THE RING TWO

A change of scenery does little to erase the terrifying memories that plague reporter Rachel Keller (Watts) and her son Aidan (Dorfman) as they settle into their new life on the Oregon coast. When an unmarked videotape is discovered at a local crime scene, it quickly becomes apparent that Samara Morgan has returned to inflict more terror and death on the unsuspecting victims that watch this tape.

American Humane’s role

American Humane’s Film & Television Unit monitored this film. The Ring Two is a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) production, and therefore it was required to provide American Humane’s Certified Animal Safety Representatives on-set access  whenever animals were used. During pre-production of the film, American Humane’s Film & TV Unit received a copy of the script and the daily call sheets. American Humane’s Animal Safety Representatives carefully reviewed these materials to determine whether any scenes or situations appeared to put animals at risk. Animal Safety Representatives were then on the set to ensure the animals remained safe throughout production.

This film met the Guidelines established by American Humane, received the Monitored Acceptable rating, and was awarded the “No Animals Were Harmed”® End Credit Disclaimer.

Featured animal scenes
The only live animals in this film are the four goldfish in the aquarium on Aidan’s bedside table. Production bought the aquarium and fish from an aquatic supply store, and a crew member maintained them on the set. The crew member adopted the fish after filming and added them to his own home aquarium. In one shot, the aquarium is empty and the fish are dead; production provided documentation for these prop fish.

The deer that attack Rachel and Aidan in their car, as well as the fly that appears to crawl from a faucet in another scene, came courtesy of computer-generated imagery (CGI) created by Rhythm & Hues.