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
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
"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
Paramount Pictures has sent Bloody Disgusting this exclusive clip from Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch‘s Pet Sematary (read our review), which returns from the sour ground on April 5, 2019. Thanks to a traumatic childhood involving the devastating illness of her sister Zelda (Alyssa Brooke Levine), Rachel Creed (Amy Seimetz) has a deep-seated aversion to the subject of death. Not only […]...
- 3/18/2019
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
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
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
In addition to getting a second trailer for the upcoming Pet Sematary remake last week, we also got the theatrical poster for the film, arriving on April 5th. The poster is stunning, including a montage of all the film’s main characters. Someone, hiding somewhere among them all, is Zelda (played by Alyssa Brooke Levine), the […] The post Theatrical Poster for Pet Sematary Includes Hidden Zelda! appeared first on Dread Central.
- 2/10/2019
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
"It's not some campfire story... They're warnings. The local tribes carved them before they fled... They fear that place." Paramount has debuted a second trailer for their new take on Stephen King's Pet Sematary, which was already adapted once before in 1989. The first teaser trailer arrived last October, and this new one is even better - watch out. This new adaptation sticks close to the story in the 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 very weird things start to happen. Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz star, with John Lithgow, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Hugo Lavoie, Jeté Laurence, and Obssa Ahmed. This looks seriously creepy as all hell, an impressive update with some very chilling thrills as seen in this trailer. Here's the second official...
- 2/7/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sometimes dead is better, but sometimes resurrecting an old horror property can yield surprisingly worthwhile results. And while we’re still a few months away from being able to judge for ourselves which of these two categories Pet Sematary falls into, the promotion so far suggests a remake with potential.
Just take this tense little TV spot, viewable above, which offers our first fleeting glimpse at the character of Zelda, played by Alyssa Brooke Levine. Seen crawling across the floor amidst the 15-second preview, Zelda is the late sister of Rachel Creed, played this time by Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color).
In the original Stephen King novel, the character suffered from spinal meningitis and died when she and Rachel were both young. For the 1988 Pet Sematary film, Zelda was played by a grown man named Andrew Hubatsek, and it was thanks in part to this unconventional casting choice that the character...
Just take this tense little TV spot, viewable above, which offers our first fleeting glimpse at the character of Zelda, played by Alyssa Brooke Levine. Seen crawling across the floor amidst the 15-second preview, Zelda is the late sister of Rachel Creed, played this time by Amy Seimetz (Upstream Color).
In the original Stephen King novel, the character suffered from spinal meningitis and died when she and Rachel were both young. For the 1988 Pet Sematary film, Zelda was played by a grown man named Andrew Hubatsek, and it was thanks in part to this unconventional casting choice that the character...
- 1/18/2019
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
Pet Sematary Trailer Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmye‘s Pet Sematary (2019) movie trailer stars Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Naomi Frenette, and Alyssa Brooke Levine. Pet Sematary‘s plot 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) [...]
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- 10/10/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"It was a myth... Kids used to dare each other to go into the woods at night." Paramount has unveiled the first trailer for their new take on Stephen King's Pet Sematary, which was already adapted once before in 1989. This new adaptation sticks close to the story in the 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 very weird things start to happen. Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz star, with John Lithgow, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Hugo Lavoie, Jeté Laurence, and Obssa Ahmed. I'm actually curious about this film. It doesn't need to be remade, but maybe it will turn out good. And from this first look, it seems there is some promise for this fresh take on the freaky small town horror story. That cat is the scariest part.
- 10/10/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary will be hitting theaters this April and we’ve already seen our first look at the film. But today we have word via the film’s directors on just what we can expect from the new Zelda, played by Alyssa Brooke Levine (see to the right) “It’s […]
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- 10/7/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Thank the movie Gods, I was worried there for a second. But all is good now as it seems the upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary Will include Zelda! Our buddies over at Bloody Disgusting claims that young actress Alyssa Brooke Levine (to the right) will be portraying our new Zelda. This role looks […]
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The post Stephen King’s Pet Sematary Remake Casts New Zelda! appeared first on Dread Central.
- 8/26/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
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