I have to say, I was expecting a bit more from the trailer for Pet Sematary. It really didn't grab me. One problem I'm having is buying John Lithgow as a country bumpkin. What it did do was make me want to watch the original.
The trailer does successfully establish an eerie atmosphere. However, the kids with animal masks on seems to be reaching desperately into Wicker Man territory. I haven't read the book, so if the whole masked funeral procession was in it, forgive me for my ignorance. I really want to like this movie when I see it.
You can see more images, the poster, and trailer for Pet Sematary after the jump.
Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after relocating with his wife Rachel (Amy Seimetz) and their two young children from Boston to rural Maine, discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near the family’s new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, Jud Crandall (John Lithgow), setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences.
DIRECTED BY Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY Mark Moran
PRODUCED BY Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Steven Schneider, Mark Vahradian
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Stephen King
SCREENPLAY BY Jeff Buhler
STARRING Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie and John Lithgow
PET SEMATARY is in theatres on April 5, 2019
