It’s been over a decade since Samara Morgan terrorized horror movie fans in The Ring, and the world has changed. A video tape just isn’t going to be an effective way to spread a curse anymore, and there’s barely anyone left who even owns a VCR! But that doesn’t mean that anyone will be safe from Samara. VCRs may be gone, but videos are everywhere. They’re on YouTube, on Facebook, and even on our site! That may be the key to Samara’s upcoming return in Rings.
To celebrate New Year’s weekend, the official Rings Facebook page posted an unsettling promo for the new film which demonstrates that there isn’t a video that Samara can’t use to stalk her victims. And the seven day deadline is up!
While footage of Daveigh Chase from the first two movies will be used in the sequel, Bonnie Morgan is playing Samara in Rings, and this is one evil little girl who doesn’t sleep. It’s not clear if Rachel Keller (the heroine from the first two films) and her son will make appearances as well, but it is known that Samara’s tale has morphed into an urban legend and that at least one of the cursed video tapes will factor into this story. This time, the main character is a young woman named Julia (Matilda Lutz), who takes it upon herself to watch the video in order to spare her boyfriend, Holt (Alex Roe) from meeting his end at Samara’s hands. However, Julia is also the first to discover a “movie within the movie;” which will likely unleash Samara’s evil on a new generation.
Rings will open in theaters on Friday, February 3, 2017.
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