Bloody Disgusting is reporting that the upcoming third film in the Ring franchise, Rings, will be a prequel to the 2002 film.
The site says that sources have told them that the film will take place before the remake starring Naomi Watts and Brian Cox, and will tell the story and origins of the famous tape and the first signs of terror of the evil Samara.
F. Javier Gutierrez (Before the Fall) is directing the new film, which will star Italian actress Matilda Lutz, and has been written by Akiva Goldsman (Insurgent), David Loucka (House at the End of the Street) and Jacob Aaron Estes (Mean Creek).
Rings is set for release in November.
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