Baker Enters Horror 'Ring'

From:Zap2it
Date:Apr 14, 2004

Simon Baker, lately of CBS' "The Guardian," will enter into the horror franchise with the sequel to the chilling 2002 film "The Ring."
Baker, 34, will co-star with fellow Aussie Naomi Watts in "The Ring 2," which continues the tale of a videotape that mysteriously kills its viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Baker and Watts are longtime friends, although reports say that Baker won his role through auditioning, not favoritism. It is the first time the two friends have worked together.


Hideo Nakata will direct the DreamWorks project, which begins shooting in mid-May.

Baker last appeared in "Book of Love," which debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival. He's also appeared in "The Affair of the Necklace," "Red Planet," "Ride with the Devil" and "L.A. Confidential."