Naomi Watts stars in the remake of Japan's The Ring (Dreamworks)
Did you hear about the one about the videotape that when you watch it, you die in seven days? Sound like an urban myth? Well for the characters in The Ring (opening October 18 throughout San Diego), this turns out to be much more than an urban myth, it turns out to be a terrifying reality.The appeal of this simple premise has already been proven in Japan, that’s where the Koji Suzuki’s book, The Ring, was published and where the first version of the film was made by Hideo Nakata. The 1998 film The Ring was so wildly popular in Asia that it spawned a sequel, a prequel, a TV mini-series, mangas, and a Korean remake. Now Dreamworks Pictures has decided to bring the story to the screen Hollywood style. And the film is one of more than a dozen Asian properties recently purchased by Hollywood studios for American remakes.
