Grudge is a movie that was an obvious candidate for a reboot, with the horror resurgence, and box office success of 2004’s The Grudge, which was a remake of the 2002 Japanese film, Ju-On: The Grudge. Well, in honor of Halloween, (yes, it was two days ago) Sony has revealed a pretty creepy first photo from the movie.
Issa a new Grudge movie. #grudge2019 #reboot pic.twitter.com/ZFg7emwFv0
— INeedYouJesse (@ineedyoujesse) November 1, 2018
If you’re worried about the movie not being scary – don’t be. Insidious star Lin Shaye has gone on record saying its the scariest movie she’s ever worked on:
“Wait until you see this. It’s the scariest movie I’ve ever been a part of, not even maybe. Not even maybe. And it’s the scariest part I’ve ever had, bar none. I think it comes out next August, I’m very excited about it. The horror fans are going to go insane, that I can promise.”
We’ll be the judge of that in the end, but it’s definitely a pretty interesting statement coming from someone who has worked on quite a few horror films. The actress also added:
“What will make it really different is Nicolas Pesce, who is the writer/director, who is extraordinary. I mean he’s a real visionary,” Shaye admitted. “I had a phenomenal time working with him. He was very open to my ideas, which he told me he never is. He said, ‘I don’t usually let actors do what they want.’ He said, ‘But in your case, there were no rules.’ I was inspired. The ideas I came up with were inspired by what he was creating. And he acknowledged that and allowed it.”
Grudge will be released on June 21st, 2019.
What do you think of the first look? Will you be watching the movie? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!