The Ring Two

The Ring Two is a 2005 American horror film, and a sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the same name. Hideo Nakata, director of the original Japanese films Ring and Ring 2 on which the American versions are based, is the director of this film in place of Gore Verbinski (who directed the first film). This sequel is not based on any of the previous Japanese sequels to Ring, and is an original storyline,... more

The Ring Two is a 2005 American horror film, and a sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film of the same name. Hideo Nakata, director of the original Japanese films Ring and Ring 2 on which the American versions are based, is the director of this film in place of Gore Verbinski (who directed the first film). This sequel is not based on any of the previous Japanese sequels to Ring, and is an original storyline, continuing from The Ring. The movie was filmed in Astoria, Oregon and Los Angeles, California. It was released on March 18, 2005, and opened with a strong US$35 million its first weekend, more than doubling the opening weekend of The Ring. Its final $75 million gross was far less than the original's $129 million total. The sequel takes place approximately six months after the events of the first movie (where Aidan is about 10-years-old now). Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son Aidan (David Dorfman) have moved from Seattle to the quiet... less