DeniLatest News: The Ring 3D is coming!
April 27th 2010 12:34
Category: In the know!, Horror
Well, there you have it folks! With the success of Avatar in 3D and a flurry of sequels and remakes, the trend is underway and it looks as if there is no turning back and it's here to stay, for now. Remember, Hollywood did have a penchant for remaking Japanese horror films for a bit and either that trend died an honorable death or they just ran out of horror movies in Japan to remake.
The latest news is that Paramount Pictures is green-lighting a third "Ring" film in 3D, entitled what else? "Ring 3D"! The goal is to reboot or reinvent the franchise with an aim at a more teen-oriented audience.
In the original, Naomi Watts, played a reporter who was investigating a mysterious video tape that when played, the viewer had 7 days to live. Released in 2002, the movie was a huge success, grossing USD$249,348,933 worldwide and putting Watts on the Hollywood map. A sequel, "The Ring 2" followed in 2005.
As of now, there is no script but it appears that the premise will still revolve around the deadly video cassette or DVD - well if they want to reboot then they'll have to get with the times, won't they? Who on earth uses VHS nowadays?
According to Heat Vision, Dave Louka, who wrote "Dream House", currently in production and starring Naomi Watts, Daniel Craig and Rachael Weitz, is penning the script and there is no word on a director yet.
It's too bad that 3D wasn't the "thing" back in 2002 when Gore Verbinski's version of "The Ring" came out. I thought his was a really well developed horror/mystery movie. I'm a bit skeptical about retooling something that doesn't need fixing.
Reinventing and/or remaking movies doesn't always work in my opinion. It's a huge risk and for the most part a guessing game on what would satisfy your audience. Sometimes production companies need to leave well enough alone. Directors/writers take huge liberties with a story that already works and decide to remake it in a way that may miss the mark and in the end it's almost unrecognizable. An example is, "The Clash Of The Titans". The only thing that needed to be revamped in this movie was the special effects. The original plot was great. Now, the movie is emotionally flat because the writers took away the connection that the original movie had with its audience.
I'm really skeptical about this current trend in Hollywood but I guess at the end of the day, whether or not this fad will continue is determined by the box office receipts.
It's all about money.
The latest news is that Paramount Pictures is green-lighting a third "Ring" film in 3D, entitled what else? "Ring 3D"! The goal is to reboot or reinvent the franchise with an aim at a more teen-oriented audience.
In the original, Naomi Watts, played a reporter who was investigating a mysterious video tape that when played, the viewer had 7 days to live. Released in 2002, the movie was a huge success, grossing USD$249,348,933 worldwide and putting Watts on the Hollywood map. A sequel, "The Ring 2" followed in 2005.
As of now, there is no script but it appears that the premise will still revolve around the deadly video cassette or DVD - well if they want to reboot then they'll have to get with the times, won't they? Who on earth uses VHS nowadays?
According to Heat Vision, Dave Louka, who wrote "Dream House", currently in production and starring Naomi Watts, Daniel Craig and Rachael Weitz, is penning the script and there is no word on a director yet.
It's too bad that 3D wasn't the "thing" back in 2002 when Gore Verbinski's version of "The Ring" came out. I thought his was a really well developed horror/mystery movie. I'm a bit skeptical about retooling something that doesn't need fixing.
Reinventing and/or remaking movies doesn't always work in my opinion. It's a huge risk and for the most part a guessing game on what would satisfy your audience. Sometimes production companies need to leave well enough alone. Directors/writers take huge liberties with a story that already works and decide to remake it in a way that may miss the mark and in the end it's almost unrecognizable. An example is, "The Clash Of The Titans". The only thing that needed to be revamped in this movie was the special effects. The original plot was great. Now, the movie is emotionally flat because the writers took away the connection that the original movie had with its audience.
I'm really skeptical about this current trend in Hollywood but I guess at the end of the day, whether or not this fad will continue is determined by the box office receipts.
It's all about money.
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