The Ring (2002): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Gore Verbinski was initially inspired to do a remake of Ring after Walter F. Parkes sent him a VHS copy of the Japanese film, which he described as "intriguing", "pulp" and "avant-garde".
• The film is the first installment in the American Ring series and a remake of the 1998 Japanese film, itself based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki.
• Principal photography took place from November 2001 to April 2002, primarily in the State of Washington, with cinematographer Bojan Bazelli.
• Ehren Kruger wrote three drafts of the screenplay before Scott Frank came on to do an uncredited re-write.
• The original WGA-approved credits listed Hiroshi Takahashi (writer of the original 1998 screenplay for Ring), but his name is absent from the final print.
• Shot on film, the production is unusual for achieving its color correction in-camera using 81EF and one of two green filters, thereby committing to its visual style early, rather than relying on digital grading during post-production.
• The film's success inspired American remakes of several other Asian and Japanese films, including The Grudge (2004) and Dark Water (2005).
• The Ring features an original score composed and arranged by Hans Zimmer (who later collaborated on Verbinski's other works).
• The Ring opened theatrically on October 18, 2002, in the United States, on 1,981 screens, and grossed $15 million during its opening weekend.
• It was released in 2005, accompanying The Ring's 2005 sequel in an album that combined music from both the first and second film.
• In Japan, it earned $8.3 million in the first two weeks of its release.
• It was produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, with Roy Lee, Mike Macari, and Michele Weisler serving as executive producers.

Source: Wikipedia

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