Why didn Daveigh want to return for The Ring Two?
Actually, she did. Daveigh was very appreciative of the positive feedback from fans, and when her representatives were contacted by DreamWorks about reprising the role, she immediately expressed interest. As the script evolved, however, all dialogue and flashback scenes of Samara as she was in life were cut, leaving only “dead” Samara (in heavy makeup) and stunt scenes, for which DreamWorks wanted to use a double. As such, Daveigh didn’t return for The Ring Two not because she didn’t want to or because she refused to; there was simply no role for her. (This information, by the way, comes right from the source.) As it turns out, Daveigh ended up receiving screen credit for the role through the use of pre-existing footage left over from The Ring.
