The Ring (2002 film)

The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring, based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. Watts portrays a journalist who investigates a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it. The film grossed over USD 249 million worldwide on a USD 48 million production budget.

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Summary The Ring (2002 film)The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts. It is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ring, based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. Watts portrays a journalist who investigates a cursed videotape that seemingly kills the viewer seven days after watching it. The Ring was released theatrically on October 18, 2002, and received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the atmosphere and Watts’s performance. The film grossed over USD 249 million worldwide on a USD 48 million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes. It is the first installment of the American Ring series, and is followed by The Ring Two and Rings, which were released in 2005 and 2017, respectively. The Ring paved the way for English-language remakes of Asian horror films, such as The Grudge, Dark Water, and The Eye, among others. It was initially inspired to do an uncredited rewrite of the film by Frank Verbinski, who was inspired by a story he heard about a cursed tape that killed a young girl in the 1970s.

The remake was released on October 19, 2002. The sequel, The Ring 2, was released in October 2005. The third and final installment, The Rings, was published in October 2017, and starred Brian Cox and Daveigh Chase. The fourth and final Ring, The rings, were released on November 14, 2017. The last Ring, the Rings, is a sequel to The Ring, which was released October 25, 2007. The fifth and final Rings, The ring 2, and the rings 3, were both released in November 2008. The final Ring is The Ring 4, which is released on December 14, 2008, and features Brian Cox, David Dorfman, and Brian Cox in the lead roles. The first Ring, Ring 5, and Ring 6, were all released in 2010 and 2011. The sixth and seventh Rings, Rings 2 and Rings 3, respectively, are released in 2012 and 2013.