Veteran horror filmmaker Joe Dante, who directed films such as Gremlins, The Howling, Innerspace, and The Burbs, made a film last year titled The Hole that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It is Dante‘s first directorial effort since 2003’s Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and it has some decent word-of-mouth surrounding it.
Peter Sciretta over at /Film calls it “a tame but fun throwback to the PG-13 horror movies from my childhood.” Another thing the film has going for it is the fact that it was filmed in 3D, not simply post-converted like Clash of the Titans and many other recent films. However, despite these positives, the film remains without a distributor or a release date.
Give the trailer and the official plot summary a glance below.
Plot: From director Joe Dante comes a family-friendly 3D thriller that explores the fears and secrets buried deep within the human mind. After moving into a new neighborhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbor Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of The Hole.
What did you think of the trailer for The Hole?