‘The Ring’ Sequel ‘Rings’ Delayed Again; ‘Everybody Wants Some’ And Universal Monsters Also Get New Dates
2002’sThe Ringwas a genuinely unsettling experience, one that slowly dug itself under your skin and lingered there long after the credits had rolled. But its sequel, 2005’sThe Ring Two, was nowhere near as effective. And now its threequel,Rings, seems to be struggling even to get to the theater. Originally slated for a 2015 opening,Ringshas just been pushed back again, this time all the way to fall 2016.
Meanwhile, also shuffling up and down the release calendar areRichard Linklater’sEverybody Wants Some, which will arrive a smidge earlier than anticipated, and an as-yet-untitled Universal Monsters movie, which will drop a tiny bit later.
Box Office Mojoreports Paramount has shiftedRingsfrom June 03, 2025 toOctober 28, 2016— nearly a full year after its original July 02, 2025 release date. The delay shouldn’t come as too much of a shock, consideringRings' old April 1 release date is less than two months away and we’ve yet to see so much as a teaser trailer. A Halloween release is probably a better fit for the horror movie anyway.Ringswill now go up againstInferno(theDa Vinci Codesequel; yes, they’re still making those) and “Untitled Lionsgate Horror Film.”
Directed byF. Javier Gutiérrez,RingsstarsMatilda LutzandAlex Roeas a young couple who get caught up in Samara’s video tape curse.Johnny GaleckiandAimee Teegardenalso star. Contrary to earlier rumors,Ringsisnota prequel but a sequel set 13 years after the events ofThe Ring. Which raises the question of how these young people are even watching VHS tapes in this day and age. Who still owns a VCR? Or has Samara gone digital.
Moving on, Paramount has bumped up the release of Linklater’sEverybody Wants Someto fill theApril 1, 2016date thatRingshas left behind. Its competition in that slot will includeAmityville: The Awakening, the Nicholas Hoult thrillerCollide, and Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopicMiles Ahead. It’s a small move, but good news for anyone who’s been eagerly awaiting Linklater’s so-called “spiritual sequel” toDazed and Confused. The college comedy starsBlake Jenner,Tyler Hoechlin,Wyatt Russell,Ryan Guzman, andZoey Deutch.
And finally, Universal isn’t saying what its 2018 Universal Monsters movie is, but whatever it is, it’s been delayed from July 30, 2025 toApril 13, 2018. That puts the film out of the way of Steven Spielberg’sReady Player One, which just recentlyshifted from winter to springin an effort to avoidStar Wars Episode VIII. AndStar Wars, of course, onlysnagged that release datebecauseAvatar 2got delayed for the 8,000th time. So really, this is all James Cameron’s fault. If you’re really annoyed about having to wait two extra weeks to watch “Untitled Universal Monsters Franchise Film,” you can direct your angry letters to him.
