First Stills from the POLTERGEIST Remake are Heeeere

Ahead of the trailer, which should arrive tomorrow, some stills for the reboot of Poltergeist, executive produced by Sam Raimi, have hit the web via USA Today. Some fans are up in arms about the film’s rating, which is PG-13. There are some people that are quick to point out that the original was PG, but that was also a different time. PG-13 seems appropriate to me.

From the USA Today Article:

The reboot features a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist David Lindsay-Abaire and is led onscreen by Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt as the parents.

“Unlike the traditional horror film, I wanted to put together a cast to give weight and reality to these characters. It’s the way to anchor the family,” says Kenan. “It’s such an emotional story at the core. Parents fighting to get their child back from the beyond.”

The Bowen family finds itself in a paranormal world of hurt when they move into a suburban fixer-upper, which is in worse need of spiritual cleansing. Kenan says he found his key central girl, Madison, in 8-year-old Kennedi Clements, whom he calls “a force of nature.”

Director, Gil Kenan previously directed Monster House, which is a film I dig as an adult anyway. I’m looking forward to the trailer tomorrow. For now, let’s take a look at some of the images from the film.