Watts added that the sequel, The Ring 2, will not be based on the Japanese sequel to the original Japanese film Ringu, on which the first Ring was based. "I haven't read it yet," Watts said. "But I think it's quite different."

Watts also talked more about her possible lead role in Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's remake of the classic SF movie King Kong. "I've met Peter Jackson, and I just thought he was the most incredible man," Watts said. "He works with his wife [writer-producer Fran Walsh], and he's obviously made such an incredible number of films."

Watts added, "The King Kong story is a beautiful, romantic, simple story. I've seen both [previous] versions, and they're obviously quite different. But I think Peter Jackson would take it into a whole new realm. But I haven't read anything yet."

As for the prospect of stepping into the shoes of Fay Wray and Jessica Lange, Kong's two previous leading ladies, Watts said, "The hand of King Kong. It's kind of scary and exciting, too. But we'll see. The ink hasn't even hit the paper yet."