In Pet Sematary, Lithgow not only gets to add to his horror movie resume, he also gets to try out his best country bumpkin Maine accent playing the bib-overalls-wearing Jud Crandall.
Oscar-nominated actor John Lithgow will play Jud Crandall in Paramount’s remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary.
Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes) will direct the Pet Sematary remake from a script by Jeff Buhler.
Published in 1983, Pet Sematary proved to be another huge seller for King (even though he claimed he himself found the book too bleak).