John Cho Round-up: Cast in 'The Grudge' Remake, 'Searching' Set for August Release

#TheGrudge reimagining taps @JohnTheCho (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/JiI1olhaso pic.twitter.com/P9jt8RpC7s

— Variety (@Variety) March 16, 2018

• Sony is "reimagining" The Grudge, fourteen years after the first remake.


• John Cho, Demian Bichir and Andrea Riseborough are all in the cast.


• Nicholas Pesce is writing and directing.


• Starts filming in May.

Screen Gems adds @JohnTheCho-@DebraMessing thriller ‘Searching’ to August schedule https://t.co/72tHQb39mO

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 16, 2018

• The John Cho and Debra Messing thriller Searching will be released August 3rd.


• The film was a hit at SXSW, winning an audience award.


• Plot summary from IMDB: After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her. A thriller that unfolds entirely on computer screens.