The Grudge 2 has some surprises for us and according to an on set report there will be some very nicely created visuals done practically and not all CGI.

Interestingly this won't be a remake of the second in the Japanese trilogy, but will take a different direction, however it does stick to its non-linear style and be a PG-13.

See the main story for some other snippets from the JoBlo set report, which is a good write up and worth a read.

As I've said before, this is one of the first Hollywood remakes of an Asian film that I really enjoyed (unless we're going to start talking Samurai and Cowboys here), and because of some structure work on the story I actually think they may have improved on the original. A large part of this success is down to keeping the original director and crew onboard, as well as having a talented screenwriter...why can't they do this for all the remakes? (Or just stop doing them!)

Here's the info from JoBlo...

The film's driving forces are its 4 mysteries: 1) What happened in evil spirit Kayako's (Takako Fuji) troubled childhood? 2) How is the Grudge truly transmitted? (I have a feeling they'll take us by surprise with this one) 3) What really happened to hottie Karen? 4) Can you and how do you stop The Grudge?

Sarah Michelle Gellar will be shooting her role at the end of the shoot. She only has a couple of days on this show (I think it was 5 days...don't quote me on that).

This sequel has the same production designer as the original (Iwao Saito), but a new and well respected cinematographer (Katsumi Yanagishima). Hideo Yamamoto wasn't available.

The spooky house from the original will make another appearance but this time decrepit (it burned down in the first one)

Look out for a scene where Kayako leaps out of a mirror (with the glass turned into water). The visual effect will be done practically, not CGI (yippee!).

The film is written by screenwriter Stephen Susco who also wrote the original American version of " The Grudge and the upcoming PULSE remake.