Sony Reveals The Grudge Home Release Date, Bonus Features
by Jon ArvedonSony Pictures has revealed the home release date and special features for The Grudge, the soft reboot of the 2004 horror film of the same name.
Sony's official press release is below:
“TERRIFYING” - Noel Murray, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“CHILLING. HAUNTING. CREEPY.” - Heather Wixson, DAILY DEADON DIGITAL MARCH 10ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD MARCH 24
FILLED WITH TERRIFYING BONUS CONTENT INCLUDING THREE FEATURETTES, AN ALTERNATE ENDING AND BONUS SCENES TOO FRIGHTENING FOR THEATERS!
SYNOPSIS
A curse born in Japan is simultaneously unleashed in the U.S. Those who encounter it are consumed by its fury and met with a violent fate.Producer Sam Raimi brings us the untold chapter of this horror classic starring Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho and Betty Gilpin, with horror movie legend Lin Shaye (Insidious, Ouija) and Jacki Weaver, in the darkest, creepiest and most shocking film in the series.
BLU-RAY, DVD, AND DIGITAL BONUS MATERIALS
• “The Cast of the Cursed” featurette: Take an inside look at the evil that lurks behind the doors at 44 Reyburn Dr., as key creatives and cast members explore The Grudge characters and discuss their experience working with Writer/Director Nicolas Pesce.
• “Designing Death” featurette: From a slightly paler version of themselves to being completely mangled and rotted, to the incredible death scenes; like Faith Matheson’s (Lin Shaye) epic leap off of the staircase, explore the character make-up design process and the film’s visual look involved in creating the myriad of ghosts caught in the grips of the Grudge!
• “Easter Egg Haunt” featurette: Join Writer/Director Nicolas Pesce as he brings to light the plethora of hidden Easter Eggs throughout the film which are homages to the previous works in the Ju-On franchise.
• Extended Scenes & Alternative Ending Experience the scenes too disturbing for theaters, like Peter Spencer’s terrifying encounter in the attic of 44 Reyburn Dr., or the uncovering of the gruesome truth behind the Landers’ family deaths.
CAST AND CREW
Director: Nicolas PesceCo-Producers: Kelli Konop, Romel AdamExecutive Producers: Nathan Kahane, Erin Westerman Brady Fujikawa, Andrew Pfeffer, Roy Lee, Doug Davison, John Powers Middleton, Schuyler WeissProducers: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Taka IchiseBased on the film: “Ju-On: The Grudge” written and directed by Takashi ShimizuStory By: Nicolas Pesce and Jeff BuhlerScreenplay By: Nicolas PesceCast: Andrea Riseborough (Birdman), Demián Bichir (The Hateful Eight), John Cho (Searching), Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”), with Lin Shaye (Insidious, There’s Something About Mary) and Jacki Weaver (Bird Box)
SPECS
Run Time: 93 minutesRating: Rated R for disturbing violence and bloody images, terror and some language.Feature: 1080p High Definition/2.39:1Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, French (doublé au Québec), Spanish, English & French (doublé au Québec),--Audio Description Tracks 5.1 Dolby Digital
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