The curse of Guillermo del Toro is that heâll never be able to direct all of the projects that he wants to. The number of del Toro movies that have âalmost happenedâ is almost as long as the list of films that heâs actually directed. But that hasnât stopped del Toro sharing yet another dream project with his fans.
On twitter, del Toro expressed his admiration for Stephen Kingâs 1983 novel, Pet Sematary, which revolved around ancient burial ground that had the power to resurrect both animals and people, but not in the way that they were before death. Del Toro called Kingâs novel âunrelentingly dark and emotional,â before adding that he âwould kill to make it on film.â
Of course, there was a Pet Sematary adaptation back in 1989 that King adapted himself for director Mary Lambert. And it happens to be one of the best Stephen King adaptations to date. It even gave the world a new original song by The Ramones!
Lambert went on to direct Pet Sematary Two in 1992, but it ended up proving the first filmâs catchphrase âsometimes, dead is better.â Fans and critics tend to rank the sequel much lower than the first Pet Sematary.
Because Hollywood is now obsessed with remakes and sequels, itâs no surprise that Paramount has already tried to remake Pet Sematary with Alexandre Aja and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, but the proposed remake has yet to materialize.
Del Toroâs current movie, Crimson Peak is out in theaters now, and his much anticipated Pacific Rim 2 was dropped from Universal Picturesâ release schedule, but both del Toro and Universal insist that project is not canceled. If a del Toro remake of Pet Sematary was ever going to happen, thereâs no time like the present.
Stephen King fans, do you want to see del Toroâs take on Pet Sematary? Cast your bones in the comment section below!
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