The Grudge
It appear that the popular horror franchiseThe Grudgemay have blame up another curse , as one of the original producers has filed a lawsuit against the upcoming US remake . The rebooted version of the 2002 Japanese cultus cinema , Ju - On : The Grudge , is currently beingdirected by Nicolas Pescewith an all - star cast and typeset for a 2019 release . While the original Nipponese interpretation ofJu - Onfranchise comprise of nine characteristic films that culminate in the recent crossoverSadako vs. Kayako , which saw the female antagonist from theRingseries turn up for a brawl , most US horror buff are familiar with the series of films that that begin in 2004 .
The first flick just titledThe Grudge- star Sarah Michelle Gellar and Bill Pullman - and it retold the origin of the supernatural curse and the vengeful ghosts for a westerly hearing . Since it grossed over $ 187 million worldwide against a production budget of only $ 10 million , it naturally received two subsequence - one in 2006 and another in 2009 , continuing some of the secret plan - screw thread laid out in the first motion picture . yield Hollywood ’s current love for reinventing once - successful dealership , the news of a coming reboot was n’t wholly unexpected . With the talented Indie musical style film producer Pesce engineer , and with the continued involvement of Sam Raimi ’s Ghost House Pictures , fan are expecting something limited from this remaking of a remaking .
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However , fecund Japanese producer / author Taka Ichise has raised many eyebrows by officially filing a breach of declaration suit with the Los Angeles Superior Court on July 30.Deadlinereports that he has drawn up the charge against Good Universe , alleging that the party is refusing to let him credit entry as a producer . Good Universe is a spinoff company from Lionsgate and is produce the remake alongside Ghost House and Stage 6 . In the claim , Ichise states the company acquired the rights for another entry in the dealership on the express experimental condition that he be given the right to produce the newfangled movie and be paid an agreed - upon manufacturer fee . As such , he is seeking compensation and realisation for alleged damages .
It ’s not totally obvious as to what conk out wrong . Ichise has work as a manufacturer on over 70 production , including the original JapaneseJu - Onfilm and the sequels , and was also a manufacturer on the previous USGrudgefilms . He even seems to be still seem on many movie - listing land site as a producer on this remake , although that does n’t seem to be the case , de jure . Realistically , this should be something that could be purpose rather apace , with either compensation or a fleet out - of - court decision . But , in a worst case scenario , a court visitation could feasibly touch on the cinema ’s production .
Hopefully , it will never come to that . The film contains an fantabulous casting consisting of actors such as Betty Gilpin , John Cho , Lin Shaye , Andrea Riseborough , and William Sadler . The terrific phantom of the croaky Kayako Saeki still has the scope to provide plenty of scares , especially with Pesce at the helm . Some rumors have suggest that the title has been constringe down to just the one - wordedGrudge . At any rate , fans of the franchise are presumptively hoping that this effectual knottiness wo n’t touch the intended release of the celluloid in 2019 .
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Source : Deadline
