It seems that author Stephen King is still the go-to guy when it comes to horror adaptations as Juan Carlo Fresnadillo (who directed 28 Weeks Later) has apparently been approached to helm a Pet Sematary remake.
The original Pet Sematary, which is itself an adaptation of Stephen King's book by the same name, told the story about a family who lived near a cemetary where pets would come back from the dead once buried there due to the place being an old Indian burial ground.
When news of the Pet Sematary remake first broke out, veteran horror director Alexandre Aja was first eyed to helm the project. Since then Alexandre has left the project for unknown reasons, and Juan Carlo Fresnadillo has taken his place. Matt Greenberg and David Kajganich are set to write the screenplay for the adaptation/remake.
I am not all that familiar with Fresnadillo or Aja's work, so I cannot tell whether or not it is a good move to have Fresnadillo at the helm instead of Alexandre. From the things I have heard, Fresnadillo tends to be more gory than scary, whereas Alexandre is the opposite. If that is the case, then for a film like this I would prefer Alexandre at the helm. There have been too many "horror" films lately that focus more on the blood and gore rather than being truly frightening. While I am not really a fan of horror overall, I would like to see a return to actual horror rather than more of the blood and gore kind of flicks. Pet Sematary sounds like it could be a good, truly scary film if done right.
All of that said, it still depends on whether Pet Sematary can resolve its development issues and finally get the ball rolling on project. Until then, there are a couple more Stephen King adaptations in the works to keep fans occupied - The Stand (with Scott Cooper directing) and Ron Howard's The Dark Tower adaptation. There is also a possibility that somewhere down the line we will see an adaptation of the sequel to The Shining titled Doctor Sleep.
Source: Screen Rant
No comments:
Post a Comment