Sarah Michelle Gellar

The Grudge 2 opens at cinemas in South Africa on October 13. If you checked out the first Grudge flick, or know any of Sam Raimi other films (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Spider-Man) then you know what horror is in store for you...

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From Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures comes the eerie thriller The Grudge 2, which explores the dark secrets behind the revenge-seeking grudge’s wrath as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims, moving out of the burned-out house and spreading everywhere.

The much-anticipated sequel to the 2004 hit The Grudge, which earned over $188 million in worldwide box office receipts, the stars Amber Tamblyn (“Joan of Arcadia”), with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning briefly in the memorable role of Karen, once again under the direction of Takashi Shimizu, from a screenplay written by Stephen Susco. The producers are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise.

The Grudge 2 carries the infectious, vengeful curse forward as it attacks a group of seemingly unrelated individuals:

Aubrey Davis (AMBER TAMBLYN) discovers from her bed-ridden mother, Mrs. Davis (JOANNA CASSIDY), that her sister Karen (SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR) is in a hospital in Japan. She also finds out that Karen is under investigation for the death of her boyfriend in a fire she started in a house located in Tokyo. Since Mrs. Davis is too ill to make the trip, she asks Aubrey to go to Tokyo and bring her sister home.

Shortly after she arrives in Tokyo, reporter and photographer, Eason (EDISON CHEN), seeks out Aubrey to warn her that her sister, Karen, is in the thrall of something unseen and dangerous.

Allison (ARIELLE KEBBEL) attends an international school in Tokyo. Desperately trying to fit in with the school’s “in” crowd, Vanessa (TERESA PALMER) and Miyuki (MISAKO UNO), she is willing to do anything they ask to get in good with them - even if it means going into a mysterious burned-down house, which was the site of several unexplained murders and strange disappearances.

The young introverted Jake (MATTHEW KNIGHT) isn’t happy that his widowed father Bill (CHRISTOPHER COUSINS) is engaged to Trish (JENNIFER BEALS). Still mourning the death of his mother, he cannot understand why his older sister Lacey (SARAH ROEMER) gets on so well with their soon-to-be stepmother. He also doesn’t understand why one of his next-door neighbors is being so elusive. It seems that everyone in his apartment building is acting stranger and stranger.

One by one, they are infected by the malevolent curse known as “The Grudge,” which is quickly moving out of the burned-down house in Tokyo and spreading to everyone who crosses its path.

Japanese actress Takako Fuji reprises her role as the terrorizing Kayako, Ryo Ishibashi returns in a cameo as Detective Nakagawa and nine-year-old Ohga Tanaka takes on the role of the tortured Toshio. Edison Chen (Infernal Affairs), Arielle Kebbel (Aquamarine), Teresa Palmer (December Boys), Sarah Roemer (upcoming Disturbia), Jenna Dewan (Take the Lead), Matthew Knight (The Greatest Game Ever Played), Christopher Cousins (Wicker Park), Jennifer Beals (“The L Word”) and Joanna Cassidy (“Six Feet Under”) make up the rest of the ensemble cast.

Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures Present A Ghost House Pictures Production The Grudge 2 starring Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Edison Chen, Sarah Roemer and Sarah Michelle Gellar. The film is directed by Takashi Shimizu from a screenplay written by Stephen Susco, based on JU-On: The Grudge written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The producers are Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Taka Ichise. The executive producers are Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee and Doug Davison. The co-producers are Michael Kirk, Drew Crevello and Shintano Shimosawa. The director of photography is Katsumi Yanagijima. The production designer is Iwao Saito. The editor is Jeff Betancourt. The costume designer is Kristin M. Burke. The music is by Christopher Young. The visual effects supervisor is Hajime Matsumoto.

The Grudge 2 has been rated TK by the Motion Picture Association of America for TK.