Tara Westwood — Exclusive Portraits

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January 2, 2020 12:15AM EST

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Tara Westwood

Tara Westwood — Tara Westwood is an actress who stars in the new movie ‘The Grudge,’ which will be released on Jan. 3. She plays Fiona Landers in the film directed by Nicolas Pesce and produced by Sam Raimi. Tara stars alongside Betty Gilpin, Andrea Riseborough, Lin Shaye, Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Jacki Weaver. The film is set in the same timeline as the 2004 remake of Takashi Shimizu’s Japanese hit ‘Ju-On: The Grudge.’ The 2004 remake starred Sarah Michelle Gellar. The horror movie tells the story of a house cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. While ‘The Grudge’ is its own unique film, Tara revealed in our interview that the movie will pay homage to the original film. However, this movie has more of a ‘psychological journey.’ See more photos of Tara from our exclusive portrait session in our gallery now.

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Tara Westwood On ‘The Grudge’

Tara Westwood On ‘The Grudge’ — Tara teased that this film has more of a ‘psychological journey’ than previous films. ‘It goes really dark,’ she also said.

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Tara Westwood On Her ‘Grudge’ Character

Tara Westwood On Her ‘Grudge’ Character — Tara plays Fiona Landers. ‘I can say that I get infected with the Grudge,’ Tara teased.

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Tara Westwood On Paying Homage

Tara Westwood On Paying Homage — Tara said it was important to director Nicolas Pesce and producer Sam Raimi to ‘really pay homage to what had already happened, including in Ju-On, the original Japanese film. They did that beautifully. But this is its own film for sure.’

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Tara Westwood On ‘The Grudge’ Script

Tara Westwood On ‘The Grudge’ Script — Tara revealed that the script for ‘The Grudge’ is ‘so layered and smart that I think it’s more interesting because I like films that really make you think and this film does.’ The movie also explores motherhood in a ‘very different’ way.

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Tara Westwood On Lin Shaye

Tara Westwood On Lin Shaye — Tara said that working with the horror icon was ‘incredible.’ They have quite the interaction in the film!

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Tara Westwood At HL’s Portrait Studio

Tara Westwood At HL’s Portrait Studio — ‘The Grudge’ also stars Demián Bichir, John Cho, and Jacki Weaver. The film will be released on Jan. 3. The perfect horror movie to kick off the new year!

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‘The Grudge’ Star Tara Westwood

‘The Grudge’ Star Tara Westwood — Tara revealed that she’s been calling the film a ‘simul-quel.’ Why? ‘Because it happens simultaneously as the 2004 movie,’ she said.

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Tara Westwood Exclusive Portrait

Tara Westwood Exclusive Portrait — Prior to ‘The Grudge,’ Tara had roles in ‘By Dawn,’ ‘The Honeymoon Phase,’ and more. She has a number of projects coming up in 2020.

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