Joe Dante will indeed be consulting on the series. That should come as great comfort for fans of the original 1984 Christmastime horror-comedy and its uproariously raucous sequel in 1990. In a chat with Daily Dead for his latest work as an executive producer on Andy Palmer's Camp Cold Brook, Dante confirmed that he's consulting …

Director of the iconic Gremlins, Joe Dante, is here to discuss some behind-the-scenes moments from making the film, collaborating with Steven Spielberg, and what it was like creating the very first PG-13 rated movie.

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