In 2014 , Dante made '' Burying the Ex '' , a horror comedy about a young man whose controlling girlfriend suddenly dies in a freak accident but when he tries to move on with his life along with his new partner he discovers that his now undead Ex has come back . The film stars Anton Yelchin and Ashley Greene . It was selected to be screened out of competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , and was released in 2015 . Dante served as executive producer on the independent feature length thriller '' Dark '' , starring Whitney Able and Alexandra Breckenridge , directed by Nick Basile . The film is set in New York City during the 2003 blackout . The film was released by Screen Media Films on June 7 , 2016
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Joe Dante