John Lithgow’s Jud Crandall is featured in the latest look at thePet Semataryremake. In the original 1989 movie, Jud was played by Fred Gwynne, who is best known for portraying Herman Munster onThe MunstersTV series. While there are fans of the original movie, which turns 30-years old next year, it wasn’t executed as well as some Stephen King fans were hoping for and many are looking for the remake to be the definitive adaptation.
Stephen Kingalmost didn’t even publishPet Sematarybecause of how dark the subject material is, but thankfully he did as it has gone on to become one of the author’s most well-known books. A remake has been talked about for years, with Guillermo del Toro declaring that he would kill to make it in 2015. Even last year,ITdirector Andres Muschietti stated that he wanted to make the movie. However, the honor went toStarry Eyesdirectors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer and the movie is preparing for release next year.
Pet Semataryproducer Lorenzo di Bonaventura recently spoke about the remake, and it sounds pretty promising. Thefirst Pet Sematary trailerwas released a few months ago and it looked excellent and a bit unhinged, which is more than likely what Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer were going for when they made the movie. Bonaventura had this to say about the upcomingPet Semataryremake.
“Pet Semataryis a story that shakes you to the core. Following the tense and emotional plight of this family will take audiences ona suspenseful, thrilling ridethat will keep them on the edge of their seat. It’s a haunting psychological horror story and watching horror is a communal experience - in a theatre, each audience member can sense the other’s terror, which heightens the experience.”
Lorenzo di Bonaventura also revealed that he’s a big fan of “psychological horror” and admits that he’s really excited for fans to see thePet Semataryremake. Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer have reportedly made something that Stephen King fans are really going to enjoy. Bonaventura says that the directors have brought their “innovative vision to the script resulting in a powerful, dark, andterrifying modern reincarnation.” If the remake is anywhere near as successful as Andres Muschietti’s big screen adaptation ofIT, the studio will be very happy.
ThePet Semataryremake already has a lot of pressure on it to stand up next to Stephen King’s source material. Additionally, it will undoubtedly be compared to the latestITremake, which is currently thehighest grossing R-rated horror movie of all time.Pet Semataryhits theaters on April 5th, 2019 andIT 2will open in theaters in the fall of 2019, telling the second half of the story. You can check out the latest image from the remake below, thanks toFandango.
