A new take on the Stephen King novel
Matthew Greenberg, who wrote the Stephen King adaptation 1408 has been tapped to script the new remake of Pet Sematary for Paramount.
Published in 1983, King’s tale centered on a family that trades the city life for the country life in Maine, then discovers that they have moved near a pet cemetery that rests on an ancient burial ground. When the husband’s toddler son is killed in an auto accident, the father takes the boy’s body to the cemetery, where it is resurrected in demonic form.
Paramount brought the book to life in 1989, with a feature version adapted by King that starred Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby and Fred Gwynne.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Schneider are producing the update.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
