Sam Raimi's Ghost House Pictures to Reboot 'The Grudge'

Deadline recently reported that "The Grudge," the American remake of Takashi Shimizu's Japanese "Ju-On," will be getting a reboot. This time around, Good Universe and Ghost House Pictures are relaunching the franchise, with Jeff Buhler set to write up a draft.

The American version was released in 2004 and starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse in Tokyo that suffered at the hands of an evil, and fatal, curse. The Shimizu-directed remake only cost about $10 million to make, which is a relatively low budget. The film went on to gross $187 million worldwide and spawned two sequels. Set to produce the film are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise, with Roy Lee, Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane and Doug Davison executive producing. Currently, there is no director attached to the project, but maybe Shimizu will return to the helm once again?

While it's only been ten years since the release of the American, the success of Raimi's "Evil Dead" reboot is definitely something to keep in mind. Are you excited about this addition to the year of the reboots, or do you think it's too soon and should be left alone? Either way, keep checking back here for the latest info!

-Nowal Massari

Gamera Reboot Coming in 2015

On the tail of all the recent "Godzilla" news, it appears that a challenger has risen to battle for box office supremacy. August Ragone have reported that multiple Japanese publications, including Newtype the Live, have been sharing news of a "Gamera" reboot since this past February.

According to "Heisei Gamera: Perfection," a 304 page book that chronicles the post-1980s "Gamera" films, the new movie is already in pre-production, with an expected 2015 release. The story takes place in the present day, promising to bring the other giant Kaiju to life with a "surprising new form." Producer Shigenori Takatera is helming the project, onboard with Kadokawa pictures.

Originally released in 1965 to cash in on the success of "Godzilla," it's certainly no surprise that "Gamera" is returning to rampage and destroy once again! Stay tuned for more information, because as the tagline currently states..."something is out there."

-Nowal Massari

Japanese TV Series 'Zombie TV' Hits the Festival Circuit in 2014

Yoshihiro Nishimura, creator and FX makeup master behind "Tokyo Gore Police" and "Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl," is at it again; only this time he's taking his vision to the small screen with Japanese horror anthology, "Zombie TV."

The new show is set up as a sort of caricature of late night television, and is formatted in a channel surfing style. It features both live action and animated shorts that show "the natural evolution of zombies in the 21st century." But, in true Nishimura horror-comedy style, the zombies aren't truly monsters, just everyday annoyances. For all of those burning, unanswered questions you have surrounding the undead, this show may have the answer. They will delve into such topics as "How did zombies go from shambling to running?" and "How do zombies have sex?"

This will be the first team effort of Nishumura, Manga animator/artist Maelie Makuno and director Naoya Tashiro ("Hell of the College Girls"). "Zombie TV" premiered at Australia's Monsterfest in late November and is expected to make the film festival circuit in early 2014. For the intrigued, here's the trailer!


Zombie TV trailer from Outcast Cinema on Vimeo.

-Nowal Massari