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    Contortionist Bonnie Morgan returns as the evil spirit, Samara, in RINGS, the latest entry in THE RING series. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures. © 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.

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    Matilda Lutz as the film`s lead character, Julia. Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures. © 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.

    After a 12 year hiatus, THE RING is revived in America with the new movie, RINGS. Directed by F. Javier Gutierrez (BEFORE THE FALL), the film stars Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe (THE 5TH WAVE), Johnny Galecki (BIG BANG THEORY), Aimee Teegarden (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, SCREAM 4), Bonnie Morgan (THE RING TWO) and Vincent D’Onofrio (FULL METAL JACKET, JURASSIC WORLD, DAREDEVIL). RINGS is the third feature-length entry in the American series based on the Japanese horror franchise that began with Koji Suzuki’s novel Ring (???, Ringu, 1991) and gained international acclaim with Hideo Nakata`s (DARK WATER, L: change the worLd) film adaptation THE RING (???, Ringu, 1998). The Japanese series also took a long break before returning to cinemas with SADAKO 3D (????) in 2012. Last year saw the release of the RING/JU-ON J-Horror crossover, SADAKO VS KAYAKO (??vs???, 2016). Originally announced for a November 13, 2015 release, RINGS was rescheduled for April 1, 2016 and then October 28, 2016. The film is now set to open on February 3, 2017. Synopsis A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a “movie within the movie” that no one has ever seen before...

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    Credits Release Date: February 3, 2017 Running Time: 102 Minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Violence/Terror, Thematic Elements, Some Sexuality and Brief Drug Material) Cast Julia: Matilda Lutz Holt: Alex Roe Gabriel: Johnny Galecki Sky: Aimee Teegarden Samara Morgan: Bonnie Morgan Burke: Vincent D’Onofrio Shanda: Surley Alvelo Faith: Laura Wiggins Carter: Zach Roerig Chris: Adam Fristoe Libby: Andrea Laing Sam: Drew Grey Jamal: Patrick R. Walker Blue: Chuck David Willis Staff Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez Story: David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes Screenplay: David Loucka, Jacob Aaron Estes, Akiva Goldsman Producers: Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald Executive Producers: Amy Sayres, Ehren Kruger, Mike Macari, Neal Edelstein, Christopher Bender, JC Spink, Roy Lee Cinematographer: Sharone Meir Costume Designer: Christopher Peterson Production Designer: Kevin Kavanaugh Editors: Steven Mirkovich, Jeremiah O`Driscoll Executive Music Producer: Hans Zimmer Music: Matthew Margeson Production: Parkes + MacDonald Imagenation Distributor: Paramount Pictures

    Teaser poster with the abandoned October 2016 release date. Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures. © 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.
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    French-Canadian logo. Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures. © 2017 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.

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    Welcome to SciFi Japan, your source for news and information on science fiction, horror, fantasy and action movies, TV shows and videos.. from classics and old favorites, to upcoming productions and home video releases, to the odd and obscure titles you may never have heard of!

    The mainstream press has largely ignored Japanese tokusatsu (special effects) films, and when the genre has been covered by American news outlets and television the results were often inaccurate and condescending. On the other hand, there have been some excellent fan publications and websites devoted to these films, but Japanese studios have been extremely reluctant to deal with fan groups due to concerns over copyright infringement issues (some fans advocate and promote activities such as video bootlegging and unlicensed downloading). With no direct access to studio news and photos, fan reporting has often been forced to rely on secondhand info and rumors.

    What was missing was a professionally run English news outlet working directly with Japanese studios and filmmakers. So, in 2006, we brought together a talented group of published authors and reporters, film historians, reviewers, festival organizers, and movie makers with ties to the Japanese film industry to launch SciFi Japan (More information on our key contributors can be found here). The only English language news site press registered with all of the major Japanese studios and production companies, SciFi Japan is able to consistently bring accurate and exclusive information on Japanese films and shows to English speaking/reading fans worldwide.

    This site also receives updates from licensees and distributors of Japanese movies in North America, the UK and Australia, and we’re press registered with the major American studios as well. So, while our primary focus remains Japanese llive action and anime news we will rinclude international productions in our "International SciFii" and. "Asian Cinema" sections.

    And in 2012, we launched SciFi JAPAN TV, a web series featuring coverage of tokusatsu events and interviews with Japanese filmmakers. Each episode was shot on location in Japan exclusively for SciFi Japan by the Gaijin Channel production team. 

    SciFi Japan has grown by leaps and bounds over these past few years, and the site will continue to improve. So please bookmark SFJ and check back with us frequently… we’ll do our best to make it worth the effort!

     

     
     
     

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