<P> In March 2010, it was announced that a remake was in the works, with Matt Greenberg (writer of another King adaptation, 1408) currently working on the screenplay . On 21 September 2010, Guillermo del Toro announced that he would like to direct the Pet Sematary remake, along with a new adaptation of another Stephen King novel, It, but stated that his busy schedule made it unlikely that he would be able to work on either film any time soon . As of October 31, 2013, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Steven Schneider were producing the remake and both di Bonaventura and the studio were in talks with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo in talks to direct the remake . In October 2017, Paramount announced that Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch, the team that wrote and directed the 2014 thriller Starry Eyes, would helm the new adaptation . </P> <P> In 1997 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatization of the story in six half - hour episodes, later re-edited into three hour - long episodes . It was adapted by Gregory Evans and starred John Sharian as Louis Creed, Briony Glassco as Rachel Creed and Lee Montague as Jud Crandall . The production was directed by Gordon House . </P> <P> In 2002, New York horrorcore rapper Cage wrote the song "Ballad of Worms" which was featured on the album "Eastern Conference All Stars III" for the independent hip - hop label Eastern Conference Records . Before thought to be about his relationship and struggle with the hip - hop community, he later revealed it was a love song dedicated to the Pet Sematary character Zelda . </P>

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