The Grudge (2019 film)

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The Grudge is a 2019 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Nicolas Pesce, and starring Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir, and John Cho. It is a reboot of the 2004 American film The Grudge, which in itself is a reboot of 2002 Japanese Horror film, Ju-on: The Grudge.

The film will not directly reference the original film's characters of Kayako and Toshio Saeki, but will instead feature a new story set solely in America.^[1][2]

In Fall 2011, film producer Roy Lee stated that they were looking for screenwriters to potentially reboot the first American film.^[3] In March, 2014 it was officially announced that Ghost House Pictures and Good Universe would be rebooting the franchise and that Jeff Buhler would be writing the film.^[4] Buhler stated that the reboot would feature all new characters and ghosts and not tie-in to the mythology of the original series.^[5] In July 2017, it was announced that Nicolas Pesce was set to direct the film, and would also be rewriting the script based on Buhler's draft.^[6] On March 2, 2018 it was reported that Andrea Riseborough was in talks to star in the film, and on March 15, 2018 it was confirmed that Riseborough and Demian Bichir had officially joined the cast. It was also announced that the film would begin production in May 2018 and that Sony Pictures had acquired worldwide distribution rights.^[7][8] On March 16, 2018 it was announced that John Cho had joined the cast.^[9]

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