Paramount was anxious to follow up on the success of Pet Sematary with a sequel and invited Mary Lambert to return and direct. She has stated that her original concept for the film would have involved Ellie Creed as the central character, the only survivor from the first film. However, Paramount was not confident in making the film 's lead a teenage girl, so the story was written with completely new characters and a male protagonist. Thirteen - year - old Furlong was cast in the lead role, capitalizing on his rise to fame in the previous year 's blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Shooting took place in Coweta County, Georgia.
where was the movie pet sematary 2 filmed
Coweta County, Georgia