''Ring 2'' cattle call: Firm is hiring extras in Astoria

From:Oregonlive
Date:4,May,2004


Would you like to work alongside Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts
("21 Grams") and Golden Globe-nominated actor Simon Baker (TV's "The
Guardian") -- and get paid for it?

The feature film "The Ring 2" will be filming in Astoria next month,
and director Hideo Nakata needs some extras.

Extras Only Casting will be holding an open casting call from 1 to 4
p.m. Saturday at Astoria Middle School, 1100 Klaskanine Ave., in
Astoria. Casting director Danny Stoltz said between 100 and 300
extras will be cast.

No acting experience is necessary; filmmakers are looking for real
people of all ages. Those selected to be extras will make $57 for each 8-hour day.

"The Ring 2," which will also star Sissy Spacek and 11-year-old David
Dorfman, is the sequel to the 2002 hit film about a mysterious videotape that proves fatal to viewers. For details, call 503-299- 4776 in Portland or 503-345-9848 in Astoria.