The Grudge reboot finds director

In recent years, there have been quite a few low budget horror films that have cleaned up big time at the box office. “The Blaire Witch Project”, “Paranormal Activity”, “The Conjuring”, and the more recent “Get Out” are just a few of the examples. The trend arguably started in 2004 with “The Grudge”, which helped prove how viable a low-cost genre film could be, and now it is getting a reboot, with Nicholas Pesce set to direct.

According to Deadline, Nicholas Pesce is all set to direct the reboot. The director made a name for himself with his 2016 arthouse film, “The Eyes of My Mother”, which was a critically acclaimed hit at Sundance. Jeff Buhler wrote the script while Sam Raimi will produce.

The originally “Grudge” starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the plot revolved around a family of Japanese ghosts who murdered each either while consumed with rage, curse anyone who comes to live in their old home in Tokyo. It was a remake of a Japanese film called “Ju-on: The Grudge”. The film was written and directed by Takashi Shimizu, who also directed the American remake.

There's no release date for “The Grudge” reboot so far. 

Source: Cinemablend