Pet Sematary
Paramount has formally hired theater director Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer to helm a remaking of Stephen King’sPet Sematary . The year of 2017 has formally seen a resurgence in well - received King horror adaptations , from thebox officeand decisive smash that wasITto Netflix ’s positively reviewedGerald ’s Gameand1922adaptations . course , this has inspired studio to adjust ( and readapt ) other King properties to the big and small screen , stray from Hulu ’s upcomingCastle Rockshow and a rumoredRevivaladaptation byNew Mutantsdirector Josh Boone .
With this in mind , it was seemingly only a subject of time until a remake ofPet Sematarydug its way out of the grave accent , especially withITdirector Andrés Muschiettiexpressing interest group in perchance adapting the film after finishing upIT : Chapter Two . While that ’s certainly off the table now with Kolsch and Widmyer on board , Paramount is finally going all in on a remaking of the religious cult 1989 classic , base on King ’s novel of the same name and centered on a pet cemetery that bring dead animals ( and humans ) buried in it back to life history – though vastly more evil than before .
PerVariety , Paramount has charter Kolsch and Widmyer to direct a second adjustment ofPet Sematary . Matt Greenberg and David Kajganich have written a script for the remake , though make how early into the process development is , no other key information is currently available . Other helmers considered beforehand were Sean Carter ( who’scurrently write and directinganother King adaptation inSuffer the Little Children ) and47 Meters Downdirector Johannes Roberts .
For the uninitiated , Kolsch and Widmyer previously wrote and directed 2014 revulsion filmStarry Eyes , which was well received by critics due to the duo ’s directing style . That film was also partially fund by a successful Kickstarter campaign , which certainly mean that the pair of directors have reasonably of a following already . These elements certainly suggest that Paramount has made a smart determination in hiring Kolsch and Widmyer to adaptPet Semataryand , should the film terminate up doing as well as the other aforementioned King adaptation , could catapult the pair into helm other big project .
Regardless , some fans may be worried about the influx of King adjustment given the sheer number of poorly experience King photographic film in old age prior . While this is certainly an graspable worry , at leastPet Semataryseems to be in capable hand with Kolsch and Widmyer ( even if it ’s hard not to imagine whatGuillermo del Toro ’s version ofPet Sematarywould have looked like ) .
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Source : Variety
