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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- SetupWhat the title means
Ring can mean the phone call that warns of the seven days or the circle of light Samara sees from the bottom of the well. The American film kept the double meaning of the Japanese one.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTapes on windshields
In summer 2002 the tape's footage aired in late-night slots with no mention of the film. Physical VHS copies also turned up on car windshields outside theaters.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNo big star wanted
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Connelly and Kate Beckinsale were all offered Rachel. Director Gore Verbinski wanted a face audiences would "discover", and Naomi Watts got the part.
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- Behind the scenesThe original's director
Hideo Nakata, who directed the 1998 Japanese Ring, took over from Gore Verbinski. Noam Murro had been attached first but left over creative differences.
source ↗ - CameoSamara, from the archive
Daveigh Chase appears as the human Samara in footage from the first film, reused here.
source ↗ - ReferenceJake was already there
The opening scene picks up Jake Pierce, the lead of the short Rings (2005), released on DVD days earlier. The film slid from November 2004 to March 2005.
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- Behind the scenesIt started as The Ring 3D
The project was announced in 2014 as The Ring 3D. The title changed to Rings, and the release slipped from November 2015 to April 2016, then October 2016 and finally February 2017.
source ↗ - SetupThe mark on the hand
The phone burns a mark into Julia's hand. Gabriel works out it is Braille, and it translates to "rebirth". It is the key to the ending.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSamara in the electronics store
Paramount shot a prank: an actress dressed as Samara jumped out of a TV and startled shoppers in a store. The video drew 200 million views in 24 hours on Facebook.
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- CameoA cast on the rise
Emily VanCamp and Alexandra Breckenridge are in the cast, with Ryan Merriman as Jake. Kelly Stables plays Samara.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBonus disc
The short came out March 8, 2005, on a bonus disc with the DVD re-release of The Ring. It later joined The Ring Two on DVD. Jonathan Liebesman directed and co-wrote with Ehren Kruger.
source ↗ - SetupWhat "rings" are
In the short, the groups that watch the tape in turns are called rings. They test how close to day seven they can get before handing the tape on.
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