Although three years have passed since then, the window of opportunity remains open for a crossover between two very similar yet distinctive horror icons. FutureĬourtesy of Bloody Disgusting, The Grudge director Nicolas Pesce expressed interest in a crossover film between The Grudge and the English-language The Ring film series in September 2019. Released in February 2017, Rings opened #2 in the box office and grossed $83 million worldwide, despite being critically panned. Julia sacrifices herself to save Holt, but in doing so, she makes a horrifying discovery. Lutz portrays Julia, a young woman who becomes worried about her boyfriend Holt (Roe) when he explores the “rings” subculture that challenges members to watch Samara Morgan’s cursed videotape. Written by David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes and Akiva Goldsman, Rings stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan, and Vincent D’Onofrio. (This interview was conducted during the Montreal Fantasia 1999 Film Festival, in preparation for an in-depth piece on Hideo Nakata and the Ring series for Fangoria magazine (issue 193). Originally, Paramount Pictures had planned a third film to be titled The Ring 3D in early 2014, but once Gutiérrez came onboard, plans changed. Offscreen: Well, thank you so much and good look for your future projects. It was based on the Spiral novel by Kōji Suzuki. Not to be confused with the 2005 short film of the same name, Rings rounds out the trilogy with F.
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