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Development

Following the premiere of Pulse at the Un Certain Regard, Dimension Films acquired the rights to the Japanese film, as well as the rights to a remake. Wes Craven was attached to Pulse shortly thereafter. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director of the original film, was initially expected to helm the remake before Craven became officially involved. By June 2002, Craven had written the script with Vince Gilligan while Kirsten Dunst was eyed for the lead role. Craven worked on the film up until 2003 when Har...

Pre-production

In March 2005, reports indicated that Craven was still involved with the project. However, when talking to Fangoria at the time of the film's release, Craven said he was not involved in the making of the film. At the end of the month, Kristen Bell and Steve Talley joined the cast. Ian Somerhalder and Christina Milan rounded out the cast in April and June. Final additions to the cast included Jonathan Tucker, Corryn Cummins, Rick Gonzalez, Riki Lindhome, Samm Levine, Amanda Tepe, and Joseph Gatt.

Filming

Principal production for Pulse began in June 2005 in Romania.

Pulse was released on August 11, 2006 by Dimension Films. The film was initially set for release on March 3, 2006.

Box office

The film grossed over $8 million in its opening weekend in the United States. By its close on October 12, 2006, the film had grossed just over $20 million in the U.S., along with the foreign-box-office total, just over $7.5 million, for a worldwide take of almost $28 million, compared with a production budget of approximately $20.5 million.As a DVD rental, the film has grossed a further $25 million.

Critical reception

Upon release, Pulse was negatively received by critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 11% of 73 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Another stale American remake of a successful Japanese horror film, Pulse bypasses the emotional substance of the original and overcompensates with pumped-up visuals and every known horror cliche." On Metacritic, the film holds a 27 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable revie...

The film was followed by two sequels: Pulse 2: Afterlife, and Pulse 3. Both were released in 2008, and were written and directed by Joel Soisson.