Pam Grier has tackled the Pet Sematary prequel in the works at Paramount +. The upcoming film, which is still untitled, serves as a prequel to the studio reboot that was released in theaters in 2019. Not much more has been revealed about the plot, but the prequel will delve into the origin story of the Damned. cemetery that returns the dead as something much more sinister than they were before.
As of now, details about Grier’s role in the Pet Sematario the prequel has not been revealed. Various names for the cast have been previously announced, as it has been reported that Jackson White (Mrs. Fletcher) will play a young Jud Crandall, the elderly neighbor played by John Lithgow in the reboot and Fred Gwynne in the original. Pet Sematario. The prequel also stars Forrest Goodluck (The reborn), Jack Mulhern (Easttown Mare), Natalie Alyn Lind (The Goldbergs) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (In an instant).
The untitled Pet Sematario The prequel serves as the directorial debut of screenwriter Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess is a loser). Jeff Buhler, the writer of the remake, rewrites the script for the prequel. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing.
Preceded by Stephen King’s novel and Mary Lambert’s 1989 film adaptation, Pet Sematario It was directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer with a script written by Buhler. Reimagining the Creed family were new cast members Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jete Laurence, and Hugo and Lucas Lavoie. The film also starred Obssa Ahmed as Pascow, Alyssa Brooke Levine as Zelda, and John Lithgow as Jud Crandall.
Critics were divided on the new Pet SematarioBut it was a box office success, grossing more than $ 113 million on a budget of $ 21 million. Shortly after the original’s 2019 release, Buhler said there were discussions at Paramount to expand the franchise with another film. At the time, he suggested that a prequel might be the way to go and offered some details on what the story might entail.
“So many of the ideas that we have been considering today, recently, have focused more on delving into the mythology of the city, these rituals that children present, the mythology of the Micmac, the Wendigo, the cemetery, the origins , Jud’s life, “the screenwriter explained at the time, via ComicBook.com. “It seems I don’t want to promise anything, because we don’t know, we’re not even on the road to an idea yet.”
Pam grier He might be best known for starring in several of the most popular blaxploitation films of the 1970s, including Coffee, Foxy brown, Scream Blacula Scream, Bucktown, Y Friday foster. Decades later, he gained widespread recognition for his lead role as the title character in Quentin Tarantino’s crime drama film. Jackie brown in 1997. Grier also starred in television shows such as The word I Y Bless this mess and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work on the animated series Happily ever after: fairy tales for all children.
Filming in the Pet Sematario The prequel is scheduled to begin in August. A release date has not been set yet, but it is reported that it will be developed exclusively for the Paramount + streaming service. This news was first reported by Variety.
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