Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in The Ring Two, the sequel to the 2002 horror hit The Ring. Hideo Nakata, the director of the original Japanese blockbuster Ringu, upon which the The Ring was based, directed The Ring Two, which marks his American film debut.

Six months after the horrifying events that terrorized Rachel Keller and her son Aidan (David Dorfman), the two have left their home in Seattle to escape the haunting memories of Samara and her cursed videotape, which left so much death in its wake. Moving to the small coastal community of Astoria; Oregon, Rachel and Aidan hope to start afresh. However, Rachel’s resolve quickly turns to dread when evidence at a local crime scene — including an unmarked videotape—seems eerily familiar. Rachel realizes that the vengeful Samara is back and more determined than ever to continue her relentless cycle of terror and death.

The Ring Two is produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, who also produced The Ring. Also returning from The Ring is screenwriter Ehren Kruger. The executive producers are Mike Macari, Roy Lee, Neil Machlis and Michele Weisler.

Joining Naomi Watts and David Dorfman in the cast are Simon Baker (TV’s The Guardian), Elizabeth Perkins (28 Days), Emily VanCamp (TV’s Everwood), Ryan Merriman (Halloween: Resurrection, the Sci-Fi Channel’s Taken), and Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Carrie).

The behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Gabriel Beristain (Blade II, Dolores Claiborne), production designer Jim Bissell (Jumanji, E.T. The Extraterrestrial), costume designer Wendy Chuck (About Schmidt, Bad Santa), editor Michael N. Knue (Spawn, The Crow: City of Angels), Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer (The Lion King, The Ring) and composers Henning Lohner and Martin Tillman. The effects teams were headed by special effects coordinator Pete Chesney (Men in Black, The Mothman Prophecies) visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson (Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed), and six time Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist Rick Baker (Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, Men in Black).