OK, this is getting a bit ridiculous. Word has come in today that Sam Raimi and his Ghost House Pictures production arm are intent on rebooting The Grudge franchise! The American film The Grudge was produced in 2004, a mere ten years ago and now they want to reboot a film that’s only a decade old? I don’t know what’s up with Hollywood anymore, that film definitely does not warrant a reboot already. Read on for more details on the project.
Per Deadline, The Grudge, the Takashi Shimazu-directed 2004 film that helped establish the viability of low-cost genre films, is getting a reboot. Ghost House Pictures and Good Universe will relaunch the franchise, and they’ve set Midnight Meat Train scribe Jeff Buhler to draft the reboot.
The original starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, cost around $10 million, grossed $187 million worldwide and hatched a sequel. It was based on the Japanese horror thriller Ju-On by Shimizu. The new one will be produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise, with Roy Lee, Doug Davison, Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane exec producing. Gellar played a nurse in Tokyo who was afflicted by a curse that created uncontrollable rage and was pretty much fatal.
Source: Deadline
