Well, kids…bad news coming out our way from Grudge 3 director Toby Wilkins, who gives us a serious bummer. Apparently, early reports that Judd Nelson and William Devane will be involved in Grudge 3 have been greatly exaggerated. Indeed, they will have absolutely nothing to do with it.

But there is some good news—Wilkins and company are taking the canon of the Grudge series very, very seriously by the look of it and are picking up almost exactly where the second one left off. Grudge 3, you see, will be about a Japanese woman with the secret to ending Kayako’s two-film reign of terror, and wiping her freaky ghosty self off the face of the earth forever. Thus, she goes to a haunted apartment building in Chicago—EXACTLY where the second one ended!—to finish the job.

Which, frankly, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy for a change inside—they’re taking the canon seriously. Normally, direct to video sequels are only slightly related to the films they purport to continue on, but Grudge 3 looks to be a true sequel in every possible sense. And as long as it doesn’t completely suck, it should turn out nicely!

And until we can find out how it’ll turn out, try the Grudge series trivia recently added to Kwanzoo’s ranks.

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