If you were hoping to hear more creepy meowing this summer in a new Grudge movie, you'll now have to wait until 2020, as Sony's release of the latest entry in the supernatural franchise has been pushed back to early 2020.
According to Exhibitor Relations, the Grudge reboot (tilted Grudge) is now slated to haunt theaters via Sony on January 3rd, 2020, pushing it back a little more than six months from its previous June 21st, 2019 release date (and prior to that, the movie was slated to come out on August 16th, 2019):
Sony's GRUDGE reboot has been delayed 6 months--now set to kick off 2020 on January 3rd instead of June 21, 2019. The first weekend of the new year has been a hotbed for horror over the last couple decades. Remember, Sony's ESCAPE ROOM debuted with $18M in week #1 this year.
— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) January 28, 2019
Considered a rebooted entry in the film franchise that first started in Japan with 2002's Ju-On and then in America with 2004's The Grudge (co-starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jason Behr), the new Grudge film stars Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Jacki Weaver, William Sadler, Lin Shaye, and Frankie Faison.
As fans of both Ju-On and Grudge know, the films focus on a paranormal curse that haunts—and also kills—those unfortunate enough to become ensnared in its vengeful grip.
The Grudge reboot was directed by Nicolas Pesce, the filmmaker behind 2016's The Eyes of My Mother and Piercing, both of which were well-received on the festival circuit.
A Ghost House Pictures film, Grudge is produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, along with Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman, Schuyler Weiss, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Middleton, and Andrew Pfeffer.
We'll keep you updated on Grudge as more details are revealed. In the meantime, you can listen to the Daily Dead team discuss their anticipation for the Grudge reboot on a recent episode of Corpse Club!
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
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