Praski appears in The Grudge 3, the 2009 live-action horror film, as a minor supporting character rather than a figure from an anime series. He is a businessman who serves as the boss of Max Morrison, the building manager of the Chicago apartment complex central to the story. His role is tied to the financial side of the building, and he becomes frustrated with Max because the property is losing tenants and generating little income, a problem he blames on the fallout from the Kimble family incidents connected to the cursed apartment. This financial pressure shapes his personality, which comes across as stern, short-tempered, and business-focused. He is more concerned with the practical losses caused by the empty units than with any supernatural explanation, and he confronts Max harshly over the situation. His motivation is primarily professional, rooted in protecting his investment and restoring the building's profitability, and he has no awareness of the true nature of the danger around him. His key relationship is with Max, whom he pressures and treats with little patience, and he also has a tense encounter with another building manager that escalates into a fight. His role in the story is brief, as he becomes an early victim of the curse; after the confrontation, he returns to his car alone and is killed by the supernatural presence that has taken hold of the building. He receives very little development beyond his function as a victim, and he possesses no special abilities, being an ordinary man caught up in events he does not understand. His death serves to show how the curse reaches people only loosely connected to the apartment and how quickly it spreads through the remaining residents and associates.