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‘The Grudge’ Comes Home This March

This March, The Grudge comes home. From director Nicolas Pesce comes a new installment of The Grudge franchise. In The Grudge, “A curse born in Japan is simultaneously unleashed in the U.S. Those who encounter it are consumed by its fury and met with a violent fate. “Producer Sam Raimi brings us the untold chapter of this horror classic starring Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin, with horror movie legend Lin Shaye (Insidious, Ouija) and Jacki Weaver, in the darkest, creepiest and most shocking film in the series.” Produced by Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. The Grudge will be unleashed on Digital March 10th followed by its release on Blu-ray and DVD on March 24th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. BLU-RAY, DVD, AND DIGITAL BONUS MATERIALS: “The Cast of the Cursed” featurette:

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 13, 2020

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Director Nicolas Pesce Explains ‘The Grudge’ In New Video

A new vignette gives us a new look at The Grudge. In the video, director Nicolas Pesce and producer Sam Raimi explain some of the mythology of the story. We also see some new footage from the film. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film Ju-On: The Grudge written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 3, 2019

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A Curse Is Born In The New Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘The Grudge’

The poster is here from producer Sam Raimi and director Nicolas Pesce‘s twisted new take on the horror classic The Grudge. The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Betty Gilpin with Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver. With a screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, the movie is based on the film “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. Produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Taka Ichise the movie is executive produced by Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton and Schuyler Weiss. In The Grudge, a house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. This film is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for the following reasons: disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language. The Grudge is set to haunt theaters beginning January 3, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 28, 2019

MoviesNews

New Poster For ‘The Grudge’ Pays Homage To A Classic Scene

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 22, 2019

Paranormal

‘The Grudge’ Reboot Arriving Next Summer

The new The Grudge reboot now has a summer release date. Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016’s The Eyes of My Mother, wrote the latest version of the script penned by Jeff Buhler. Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, and horror icon Lin Shaye are starring in the remake of the 2004 film which was a remake itself of Japan’s Ju-On (2002). It will begin filming the May in Winnipeg. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer are producing. The Grudge will arrive in theaters on August 16th, 2019.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 8, 2018

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The Exorcist’s John Cho Boards ‘The Grudge’ Reboot

A couple of days ago we reported that Demian Bichir (Alien: Covenant) and Andrea Riseborough (Black Mirror) had joined The Grudge reboot. Now, news has come that “The Exorcist” star John Cho has also boarded the film. Cho, best known for his role as Harold in the hilarious Harold & Kumar franchise, will also star in Aneesh Chaganty’s film Searching coming out on August 3rd. We are so excited about this new adaptation,” Producer Sam Raimi stated. “We went back to the original source material to deliver a relentless supernatural thrill ride that explores the horrors of American suburbia.” Based on the script by Jeff Buhler (Midnight Meat Train) the film is a “reimagining” of 2004’s The Grudge, which was itself a remake of Japan’s Ju-on. Nicolas Pesce wrote the latest version of the script and will be in the director’s chair for the film that is the twelfth film in the combined Ju-On/The Grudge franchise which also includes a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 17, 2018

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‘Black Mirror’ Actress In Talks To Star In ‘The Grudge’ Reboot

The 2004 U.S. version of The Grudge was a hit with genre fans and went on to spawn two sequels, but Hollywood isn’t finished with the franchise yet. We’re getting a reboot. Last summer we reported that Ghost House Pictures had snagged The Eyes of My Mother‘s Nicolas Pesce to rewrite and direct the reboot. Deadline is now reporting that casting is officially underway. Word is, “Black Mirror” actress Andrea Riseborough is circling the role of a detective and single mother. The new version of the 20o4 film, inspired by the 2002 Japan’s Ju-on, is the twelfth addition to the franchise which also includes two short films, a video game, and a graphic novel series.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 4, 2018

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