Pet Sematary Remake in the works

[The Apatow Crew]

1408 Writer Tackles Pet Sematary Remake

Matthew Greenberg, who wrote the Stephen King adaptation 1408 has been tapped to script the new remake of Pet Sematary for Paramount.

Published in 1983, King's tale centered on a family that trades the city life for the country life in Maine, then discovers that they have moved near a pet cemetery that rests on an ancient burial ground. When the husband's toddler son is killed in an auto accident, the father takes the boy's body to the cemetery, where it is resurrected in demonic form.

Paramount brought the book to life in 1989, with a feature version adapted by King that starred Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby and Fred Gwynne.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Schneider are producing the update.

http://www.shocktilyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=14368

 

[Figs]

Like a lot of remakes, I don't have much of an interest in this film. The original is still great and I'm not sure what they can do to improve on it.

 

[danoyse]

Yeah, I don't see why it needs a remake either. The original is fine and a closer adaptation to the book only makes it a more miserable story than it already was. It was as much about the way we handle death as it was about an evil cemetary. Not a fun read.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

The original was fantastic, so I'm curious how this will play out.

 

[TruerToTheCore]

I don't wanna be buried in a Pet Sematary,
I don't want to live my life again.

 

[:eek:]

Producer on the Pet Sematary Remake

Source:io9
July 10, 2010



Lorenzo Di Bonaventura spoke to io9 about the status of the Pet Sematary remake, something writer David Kajganich was once attached to. He told his side of the development story in this news item.

Di Bonaventura, meanwhile, assured io9 that a "soft" adaptation, or one that could potentially be PG-13, seems unlikely. The producer says Matt Greenberg has been hired to take over writing duties.

"How do you write what you already know?" said Di Bonaventura. "We're going to try some new things in the first couple drafts and see how it plays."

Greenberg's credits include Halloween: H20 and another Stephen King adaptation 1408.

 

[:eek:]

Pet Sematary Reopened

Stephen King novel coming back to life on the big screen.

February 2, 2011



Hollywood is resurrecting the Stephen King tale Pet Sematary for one more chance at cinematic life.

According to Los Angeles Times, screenwriter Matt Greenberg (who also scripted the King adaptation 1408) "is set to turn in his script for a new version of the tale, according to a person briefed on the project who was not authorized to speak about it publicly. And executives at studio Paramount have put out the word to at least two representatives in the agent community that they are seeking a high-level director to tackle the material."

The story was originally brought to the screen in 1989 starring Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby and Miko Hughes. The less celebrated sequel Pet Sematary Two, starring Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown, debuted in 1992

 

[:eek:]

Pet Sematary Rises from Death

Aja tapped to helm King remake.

August 3, 2011




by David McCutcheon

What is that rising from the grave? It looks like a remake of the beloved Stephen King fable Pet Sematary. The original film brought everyone a little hope that by burying their loved ones inside a special graveyard they could be brought back to life as zombies – well, it brought us hope, at least; who doesn't want to be chased down the block by grandma? – and now Paramount Pictures is in talks to revive the franchise from the dead.

Twitch is reporting that Paramount is bringing a revision of the series to the table. Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha) looks to be the man they have in mind to direct the King masterpiece, and given his background in the horror genre, it certainly seems plausible.

Matt Greenberg (1408) is behind the script, so there is the experience of tackling a Stephen King project right there. (Pet Sematary fans stand warned: Aja could back out of this offer if it coincides with his latest project, Cobra: The Space Pirate.)

 

[LOBO3315a]

The only thing I didn't like about the first movie was how Gage was protrayed after he came back. It's kind of hard to make a 4 year old seem menacing, and they had a hard time in this movie, because they had to use a 4 year old instead of CGI.

Looking at the little girl in Quarantine, Brianna, the CGI/make up along with some good directing would go a long way to making Gage seem like a real threat and not a cute 4 year old boy in pale-face make up.

 

[bullets]

I thought Gage was creepy as hell.

 

[Carnotaur3]

The only thing I didn't like about the first movie was how Gage was protrayed after he came back. It's kind of hard to make a 4 year old seem menacing, and they had a hard time in this movie, because they had to use a 4 year old instead of CGI.

Looking at the little girl in Quarantine, Brianna, the CGI/make up along with some good directing would go a long way to making Gage seem like a real threat and not a cute 4 year old boy in pale-face make up.

You are joking, right?

 

[obin_gam]

I wonder how they are gonna do Zelda. To this day, those are the only scenes I cannot for my life watch. And I am into gore and horrorfilms so its not that I'm squeemish, Zelda just scared the living daylights out of me

Heres hoping they can make her scare a new generation too!

 

[Dark Victory]

I've enjoyed most of Aja's movies, especially Piranha. I'm happy to see him on board.

 

[bullets]

I wonder how they are gonna do Zelda. To this day, those are the only scenes I cannot for my life watch. And I am into gore and horrorfilms so its not that I'm squeemish, Zelda just scared the living daylights out of me

Heres hoping they can make her scare a new generation too!

Yeah she was terrifying. I remember as a kid I had to look away from those scenes.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Call me excited!

 

[Punisher Rising]

Not sure how I feel about this news. The only movies of Aja I've seen so far are High Tension and his Hills Have Eyes remake, I didn't like either. But maybe he can prove himself to be a worthy director with this.

 

[LOBO3315a]

You are joking, right?

Um, no. Sorry but

just isn't as scary as

 

[Teelie]

How many more times will this "come back from the grave" only to be mercilessly cut down again before anything remotely production related occurs? It's the remake that won't die.

 

[GhostPoet]

Ok...you know what. Why does hollywood keep remaking stuff and not start doing more book to film??

 

[Punisher Rising]

Um, no. Sorry but

just isn't as scary as

I got to disagree. CGI is no substitute for the real thing and a CG Gage could never be as creepy as Miko's Gage in the 1989 movie.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I doubt Miko's Cage would be CGI in the remake though.

 

[S.A.A.D.]

I'll keep an eye on this.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

I hope this is more The Hills Have Eyes and less Piranha. The latter was entertaining but poor cgi and the general over the top feel of the thing wrecked the tension for me. But maybe that was the point, I'd have to see it again.

Still, hope it works out. Love the book, love the original film. And yeah Zelda was creepy as ****.

 

[Teelie]

Piranha was meant to be over the top. Might've gone too far with it but that was the point. I imagine the sequel will go even further.

 

[Punisher Rising]

I still haven't read the book, but have been wanting to for some time.