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To kick off filming, Widmyer announced the first day of shooting on Pet Sematary on his personal Twitter account with a behind-the-scenes photo and the caption: "Day one." The photo is of Widmyer holding a clapboard branded with artwork from the original Pet Sematary novel, and it's taken on location in a forest setting in Toronto, which is meant to double as the movie's rural Maine setting. And though the photo isn't exactly ripe with details regarding what scene they might be shooting, the crew appears to be shooting in or around the titular Pet Sematary itself, given the exterior location.
This upcoming adaptation of Pet Sematary follows a running string of King adaptations released/slated for release between 2017 and 2019 in what is unofficially dubbed the "Kingassaince." With four movies and two television series adaptations released in 2017 alone, as well as five movies (including It: Chapter Two and the Shining sequel Doctor Sleep) and three television series (The Dark Tower, Castle Rock, a Hulu original series inspired by King's stories, and The Outsider) currently in development, Pet Sematary stands to capitalize on the popularity. Though King has been one of the most celebrated writers since his debut novel Carrie in 1974, adaptations of his work have rarely been as consistently well-received as they have been in the past year.
