Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Pet Sematary (2019) and Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023).
In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in the woods behind their new house. When the family’s cat Church dies, their friendly neighbor Jud Crandall leads Louis past the charming Pet Sematary deeper into the forest to a burial ground where the dead don’t rest easy. As darkness creeps closer, Louis’s young son Gage becomes the busy road’s next victim and the grieving father attempts to harness whatever power lies beyond the Pet Sematary to reverse the terrible tragedy threatening to destroy his life.
Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer adapted King’s devastating novel in a 2019 film which reverses...
In the Master of Horror’s vast collection, few stories cast a shadow so dark as Pet Sematary. Stephen King’s 1983 novel follows Louis Creed and his young family as they fall victim to the grim shadow of death lurking in the woods behind their new house. When the family’s cat Church dies, their friendly neighbor Jud Crandall leads Louis past the charming Pet Sematary deeper into the forest to a burial ground where the dead don’t rest easy. As darkness creeps closer, Louis’s young son Gage becomes the busy road’s next victim and the grieving father attempts to harness whatever power lies beyond the Pet Sematary to reverse the terrible tragedy threatening to destroy his life.
Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer adapted King’s devastating novel in a 2019 film which reverses...
- 10/9/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s that time again. Another year has come to an end. Another decade, even. We defied the odds and live to fight another day, just like horror cinema proved itself – once again – a genre that continues to survive, adapt and thrive. Even at that, 2019 was an odd year for horror in that mainstream titles featuring household villains ended up leaving less of a mark than so many vastly different indies (in my opinion). If anything, 2019 was a reminder of the tremendous diversity among horror subgenres that offer a cornucopia of terror. Take your pick, choose your fate and dive into Part I of our top horror movies of 2019.
20) Pledge
In a year when toxic masculinity takedowns skewered fratboy culture on a rotating spit, Pledge paddles Greek life into submission. Three boys, a “dudes only” initiation and the true meaning of “Hell Night.” Director Daniel Robbins and writer Zack Weiner...
20) Pledge
In a year when toxic masculinity takedowns skewered fratboy culture on a rotating spit, Pledge paddles Greek life into submission. Three boys, a “dudes only” initiation and the true meaning of “Hell Night.” Director Daniel Robbins and writer Zack Weiner...
- 12/31/2019
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
With the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary now on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD, Paramount recently celebrated in style with a screening of the film at New York City's Koneko Cat Café (which transformed into the Scaredy-Cat Café) with co-star Jeté Laurence and plenty of feline friends in attendance. We were pleased to team up with Paramount to give away tickets to the event, and if you couldn't make it to the screening, we've been provided with a highlight video from the memorable evening that featured plenty of friendly cats that didn't come from the place where "the ground is sour."
You can watch the highlight video below, visit Koneko Cat Café online to learn more about how their team is finding loving homes for cats, and read on for full details on the home media release of the new Pet Sematary.
Previous Press Release: Hollywood,...
You can watch the highlight video below, visit Koneko Cat Café online to learn more about how their team is finding loving homes for cats, and read on for full details on the home media release of the new Pet Sematary.
Previous Press Release: Hollywood,...
- 7/11/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Last night, lucky New Yorkers had the opportunity to see Pet Sematary at the Koneko Cat Café. Jeté Laurence, who plays Ellie Creed in the film, was in attendance–along with a number of real-life cats! Give the video embedded at the top of the article a spin for a taste of what went down! If […] The post Video Recap of Last Night’s Screening of Pet Sematary with Jeté Laurence–& A Lot of Cats! appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/10/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Stephen King was on a roll when Pet Sematary came out in 1983, with each horror novel seemingly creepier than the last. After all, everyone loves a loyal pet, and many families can recount how they commemorated an animal/fish/bird’s life at death. Turn that domestic normality on its head and you can terrify most everyone. King admitted this was perhaps his most disturbing work, the one where he may have gone too far (which is saying a lot).
The 1989 film adaptation starred Fred Gwynne, Dale Midkiff, and Denise Crosby and did a fairly good job capturing the spirit of the novel. It performed well enough that it spawned a best-forgotten sequel.
And as with all things, it was been remade this spring and is out now on disc from Paramount Home Entertainment.
The premise remains the same: the Creeds have moved into a rural home near the local Pet Sematary.
The 1989 film adaptation starred Fred Gwynne, Dale Midkiff, and Denise Crosby and did a fairly good job capturing the spirit of the novel. It performed well enough that it spawned a best-forgotten sequel.
And as with all things, it was been remade this spring and is out now on disc from Paramount Home Entertainment.
The premise remains the same: the Creeds have moved into a rural home near the local Pet Sematary.
- 7/9/2019
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
New Yorkers: Win a “Purrfect” Evening Watching Pet Sematary Surrounded by Cats + Steelbook Giveaway!
Lucky New Yorkers will have an unprecedented opportunity to view Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary. The show happens July 9th, kicking off at 9 Pm (Est) at the Koneko Cat Café, 26 Clinton St. What’s more, there will be some special guests. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Jeté Laurence, who gave […] The post New Yorkers: Win a “Purrfect” Evening Watching Pet Sematary Surrounded by Cats + Steelbook Giveaway! appeared first on Dread Central.
- 7/2/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
I thought the new film adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary was decent. I enjoyed it, but I still like the original film better. That movie will always have a special place in my heart for scaring the living shit out of me when I was a kid.
There were two different endings that were shot for this new adaptation. The theatrical ending features Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) following his evil resurrected zombie daughter Ellie (Jeté Laurence) as she drags her dying mother Rachel (Amy Seimetz) to the ancient cursed ground where she buries her. It’s there that Rachel comes back to life and kills her husband while he is fighting Ellie. It concludes with an undead Louis, Rachel, and Ellie approaching Gage who is waiting inside of a car.
This alternate ending is very different in tone and is actually a bit more disturbing and sad. It...
There were two different endings that were shot for this new adaptation. The theatrical ending features Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) following his evil resurrected zombie daughter Ellie (Jeté Laurence) as she drags her dying mother Rachel (Amy Seimetz) to the ancient cursed ground where she buries her. It’s there that Rachel comes back to life and kills her husband while he is fighting Ellie. It concludes with an undead Louis, Rachel, and Ellie approaching Gage who is waiting inside of a car.
This alternate ending is very different in tone and is actually a bit more disturbing and sad. It...
- 6/23/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Leo the cat, who played Church in this year’s Pet Sematary remake, died mysteriously just weeks after the film’s release, his trainer Kirk Jarrett announced on Thursday.
Jarrett adopted Leo after filming ended for the remake of the 1989 horror classic, which was on released April 5.
“It is with deep sadness that we tell you that Leo has passed away. He will forever be missed by his human and fur family. May his star always shine bright,” Jarrett captioned the Instagram photo.
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Jarrett adopted Leo after filming ended for the remake of the 1989 horror classic, which was on released April 5.
“It is with deep sadness that we tell you that Leo has passed away. He will forever be missed by his human and fur family. May his star always shine bright,” Jarrett captioned the Instagram photo.
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- 5/30/2019
- by Matt McNulty
- PEOPLE.com
The bird has been sprung from his cage, and just in time to see how it all ends.
In TheWrap’s exclusive clip from Thursday’s series finale of “Gotham,” Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) has been released from prison and is walking out of his jail cell to a slew of Gotham’s press, dressed in all the penguin-suit glory fans of Fox’s Batman prequel series have been waiting for.
When he’s asked by a journalist about the first thing he’ll do now that he’s a free man, he responds: “I will lay flowers on the grave of my beloved mother.”
However, when the topic of Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) — and how Gordon put him in prison — comes up, Cobblepot says this: “The best revenge against Jim Gordon will be a life spent serving the city I love.”
Also Read: 'Gotham': Riddler and...
In TheWrap’s exclusive clip from Thursday’s series finale of “Gotham,” Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) has been released from prison and is walking out of his jail cell to a slew of Gotham’s press, dressed in all the penguin-suit glory fans of Fox’s Batman prequel series have been waiting for.
When he’s asked by a journalist about the first thing he’ll do now that he’s a free man, he responds: “I will lay flowers on the grave of my beloved mother.”
However, when the topic of Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) — and how Gordon put him in prison — comes up, Cobblepot says this: “The best revenge against Jim Gordon will be a life spent serving the city I love.”
Also Read: 'Gotham': Riddler and...
- 4/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The Fox series Gotham concludes this Thursday night (8:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt) with “The Beginning…,” the show’s 100th episode and the long-awaited arrival of the city’s caped crusader in all of his costumed glory. Fox just released a densely packed trailer for that series finale and it promises a major confluence of the city’s nut-job villains — and also offers a few glimpses of the masked manhunter who will become the living symbol of the dark and haunted city he protects.
The prequel series has starred Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, and David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne int he years after his parents were murdered in a street robbery. With the final episode, the actions flashes-forward a decade as Wayne makes his big return to Gotham after years abroad training his mind and body for the challenges ahead. The...
The prequel series has starred Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, and David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne int he years after his parents were murdered in a street robbery. With the final episode, the actions flashes-forward a decade as Wayne makes his big return to Gotham after years abroad training his mind and body for the challenges ahead. The...
- 4/22/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
It's finally here!
Gotham Season 5 Episode 12, titled "The Beginning..." marks the series finale of this popular Fox drama.
As such, Fox has dropped the official trailer for what is sure to be a wild conclusion.
What can we expect from the episode?
"The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower," according to the official description.
Related: Gotham Season 5 Episode 11 Review: They Did What?
"A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks."
"However, when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon begins to piece together an even more sinister plot targeting the city, and a new figure emerges from the shadows to be the hero Gotham desperately needs in the all-new ‘The Beginning…’ series finale episode of Gotham."
Sounds intriguing, right?
It certainly sounds like the plot of a movie,...
Gotham Season 5 Episode 12, titled "The Beginning..." marks the series finale of this popular Fox drama.
As such, Fox has dropped the official trailer for what is sure to be a wild conclusion.
What can we expect from the episode?
"The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower," according to the official description.
Related: Gotham Season 5 Episode 11 Review: They Did What?
"A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks."
"However, when Bullock is framed for a murder, Gordon begins to piece together an even more sinister plot targeting the city, and a new figure emerges from the shadows to be the hero Gotham desperately needs in the all-new ‘The Beginning…’ series finale episode of Gotham."
Sounds intriguing, right?
It certainly sounds like the plot of a movie,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Warning: Big spoilers for both the original and new versions of Pet Sematary ahead!
After watching the trailer for the Pet Sematary reboot a few months back, we were shocked to discover that the studio decided to give away a major twist that explains both of the horror flicks' chilling taglines: "Sometimes dead is better" and "They don't come back the same."
In this new adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel, directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer decided to change a major component of the original story. This time around, the young son of the Creed family isn't the one who dies - it's his older sister.
To give you some background, the film follows Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who moves into a sprawling rural home with his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), and their two young children, 8-year-old Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and toddler Gage (twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie). Not long after they arrive,...
After watching the trailer for the Pet Sematary reboot a few months back, we were shocked to discover that the studio decided to give away a major twist that explains both of the horror flicks' chilling taglines: "Sometimes dead is better" and "They don't come back the same."
In this new adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel, directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer decided to change a major component of the original story. This time around, the young son of the Creed family isn't the one who dies - it's his older sister.
To give you some background, the film follows Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who moves into a sprawling rural home with his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), and their two young children, 8-year-old Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and toddler Gage (twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie). Not long after they arrive,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
As an entertainment journalist, there are certain movie and TV series titles that make my job harder than others. Jordan Peele's recently released Us, for example. Netflix's You is another one. Despite being short and simple, it makes writing headlines a little bit of a pain. But the latest contender is annoying for a reason that should become immediately clear as soon as you lay eyes on it: Pet Sematary. Why, oh why, is it spelled like that?!
The 2019 reboot of Stephen King's classic, terrifying story - which was first published in 1983 and adapted for the big screen in 1989 - is now in theaters. Which means that it's now all over social media, in giant headlines on ads in the city where I live, and plastered all over freaky commercials that will keep me awake for a week straight (at least). But in addition to being creeped...
The 2019 reboot of Stephen King's classic, terrifying story - which was first published in 1983 and adapted for the big screen in 1989 - is now in theaters. Which means that it's now all over social media, in giant headlines on ads in the city where I live, and plastered all over freaky commercials that will keep me awake for a week straight (at least). But in addition to being creeped...
- 4/14/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Stars: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jete Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Obssa Ahmed | Written by Jeff Buhler, Matt Greenberg | Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel, and their two children, Gage and Ellie, move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie ‘Pet Sematary’ located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better.
Pet Sematary, directed by duo Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, is a reimagining of the chilling Stephen King novel and cult classic 1989 film of the same name directed by Mary Lambert. The 2019 remake is absolutely chilling and delightfully eerie. It makes you wait for the seismic terrors, but the payoff is horrifically unsettling with a truly...
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel, and their two children, Gage and Ellie, move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie ‘Pet Sematary’ located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better.
Pet Sematary, directed by duo Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, is a reimagining of the chilling Stephen King novel and cult classic 1989 film of the same name directed by Mary Lambert. The 2019 remake is absolutely chilling and delightfully eerie. It makes you wait for the seismic terrors, but the payoff is horrifically unsettling with a truly...
- 4/10/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Happy Friday, dear readers! Now that it’s officially Pet Sematary weekend, we have one final video interview to share with you all, featuring the new adaptation’s breakout star, Jeté Laurence, who portrays Ellie Creed in the film (and also recently appeared in Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger as well). During our interview with the up-and-coming actress, she talked about the duality of her character in Pet Sematary (2019) and how working with directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer really helped her understand who Ellie was.
Laurence also discussed how she got to take on a lot of her own stunts in the film, and reassured us that working on the new Pet Sematary wasn’t nearly as scary as it seems in the movie.
Look for the new Pet Sematary in theaters now, courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t seen any of the Pet Sematary...
Laurence also discussed how she got to take on a lot of her own stunts in the film, and reassured us that working on the new Pet Sematary wasn’t nearly as scary as it seems in the movie.
Look for the new Pet Sematary in theaters now, courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Spoiler Warning: If you haven’t seen any of the Pet Sematary...
- 4/5/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The hottest trend in horror right now is Stephen King, and specifically, remakes of some of his seminal works. Most recently, It was a box office smash, which got the ball rolling. Now, we have a new Pet Sematary on our hands. A more efficient updating of the original film, it also makes enough changes to the story that we’re not just watching the exact same narrative play out over again. Bleak, creepy, and effective enough to recommend, it’s also not nearly as good as the early buzz out of SXSW this year suggested. It’s a decent fright flick but that’s about it. The movie is, of course, a remake of the adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The Creed family is looking for a slower paced life as they relocate to a small town in rural Maine from their busy Boston life.
- 4/5/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Before you know it, Gotham will be return with its final two episodes and we’ll be able to chat about everything that went down in what’s sure to be must-see TV. After having to deal with one more rerun in the form of “Ruin” on April 11th, “They Did What?” will see Bane unleash hell and cap off the present-day story arc on April 18th.
But on April 25th, things will really kick into high gear when the series finale itself graces screens and presents this universe’s iteration of Batman. Appropriately titled “The Beginning…,” the official synopsis sets the stage for what’s to come:
The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower. A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks. However,...
But on April 25th, things will really kick into high gear when the series finale itself graces screens and presents this universe’s iteration of Batman. Appropriately titled “The Beginning…,” the official synopsis sets the stage for what’s to come:
The series flash-forwards 10 years into the future, as Bruce is set to return to Gotham for the opening of the new Wayne Tower. A series of crimes leads Gordon to believe Penguin and The Riddler are up to their old tricks. However,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Death affects people differently. Sometimes in unexpected ways. For some, coping with the inevitable is hard to even think about. For some, they are plagued by images of their loved ones now gone. For some, the outcome can’t be accepted and so denial sets in.
What death is and what death means and all the other complicated questions that arise from this thought process can lead to a gateway of ideas that are both fascinating and terrifying. While Stephen King’s classic novel deals with the many stages of death and grief, Pet Sematary (2019) is more interested in traveling down a path of cheap thrills and visual cues already presented in Mary Lambert’s 1989 film of the same name. Bringing to mind horror films from the early aughts, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s remake is made up of tiny jump scares every five minutes – a filmmaking rule that...
What death is and what death means and all the other complicated questions that arise from this thought process can lead to a gateway of ideas that are both fascinating and terrifying. While Stephen King’s classic novel deals with the many stages of death and grief, Pet Sematary (2019) is more interested in traveling down a path of cheap thrills and visual cues already presented in Mary Lambert’s 1989 film of the same name. Bringing to mind horror films from the early aughts, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s remake is made up of tiny jump scares every five minutes – a filmmaking rule that...
- 4/5/2019
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There’s something somewhat hypocritical in remaking a horror yarn about the perils of not leaving something well enough alone. Much like Jason Clarke’s Louis Creed, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary disregards any red flags or warning signs to bring the long-gestating Stephen King (re)adaptation back from the dead. The result of this abandon is a sincere examination of grief, coupled with enough knowing, ghoulish fun to not only justify its existence, but also serve as a delightful terror-delivery system.
On an exodus from Boston to their new home in Ludlow, Maine, the Creeds acclimate to the town’s quieter comforts, only to (surprise!) discover that their home is adjacent to a local burial ground for deceased pets. Upon the untimely demise of their cat Church, their elderly neighbor Jud (an excellent John Lithgow) introduces Louis to the burial ground’s darker benefits–resurrecting the dead.
On an exodus from Boston to their new home in Ludlow, Maine, the Creeds acclimate to the town’s quieter comforts, only to (surprise!) discover that their home is adjacent to a local burial ground for deceased pets. Upon the untimely demise of their cat Church, their elderly neighbor Jud (an excellent John Lithgow) introduces Louis to the burial ground’s darker benefits–resurrecting the dead.
- 4/5/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
After a batch of unnerving photos from the new Pet Sematary remake were released a while back, we have the latest (and final) trailer for the horror film to obsess over. Directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer introduce us to the members of the Creed family, who move into a new home that just so happens to be located next to a small woodland cemetery for pets. What they don't realize - at least not at first - is that the land allows the creatures buried there to come back from the dead. When tragedy strikes, the family pushes the powers of the cemetery to the extreme.
Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz star as Louis and Rachel Creed, who are parents to young Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and Gage (twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie). John Lithgow is also on board as their kinda-creepy, kinda-wise next door neighbor, Jud Crandall, who...
Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz star as Louis and Rachel Creed, who are parents to young Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and Gage (twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie). John Lithgow is also on board as their kinda-creepy, kinda-wise next door neighbor, Jud Crandall, who...
- 4/5/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
When Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) move from the hustle of Boston to the rural quiet of Ludlow, Maine they expect their lives to slow down so they can finally spend some quality time with their children, nine-year-old Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and two-year-old Gage (Lucas & Hugo Lavoie). However, the new house in the woods comes with an extra thirty acres of mysterious forest in which a sinister ancient power lurks. When tragedy befalls the family, a father's grief awakens a malevolent entity that won't be satisfied until it consumes them all. One of Stephen King’s darkest and most terrifying stories gets a facelift in Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s new adaptation of the 1983 novel, Pet Sematary. The story was first...
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- 4/4/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Young actress Jeté Laurence had a difficult task ahead of her when she joined the Pet Sematary cast. Her character, Ellie Creed, goes through a lot over the course of the film, starting off as a sweet, innocent kid before dying, then coming back to life as an evil, undead killer. Despite her age, Laurence handled the task […]
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- 4/3/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Directors Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer and cast members Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and Jete Laurance are interviewed for their movie Pet Sematary based on the book by Stephen King. The 2019 film is the second adaptation, the first being a well-remembered chiller in 1989.
Along with Clarke and Seimetz the film stars John Lithgow, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine and Maria Herrera. DaniElle DeLaite talks to the cast about how they brought King’s seminal work back to the big screen. Clarke talked about the lure of King’s work, the sense of security and intimacy he creates and how this heightens the subsequent terror. Seimetz jokes about the emotional turbulence inherent in the role, and how her life experience helped her channel some of the darker and most challenging character moments.
Jete Laurance talks about playing both versions of her characters, and the make up process helped to bring the character out.
Along with Clarke and Seimetz the film stars John Lithgow, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine and Maria Herrera. DaniElle DeLaite talks to the cast about how they brought King’s seminal work back to the big screen. Clarke talked about the lure of King’s work, the sense of security and intimacy he creates and how this heightens the subsequent terror. Seimetz jokes about the emotional turbulence inherent in the role, and how her life experience helped her channel some of the darker and most challenging character moments.
Jete Laurance talks about playing both versions of her characters, and the make up process helped to bring the character out.
- 4/2/2019
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
What if your favorite pet died and you buried it in a place where it could come back to life? It’d maybe be a little different — and definitely a lot scarier — but hey, it’s still your beloved pooch, kitty or tweety bird, right? Bonus question: What if the same applied to humans? That was the premise of Stephen King’s hair-raising 1983 novel, a fan favorite that never achieved the above-the-board status of, say, The Shining or Carrie. (Even the author himself thought the book was way too dark.
- 4/1/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
“Everything you know about this story still won’t prepare you”–Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
This latest, and final, trailer looks terrifying!:
Pet Semetary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie and John Lithgow and is directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. It is based on the novel by Stephen King
The post Pet Semetary Opens Friday – Here’s the Final Trailer! appeared first on We Are Movie Geeks.
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
This latest, and final, trailer looks terrifying!:
Pet Semetary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie and John Lithgow and is directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. It is based on the novel by Stephen King
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- 4/1/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"If you cheat death, there's a price to be paid." Following Heather Wixson's 4-star SXSW review of Pet Sematary, we can't wait for readers to see the new adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel, and ahead of its release this Friday, Paramount has unearthed a chilling new trailer.
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written by Jeff Buhler (based on King's novel), Pet Sematary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow. Paramount Pictures will release Pet Sematary in theaters on April 5th, 2019.
In addition to Heather's review, go here to read our set visit impressions for the movie, including interviews with the cast and crew from the set in Montreal.
Synopsis: "Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young...
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written by Jeff Buhler (based on King's novel), Pet Sematary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow. Paramount Pictures will release Pet Sematary in theaters on April 5th, 2019.
In addition to Heather's review, go here to read our set visit impressions for the movie, including interviews with the cast and crew from the set in Montreal.
Synopsis: "Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young...
- 4/1/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"If you cheat death, there's a price to be paid." Paramount has released a third & final trailer for their new take on Stephen King's Pet Sematary, opening in theaters everywhere this week. This new adaptation sticks close to the story in King's book, about a family that moves to a rural home where they discover a "Pet Sematary" nearby. After the family cat is killed, they bury it in the Pet Sematary and then weird things start to happen, leading to another tragedy. We all know what happens, it's the creepiness that pervades. Jason Clarke & Amy Seimetz star, along with John Lithgow, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Hugo Lavoie, Obssa Ahmed, and Jeté Laurence. The reviews of this have been great so far (see Chris Evangelista's take), with plenty of praise for the terrifying adaptation of the tragic story of the Creed family. In theaters this weekend. Third & final trailer...
- 4/1/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Pet Sematary remake brings scares, a terrifying cat, and surprises if you have read the Stephen King book or seen the original movie.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
“Sometimes dead is better” in Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s new take on Stephen King’s cautionary fable Pet Sematary, a gothic, glossy remake which goes hard on the horror. For a time ‘remake’ was a dirty word in genre circles but after the storming success of It in 2017, digging up back catalog King and bringing it back from the dead is all the rage
Would Pet Sematary have been better left to rest in peace? Not exactly. But sadly, many of those new spins in Kolsch and Widmeyer’s take are the parts that don't work as well as they should. On the plus side, the cat is great.
Essentially a "The Monkey’s Paw" story...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
“Sometimes dead is better” in Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s new take on Stephen King’s cautionary fable Pet Sematary, a gothic, glossy remake which goes hard on the horror. For a time ‘remake’ was a dirty word in genre circles but after the storming success of It in 2017, digging up back catalog King and bringing it back from the dead is all the rage
Would Pet Sematary have been better left to rest in peace? Not exactly. But sadly, many of those new spins in Kolsch and Widmeyer’s take are the parts that don't work as well as they should. On the plus side, the cat is great.
Essentially a "The Monkey’s Paw" story...
- 4/1/2019
- Den of Geek
Stephen King has weighed in on a crucial rewrite to the latest screen version of his horror thriller “Pet Sematary,” and he approves. Though his most steadfast fans have expressed dismay, the author said he understands the reason for the change, and insists it doesn’t alter the overall story in a significant way. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer, this is second movie to come out based on the 1983 novel, and already King prefers this one to Mary Lambert’s 1989 version.
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for the plot of “Pet Sematary.”]
In King’s novel, the Creed family gets the shock of a lifetime when their dead three-year-old toddler Gage is resurrected and returns home. The film, however, has made a strategic choice to kill the Creed’s young eight-year-old daughter Ellie, played by Jeté Laurence, instead.
“It’s something different,” the author recently told EW. “They did a good job. Boy, I saw all the...
[Warning: Spoilers ahead for the plot of “Pet Sematary.”]
In King’s novel, the Creed family gets the shock of a lifetime when their dead three-year-old toddler Gage is resurrected and returns home. The film, however, has made a strategic choice to kill the Creed’s young eight-year-old daughter Ellie, played by Jeté Laurence, instead.
“It’s something different,” the author recently told EW. “They did a good job. Boy, I saw all the...
- 3/30/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Joseph Baxter Mar 29, 2019
While the Pet Sematary reboot movie is getting rave reviews, it made a major divergence turn from Stephen King’s novel and 1989 film.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the new Pet Sematary film!
Pet Sematary is responsible for proliferating plenty of morbid concepts, going back to Stephen King’s original 1983 novel and director Mary Lambert’s iconic-but-campy 1989 film. Notably, the classic story’s concept of the protagonist’s undead toddler son, Gage Creed, had audiences frantically checking under their beds for a homicidal zombie child armed with a scalpel. However, the reboot movie, directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer off a script by Jeff Buhler, threw a colossal curveball to this iconic concept, and King just gave his opinion on the change.
While the change-up was a risky move, opening the possibility of backlash from the purists amongst his fandom, author Stephen King gives his nod of...
While the Pet Sematary reboot movie is getting rave reviews, it made a major divergence turn from Stephen King’s novel and 1989 film.
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the new Pet Sematary film!
Pet Sematary is responsible for proliferating plenty of morbid concepts, going back to Stephen King’s original 1983 novel and director Mary Lambert’s iconic-but-campy 1989 film. Notably, the classic story’s concept of the protagonist’s undead toddler son, Gage Creed, had audiences frantically checking under their beds for a homicidal zombie child armed with a scalpel. However, the reboot movie, directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer off a script by Jeff Buhler, threw a colossal curveball to this iconic concept, and King just gave his opinion on the change.
While the change-up was a risky move, opening the possibility of backlash from the purists amongst his fandom, author Stephen King gives his nod of...
- 3/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
Pet Sematary opens in theaters April 5.
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Pet Sematary opens in theaters April 5.
Enter for your chance to win two free passes to the St. Louis advance screening of Pet Sematary. The theatrical sneak preview will be on April 3 at 7pm.
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- 3/28/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Thirty years after its first cinematic outing in a film directed by Mary Lambert and scripted by the author himself, Stephen King’s seminal horror novel Pet Sematary gets a second adaptation, this time courtesy of co-directors Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch. Starring Jason Clarke, John Lithgow and Jeté Laurence, the new film offers a brilliantly unsettling, terror inducing and thoroughly engaging narrative which, admirably, manages to stick closely to the original premise of one of King’s scariest and most popular stories to date.
After years of working in a busy emergency ward at a Boston city hospital, Dr. Louis Creed (Clarke) can’t wait to start a new life and job in rural Maine where he and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and Gage (Hugo Lavoie) have relocated. Things start to go bump in the night when a gravely injured...
After years of working in a busy emergency ward at a Boston city hospital, Dr. Louis Creed (Clarke) can’t wait to start a new life and job in rural Maine where he and his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children Ellie (Jeté Laurence) and Gage (Hugo Lavoie) have relocated. Things start to go bump in the night when a gravely injured...
- 3/22/2019
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The first reviews for the new Pet Sematary have begun to emerge from the film’s SXSW premiere, and so far, the consensus suggests yet another terrifying Stephen King adaptation. But since Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s hugely anticipated horror movie is still a couple more weeks away from release, fans will have to sit tight and wait patiently until they can lay eyes on it for themselves.
All the signs are very promising though and today, we’re receiving some more good news. And that’s because the upcoming adaptation has received an R-rating from the MPAA due to “disturbing and violent content, bloody images, sexual material, graphic nudity, and language.” Mind you, it’s not like anyone expected this to be a PG-13 affair, but it’s still nice to hear that the filmmakers didn’t hold back when putting the movie together.
In fact, that’s...
All the signs are very promising though and today, we’re receiving some more good news. And that’s because the upcoming adaptation has received an R-rating from the MPAA due to “disturbing and violent content, bloody images, sexual material, graphic nudity, and language.” Mind you, it’s not like anyone expected this to be a PG-13 affair, but it’s still nice to hear that the filmmakers didn’t hold back when putting the movie together.
In fact, that’s...
- 3/21/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Well, according to a bunch of reactions from audiences and critics who attended a screening of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary at SXSW, the movie is going to be the fantastically terrifying horror movie that we are all hoping it is! It’s always encouraging to see good reactions to films that we’re looking forward to!
I’ve included a few of the reactions from people for you to read through below, but first, I’ve got a new clip for you to watch! This is kind of an unsettling clip as it features the scene where Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) reunites his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) with their daughter, who was recently raised from the dead. As you’ll see, she’s not very thrilled about it, and is absolutely terrified!
Below you will find some reactions of the film from those who have seen it. As you’ll see,...
I’ve included a few of the reactions from people for you to read through below, but first, I’ve got a new clip for you to watch! This is kind of an unsettling clip as it features the scene where Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) reunites his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) with their daughter, who was recently raised from the dead. As you’ll see, she’s not very thrilled about it, and is absolutely terrified!
Below you will find some reactions of the film from those who have seen it. As you’ll see,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
For parents who have lost a child under tragic circumstances, a magical reunion might seem like a dream come true. In the latest teaser for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, however, it’s a nightmare of epic proportions. Watch what happens when Ellie Creed (played by Jeté Laurence) greets her mother (Amy Seimetz) […] The post Gut-Churning Reunion on Display in Latest Teaser for Pet Sematary appeared first on Dread Central.
- 3/18/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
The first reviews for the new Pet Sematary have started coming in from the film’s SXSW premiere, and so far, the consensus suggests yet another hair-raising Stephen King adaptation. But since Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s horror flick is still a couple more weeks away from release, the filmgoing public will currently have to settle for this creepy new clip as a taste of what’s to come.
While King’s original 1983 novel depicts the tragic death and resurrection of Gage Creed, the upcoming movie has his older sister Ellie do the honors. And in this latest preview, shared by Bloody Disgusting, we see Jeté Laurence’s character reintroduce herself to her mother Rachel, played by Amy Seimetz, who looks tremendously uncomfortable with the whole situation.
Taking credit for Ellie’s return is Dr. Louis Creed, played by Jason Clarke. Having blamed himself for his daughter’s passing,...
While King’s original 1983 novel depicts the tragic death and resurrection of Gage Creed, the upcoming movie has his older sister Ellie do the honors. And in this latest preview, shared by Bloody Disgusting, we see Jeté Laurence’s character reintroduce herself to her mother Rachel, played by Amy Seimetz, who looks tremendously uncomfortable with the whole situation.
Taking credit for Ellie’s return is Dr. Louis Creed, played by Jason Clarke. Having blamed himself for his daughter’s passing,...
- 3/18/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
For their cinematic adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer perfectly tap into all the inherent darkness that exists on the pages of King’s popular novel, but then the duo completely circumvents any and all expectations of where things are headed as they build towards the film’s jaw-dropping final moments, and I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I think the ending of Pet Sematary (2019) is a much stronger gut punch than what we get from King’s book. Blasphemy, I know, but if you didn’t think aspects of this story could possibly get any darker than they already were, both Kölsch and Widmyer are here to prove you wrong, and I was absolutely thrilled with the results.
Most of Pet Sematary (2019) follows along with the familiar beats of the novel: Doctor Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) decides to move his wife,...
Most of Pet Sematary (2019) follows along with the familiar beats of the novel: Doctor Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) decides to move his wife,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s Pet Sematary flips the Creed family narrative, breathes delectable darkness and while Act I takes its time building backwoods tension, once the tale’s famed “incident” occurs, it’s all-aboard this speeding vessel into an undead abyss. Stephen King adaptations are thriving as of late – It and Gerald’s Game, off the top of my head – and Pet Sematary does the prolific suspense author proud. Some might balk at the “switched” narrative, but there’s so much more to embrace about a rebirthed ballet-dancing daughter and Rachel Creed’s bolstered presence. And that’s all on top of the fact that Kölsch and Widmyer *earn* their jump scares.
Sometimes dead is better – but this mean-spirited remake isn’t one of those instances.
We pick up with the Creed clan having just moved to sleepy Ludlow, Maine as an escape from Boston’s hectic madness.
Sometimes dead is better – but this mean-spirited remake isn’t one of those instances.
We pick up with the Creed clan having just moved to sleepy Ludlow, Maine as an escape from Boston’s hectic madness.
- 3/17/2019
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
For fans of Mary Lambert’s original 1989 adaptation of the beloved Stephen King book, the new remake of “Pet Sematary” is different enough to offer shock and surprises to even the most ardent of loyalists.
At its premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival, several audience members braced themselves for pivotal moments from the older movie, and then jumped or nervously laughed when their anticipation was met by a clever psych-out by directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, whose previous film, “Starry Eyes,” also played at SXSW.
The movie opens differently than its predecessor. This time, the family car door is open, and there are bloody handprints still fresh on the driver’s side window. A thick trail of blood leads from the house to outside, but there are no characters in the frame or much of a clue as to what’s happened. The film then jumps back...
At its premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival, several audience members braced themselves for pivotal moments from the older movie, and then jumped or nervously laughed when their anticipation was met by a clever psych-out by directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, whose previous film, “Starry Eyes,” also played at SXSW.
The movie opens differently than its predecessor. This time, the family car door is open, and there are bloody handprints still fresh on the driver’s side window. A thick trail of blood leads from the house to outside, but there are no characters in the frame or much of a clue as to what’s happened. The film then jumps back...
- 3/17/2019
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
The latest trailer for the upcoming Pet Sematary remake had a few surprises in store for fans, not least for those who are familiar with the 1983 source material or have seen Mary Lambert’s 1989 adaptation. The general premise of an ancient burial ground with the power to raise the dead remains the same, but writer Jeff Buhler has decided to mix things up a bit when it comes to who actually does the dying.
Seeing as Stephen King wasn’t a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the liberties that the 1980 movie took with his work, there was always the risk that he wouldn’t be too happy with the new Pet Sematary. In a tweet last month, however, the renowned author seemingly gave the project his seal of approval, writing the following:
“This is a scary movie. Be warned.”
It seems he was right to warn us,...
Seeing as Stephen King wasn’t a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the liberties that the 1980 movie took with his work, there was always the risk that he wouldn’t be too happy with the new Pet Sematary. In a tweet last month, however, the renowned author seemingly gave the project his seal of approval, writing the following:
“This is a scary movie. Be warned.”
It seems he was right to warn us,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
In Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary,” the big-city Creed family moves to rural Maine, inadvertently buying a plot of land that includes an ancient Indian burial ground. If you inter a beloved feline correctly in the creepy pet cemetery behind their house, it’s liable to come back … different. Same goes for cadavers of the non-cat variety — including humans hit by passing traffic. So goes the “Be careful what you wish for” premise of what many consider to be the horror writer’s scariest novel.
Of the 70-odd theatrical adaptations of the King’s oeuvre to date, maybe a dozen actually deliver. Amid that hit-and-miss filmography, the 1989 reanimated-animals chiller ranks among the most effective big-screen translations of the prolific author’s work. That earlier nightmare-inducing version of “Pet Sematary” isn’t so much remade as resurrected in co-directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s 30-years-later take, a mostly faithful cover...
Of the 70-odd theatrical adaptations of the King’s oeuvre to date, maybe a dozen actually deliver. Amid that hit-and-miss filmography, the 1989 reanimated-animals chiller ranks among the most effective big-screen translations of the prolific author’s work. That earlier nightmare-inducing version of “Pet Sematary” isn’t so much remade as resurrected in co-directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s 30-years-later take, a mostly faithful cover...
- 3/17/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
On stage in front of a South by Southwest crowd that had just been laughing, gasping and cringing to the wildly dark premiere of Pet Sematary, director Dennis Widmyer said, “What do you think? Feel good movie of 2019?”
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura had no use for sarcasm. He was blunt: “How f–ked up is this movie?”
For the last several years, a Pet Sematary remake had been kicked around as an idea by di Bonaventura and producer Mark Vahradian. The hype kept mounting through the release of two trailers the last few months and a tweet from Stephen King saying, “This is a scary movie. Be warned.” And on the final night of South By Southwest, Widmyer and fellow director Kevin Kolsch delivered their finished product to an entranced — and freaked-out — audience that included stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and Jeté Laurence but not John Lithgow.
The Paramount film,...
Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura had no use for sarcasm. He was blunt: “How f–ked up is this movie?”
For the last several years, a Pet Sematary remake had been kicked around as an idea by di Bonaventura and producer Mark Vahradian. The hype kept mounting through the release of two trailers the last few months and a tweet from Stephen King saying, “This is a scary movie. Be warned.” And on the final night of South By Southwest, Widmyer and fellow director Kevin Kolsch delivered their finished product to an entranced — and freaked-out — audience that included stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and Jeté Laurence but not John Lithgow.
The Paramount film,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Mark Dent
- Deadline Film + TV
Ahead of tonight’s World Premiere at the ongoing SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, Paramount Pictures has sent Bloody Disgusting a massive gallery of new images from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch‘s Pet Sematary. Twins Hugo Lavoie and Lucas Lavoie play Gage Creed, with Jeté Laurence as Ellie Creed. Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz are our new Louis and Rachel Creed, with John Lithgow as Jud Crandall. Obssa Ahmed is playing Victor Pascow, […]...
- 3/16/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"There are people in your life that you cannot do without. What would you do to bring them back?" That's the haunting question at the core of the new Pet Sematary, and ahead of the movie's theatrical release this April, Paramount has revealed a new featurette that features the cast and crew discussing the disturbingly deep levels of horror in the new Stephen King adaptation.
You can watch the new Pet Sematary featurette below, and keep an eye on Daily Dead for our thoughts on the film following its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Also, in case you missed it, go here to read our set visit impressions for the movie, including interviews with the cast and crew from the set in Montreal.
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written by Jeff Buhler (based on King's novel), Pet Sematary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence,...
You can watch the new Pet Sematary featurette below, and keep an eye on Daily Dead for our thoughts on the film following its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Also, in case you missed it, go here to read our set visit impressions for the movie, including interviews with the cast and crew from the set in Montreal.
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written by Jeff Buhler (based on King's novel), Pet Sematary stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence,...
- 3/15/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
With Paramount's new Pet Sematary movie making its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on Saturday, March 16th, a funeral procession of children wearing creepy animal masks (similar to the ones seen in the movie's unnerving trailer) marched through the streets of Austin in anticipation of the new adaptation of Stephen King's classic novel.
Below, you can view photos and a video of the Pet Sematary SXSW funeral procession (surely on its way to a place where the ground is sour), and keep an eye on Daily Dead for our review of the film following its world premiere on March 16th.
To learn more about the world premiere of Pet Sematary, visit its official SXSW page, and in case you missed it, check here to read our impressions and interviews from the set of the new Pet Sematary!
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written...
Below, you can view photos and a video of the Pet Sematary SXSW funeral procession (surely on its way to a place where the ground is sour), and keep an eye on Daily Dead for our review of the film following its world premiere on March 16th.
To learn more about the world premiere of Pet Sematary, visit its official SXSW page, and in case you missed it, check here to read our impressions and interviews from the set of the new Pet Sematary!
Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, and written...
- 3/10/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As the year 2019 continues to just fly by, the SXSW Film Festival is already right around the corner, kicking off on Friday in Austin, Texas. Not only does SXSW boast several impressive studio horror premieres this year, both opening and closing the festival, but it also features a Murderers' Row of talent in their Midnighters slate as well. This writer will once again be on site at the fest representing Daily Dead, and while I am really excited about everything on my docket over the next few weeks, here are 13 things happening at SXSW 2019 that have me especially amped to check out throughout all the film-related festivities.
Us (Director/Screenwriter: Jordan Peele)
I mean, it’s a new horror movie from Jordan Peele featuring a stellar cast oozing with raw talent. What more could I possibly need?
Festival Synopsis: An original nightmare from Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out), starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke,...
Us (Director/Screenwriter: Jordan Peele)
I mean, it’s a new horror movie from Jordan Peele featuring a stellar cast oozing with raw talent. What more could I possibly need?
Festival Synopsis: An original nightmare from Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (Get Out), starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke,...
- 3/5/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Director Kevin Kölsch may be resurrecting an old property with the upcoming Pet Sematary remake, but as the tagline goes, “they don’t come back the same.” Sure enough, as the trailer released earlier this month made all too clear, the second big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1983 novel will be taking a few liberties.
To elaborate, in both the original source material and the 1989 film of the same name, the young Gage Creed is killed in a truck accident, before ultimately being brought back in the story’s titular graveyard. In Kölsch’s version, however, Ellie is the one to suffer an early death.
Seeing how King still doesn’t have a whole lot nice to say about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and its diversions from the source material, there was no guarantee that the author would approve of the new Pet Sematary. But in an interview with Flickering Myth,...
To elaborate, in both the original source material and the 1989 film of the same name, the young Gage Creed is killed in a truck accident, before ultimately being brought back in the story’s titular graveyard. In Kölsch’s version, however, Ellie is the one to suffer an early death.
Seeing how King still doesn’t have a whole lot nice to say about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and its diversions from the source material, there was no guarantee that the author would approve of the new Pet Sematary. But in an interview with Flickering Myth,...
- 2/21/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
The trailer for the new version of Pet Sematary has just been released along with a fresh, new poster for the film. Check them out above and below.
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
Genre: Horror, Thriller Cast: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow Director: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Writer: Jeff Buhler Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Steven Schneider, Mark Vahradian Executive Producers: Mark Moran
Pet Sematary is in theaters on April 5, 2019!
For more information,...
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
Genre: Horror, Thriller Cast: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie, and John Lithgow Director: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Writer: Jeff Buhler Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Steven Schneider, Mark Vahradian Executive Producers: Mark Moran
Pet Sematary is in theaters on April 5, 2019!
For more information,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Spoiler Alert. Depending on who you ask, this new foreign poster for Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch’s Pet Sematary is a bit of a spoiler. The ridiculously eye-catching one-sheet appears to show Jeté Laurence as Ellie Creed digging her way out of the sour ground. If it’s not Ellie, it’s possible that Zelda, played by Alyssa Brooke Levine, is haunting this poster, […]...
- 2/10/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The new trailer for the upcoming Pet Sematary remake has a few surprises in store, not least for those who’ve read the 1983 source material or seen Mary Lambert’s 1989 film adaptation. Though the general premise of an ancient burial ground with the power to raise the dead remains more or less the same, writer Jeff Buhler has thrown a bit of a curveball into the mix when it comes to who actually does the dying.
Given Stephen King’s continuing dislike of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the liberties that the 1980 film took with his work, there was no guarantee that he’d be too happy with the new Pet Sematary. In a recent tweet, however, the renowned author gave the movie his stamp of approval, writing:
“This is a scary movie. Be warned.”
Since horror is one of the few genres where a ‘warning’ can be considered an endorsement,...
Given Stephen King’s continuing dislike of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the liberties that the 1980 film took with his work, there was no guarantee that he’d be too happy with the new Pet Sematary. In a recent tweet, however, the renowned author gave the movie his stamp of approval, writing:
“This is a scary movie. Be warned.”
Since horror is one of the few genres where a ‘warning’ can be considered an endorsement,...
- 2/7/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
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