“Pet Sematary” had its World Premiere at 2019 SXSW Film Festival this weekend. The movie hits theaters on April 5.
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
