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The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

Directed by
James Wan
Produced by
Rob Cowan
Peter Safran
James Wan

Written by
Carey Hayes
Chad Hayes
James Wan
David Leslie Johnson

Starring
Vera Farmiga
Patrick Wilson
Frances O'Connor
Madison Wolfe

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Edited by
Kirk M. Morri

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
The Safran Company
Atomic Monster
Evergreen Media Group

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

June 10, 2016 (United States)




Country
United States
Language
English
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The film was written by Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson. It is the sequel to the horror film The Conjuring, which was released on July 19, 2013. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens travel to England to investigate paranormal activity at a council house in the London Borough of Enfield.
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 10, 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast
2 Production 2.1 Development
2.2 Pre-production
2.3 Production
3 Distribution
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Cast[edit]
Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Frances O'Connor as Peggy Hodgson
Madison Wolfe as Janet Hodgson
Lauren Esposito as Margaret Hodgson
Simon McBurney as Maurice Grosse
Franka Potente as Anita Gregory
Shannon Kook as Drew Thomas
Abhi Sinha as Harry Whitmark
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Simon Delaney
Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
Patrick McAuley as Johnny Hodgson
Benjamin Haigh as Billy Hodgson
Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In July 2013, prior to The Conjuring '​s release, Variety reported that New Line Cinema was already in the early stages of development of a sequel, following the positive test screenings and reviews of the first film.[1] The initial screenplay for the sequel was by The Conjuring writers Chad and Carey Hayes and director James Wan, which was revised by Eric Heisserer. It was reported in January 2015 that David Leslie Johnson had been enlisted to provide additional script rewrites.[2] The film deals with the case of the Enfield Poltergeist, which took place in the London Borough of Enfield from 1977 to 1979, and involved the alleged haunting of two sisters, aged 13 and 11, at their mother's council house.[3]
Pre-production[edit]



"I've been working very heavily on the script, and the idea of continuing the saga of Ed and Lorraine Warren is actually very exciting. So the idea of going back to kind of nurture my baby that I created is part of the reason why I'm going back to do The Conjuring 2.
– James Wan, explaining his reasons for returning to direct the sequel.[4]
In July 2013, it was reported that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson had signed on to reprise their roles from The Conjuring.[5] This was confirmed in February 2014.[6] On October 21, 2014, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel, and production would begin in the summer of 2015.[7] In March 2015, Wan traveled to London to scout for locations.[8] In early July 2015, lead actors Farmiga and Wilson visited Lorraine Warren at the New England Paranormal Research Center in Connecticut in preparation for their roles.[9] On July 28, 2015, Wan officially began pre-production for the film.[10] In August 2015, the film was granted $5.6 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission for bringing the production to the state.[11]
On September 13, 2015, Don Burgess was confirmed as the film's director of photography.[12] In September 2015, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, newcomer Lauren Esposito, and Madison Wolfe joined the cast.[13][14][15][16] Franka Potente, Simon Delaney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and newcomers Patrick McAuley and Benjamin Haigh were also reported to have been cast in late September 2015.[17] In November 2015, it was announced that Abhi Sinha had joined the cast of the film.[18] On December 1, 2015, it was confirmed that Sterling Jerins would reprise her role as the Warrens' daughter Judy.[19]
Production[edit]
Principal photography for The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist began on September 21, 2015 in Los Angeles, California,[20] with a priest blessing the set of the film.[21] Production moved to London on November 18, 2015, with filming taking place in and around The Warrington, a pub in the residential district of Maida Vale. On November 22, filming took place at Marylebone station.[22] Production concluded on December 1, 2015.[23][24]
Distribution[edit]
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist was originally scheduled to be released on October 23, 2015,[25] but in October 2014, Warner Bros. pulled the film from the schedule and set the film for an unspecified 2016 release date.[26] On November 11, 2014, the film's release date was moved forward to June 10, 2016, setting it for a summer debut like its predecessor.[27]
See also[edit]
List of horror films
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (July 16, 2013). "'Conjuring' Sequel in Development at New Line (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
2.Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 6, 2015). "James Wan's 'Conjuring 2' Brings on 'Wrath of the Titans' Scribe for Rewrite (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
3.Jump up ^ Haynes, Britt (January 6, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Getting a Rewrite From 'The Walking Dead' and 'Orphan' Scribe". ScreenCrush. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
4.Jump up ^ Chitwood, Adam (March 23, 2015). "FURIOUS 7 Director James Wan Talks THE CONJURING 2 and the Prospect of Helming a DC Superhero Movie". Collider.com.
5.Jump up ^ "[Comic-Con '13] Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson Already Signed For 'The Conjuring' Sequel! #SDCC". Bloody Disgusting. July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
6.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (February 25, 2014). "Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga Returning for 'Conjuring' Sequel". Variety.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (October 21, 2014). "James Wan Back At New Line For 'The Conjuring 2' And Overall Producing Deal". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
8.Jump up ^ Zimmerman, Samuel (April 3, 2015). "James Wan: The Conjuring 2 'Set in England'". Shock Till You Drop.
9.Jump up ^ "Patrick Wilson teases the return of Ed & Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2!". Rhino's Horror. July 8, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ Squires, John (July 29, 2015). "James Wan Begins Pre-Production on The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist". Dread Central.
11.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (August 18, 2015). "California Film Tax Credits Go to 'Conjuring 2,' 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'". Variety.
12.Jump up ^ Caranicas, Peter (September 13, 2015). "Agencies Book Artisans on 'Code Black,' 'Sea of Trees,' 'Conjuring 2,' 'Benghazi' and other projects". Variety.
13.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (September 15, 2015). "Frances O'Connor Joins 'The Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
14.Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin (September 17, 2015). "'Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
15.Jump up ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (September 24, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Summons Newcomer Lauren Esposito For Co-Starring Role". Deadline.com.
16.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (September 24, 2015). "'True Detective' Actress Nabs Lead in 'Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
17.Jump up ^ "James Wan Begins Shooting New Line Cinema's Highly Anticipated "The Conjuring 2"". Business Wire. September 28, 2015.
18.Jump up ^ Verhoven, Beatrice (November 12, 2015). "'The Social Network' Star Abhi Sinha Cast in James Wan's 'Conjuring 2'". TheWrap. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
19.Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (December 1, 2015). "Sterling Jerins Joins HBO's 'Divorce'; Kirby Howell-Baptiste In 'Downward Dog' Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
20.Jump up ^ Williams, Owen (September 22, 2015). "First Pictures From The Conjuring 2's Set". Empire.
21.Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas (September 21, 2015). "The Conjuring 2 Filming Begins!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
22.Jump up ^ Romano, Nick (November 25, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Set Photos Take James Wan to London". Collider.com.
23.Jump up ^ Northmore, Henry (June 3, 2015). "Casting call for James Wan's The Conjuring 2". The List.
24.Jump up ^ Wan, James (December 1, 2015). "And that's a wrap on #conjuring2! Thank you so much to the amazing London crew! We shot thru rain, wind & snow!". Twitter. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
25.Jump up ^ "Warner Bros Scheduling Spree Continues With 'The Conjuring 2', 'Mean Moms', 2 Others". Deadline.com. February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
26.Jump up ^ "The Conjuring 2 Moves to 2016". ComingSoon.net. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
27.Jump up ^ "The Conjuring 2 Set for June 10, 2016". ComingSoon.net. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
External links[edit]
Official website
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist at the Internet Movie Database


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The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

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The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

Directed by
James Wan
Produced by
Rob Cowan
Peter Safran
James Wan

Written by
Carey Hayes
Chad Hayes
James Wan
David Leslie Johnson

Starring
Vera Farmiga
Patrick Wilson
Frances O'Connor
Madison Wolfe

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Edited by
Kirk M. Morri

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
The Safran Company
Atomic Monster
Evergreen Media Group

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

June 10, 2016 (United States)




Country
United States
Language
English
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The film was written by Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson. It is the sequel to the horror film The Conjuring, which was released on July 19, 2013. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Warrens travel to England to investigate paranormal activity at a council house in the London Borough of Enfield.
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 10, 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast
2 Production 2.1 Development
2.2 Pre-production
2.3 Production
3 Distribution
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Cast[edit]
Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Frances O'Connor as Peggy Hodgson
Madison Wolfe as Janet Hodgson
Lauren Esposito as Margaret Hodgson
Simon McBurney as Maurice Grosse
Franka Potente as Anita Gregory
Shannon Kook as Drew Thomas
Abhi Sinha as Harry Whitmark
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Simon Delaney
Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
Patrick McAuley as Johnny Hodgson
Benjamin Haigh as Billy Hodgson
Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
In July 2013, prior to The Conjuring '​s release, Variety reported that New Line Cinema was already in the early stages of development of a sequel, following the positive test screenings and reviews of the first film.[1] The initial screenplay for the sequel was by The Conjuring writers Chad and Carey Hayes and director James Wan, which was revised by Eric Heisserer. It was reported in January 2015 that David Leslie Johnson had been enlisted to provide additional script rewrites.[2] The film deals with the case of the Enfield Poltergeist, which took place in the London Borough of Enfield from 1977 to 1979, and involved the alleged haunting of two sisters, aged 13 and 11, at their mother's council house.[3]
Pre-production[edit]



"I've been working very heavily on the script, and the idea of continuing the saga of Ed and Lorraine Warren is actually very exciting. So the idea of going back to kind of nurture my baby that I created is part of the reason why I'm going back to do The Conjuring 2.
– James Wan, explaining his reasons for returning to direct the sequel.[4]
In July 2013, it was reported that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson had signed on to reprise their roles from The Conjuring.[5] This was confirmed in February 2014.[6] On October 21, 2014, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel, and production would begin in the summer of 2015.[7] In March 2015, Wan traveled to London to scout for locations.[8] In early July 2015, lead actors Farmiga and Wilson visited Lorraine Warren at the New England Paranormal Research Center in Connecticut in preparation for their roles.[9] On July 28, 2015, Wan officially began pre-production for the film.[10] In August 2015, the film was granted $5.6 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission for bringing the production to the state.[11]
On September 13, 2015, Don Burgess was confirmed as the film's director of photography.[12] In September 2015, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, newcomer Lauren Esposito, and Madison Wolfe joined the cast.[13][14][15][16] Franka Potente, Simon Delaney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and newcomers Patrick McAuley and Benjamin Haigh were also reported to have been cast in late September 2015.[17] In November 2015, it was announced that Abhi Sinha had joined the cast of the film.[18] On December 1, 2015, it was confirmed that Sterling Jerins would reprise her role as the Warrens' daughter Judy.[19]
Production[edit]
Principal photography for The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist began on September 21, 2015 in Los Angeles, California,[20] with a priest blessing the set of the film.[21] Production moved to London on November 18, 2015, with filming taking place in and around The Warrington, a pub in the residential district of Maida Vale. On November 22, filming took place at Marylebone station.[22] Production concluded on December 1, 2015.[23][24]
Distribution[edit]
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist was originally scheduled to be released on October 23, 2015,[25] but in October 2014, Warner Bros. pulled the film from the schedule and set the film for an unspecified 2016 release date.[26] On November 11, 2014, the film's release date was moved forward to June 10, 2016, setting it for a summer debut like its predecessor.[27]
See also[edit]
List of horror films
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (July 16, 2013). "'Conjuring' Sequel in Development at New Line (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
2.Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 6, 2015). "James Wan's 'Conjuring 2' Brings on 'Wrath of the Titans' Scribe for Rewrite (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
3.Jump up ^ Haynes, Britt (January 6, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Getting a Rewrite From 'The Walking Dead' and 'Orphan' Scribe". ScreenCrush. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
4.Jump up ^ Chitwood, Adam (March 23, 2015). "FURIOUS 7 Director James Wan Talks THE CONJURING 2 and the Prospect of Helming a DC Superhero Movie". Collider.com.
5.Jump up ^ "[Comic-Con '13] Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson Already Signed For 'The Conjuring' Sequel! #SDCC". Bloody Disgusting. July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
6.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (February 25, 2014). "Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga Returning for 'Conjuring' Sequel". Variety.
7.Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (October 21, 2014). "James Wan Back At New Line For 'The Conjuring 2' And Overall Producing Deal". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
8.Jump up ^ Zimmerman, Samuel (April 3, 2015). "James Wan: The Conjuring 2 'Set in England'". Shock Till You Drop.
9.Jump up ^ "Patrick Wilson teases the return of Ed & Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring 2!". Rhino's Horror. July 8, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ Squires, John (July 29, 2015). "James Wan Begins Pre-Production on The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist". Dread Central.
11.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (August 18, 2015). "California Film Tax Credits Go to 'Conjuring 2,' 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'". Variety.
12.Jump up ^ Caranicas, Peter (September 13, 2015). "Agencies Book Artisans on 'Code Black,' 'Sea of Trees,' 'Conjuring 2,' 'Benghazi' and other projects". Variety.
13.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (September 15, 2015). "Frances O'Connor Joins 'The Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
14.Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin (September 17, 2015). "'Harry Potter' Actor Simon McBurney Joins 'Conjuring 2' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
15.Jump up ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (September 24, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Summons Newcomer Lauren Esposito For Co-Starring Role". Deadline.com.
16.Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (September 24, 2015). "'True Detective' Actress Nabs Lead in 'Conjuring 2' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
17.Jump up ^ "James Wan Begins Shooting New Line Cinema's Highly Anticipated "The Conjuring 2"". Business Wire. September 28, 2015.
18.Jump up ^ Verhoven, Beatrice (November 12, 2015). "'The Social Network' Star Abhi Sinha Cast in James Wan's 'Conjuring 2'". TheWrap. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
19.Jump up ^ Petski, Denise (December 1, 2015). "Sterling Jerins Joins HBO's 'Divorce'; Kirby Howell-Baptiste In 'Downward Dog' Pilot". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
20.Jump up ^ Williams, Owen (September 22, 2015). "First Pictures From The Conjuring 2's Set". Empire.
21.Jump up ^ Lesnick, Silas (September 21, 2015). "The Conjuring 2 Filming Begins!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
22.Jump up ^ Romano, Nick (November 25, 2015). "'The Conjuring 2' Set Photos Take James Wan to London". Collider.com.
23.Jump up ^ Northmore, Henry (June 3, 2015). "Casting call for James Wan's The Conjuring 2". The List.
24.Jump up ^ Wan, James (December 1, 2015). "And that's a wrap on #conjuring2! Thank you so much to the amazing London crew! We shot thru rain, wind & snow!". Twitter. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
25.Jump up ^ "Warner Bros Scheduling Spree Continues With 'The Conjuring 2', 'Mean Moms', 2 Others". Deadline.com. February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
26.Jump up ^ "The Conjuring 2 Moves to 2016". ComingSoon.net. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
27.Jump up ^ "The Conjuring 2 Set for June 10, 2016". ComingSoon.net. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
External links[edit]
Official website
The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist at the Internet Movie Database


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Annabelle (film)

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Annabelle
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Directed by
John R. Leonetti
Produced by
Peter Safran
James Wan
18 flm 3rd October 2014
Written by
Gary Dauberman
Starring
Annabelle Wallis
Ward Horton
Alfre Woodard

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
James Kniest
Edited by
Tom Elkins

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
RatPac Entertainment
Atomic Monster
The Safran Company

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

September 26, 2014 (Russia[1])




October 3, 2014 (United States)





Running time
 100 minutes[2]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$6.5 million
Box office
$256.9 million
Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, produced by James Wan, and written by Gary Dauberman. It is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring and was inspired by a story of a doll named Annabelle told by Ed and Lorraine Warren.[3] The film stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. The film was released worldwide on October 3, 2014.[4]
Annabelle premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States, on September 29, 2014.[5] The film grossed over $256 million against its $6.5 million production budget.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Casting
3.2 Filming
4 Music
5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.1.1 North America
5.1.2 Other territories
5.2 Critical response
6 Sequel 6.1 Other References
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
The film starts with the same opening scene from The Conjuring, in which two young women and a young man are telling Ed and Lorraine Warren about their experiences with a doll called Annabelle which, they believe, is haunted.
In 1969, John and Mia Form live in Santa Monica and are expecting their first child. John gives her a doll that she has been trying to find. Mia loves it and puts it with the rest of her doll collection. At night, Mia hears a murder occurring at their neighbors', the Higgins. When Mia returns home and calls the police as her husband told her to do, she is attacked by a woman holding the doll and a male accomplice. John and the police arrive and kill the man while the woman kills herself by slitting her own throat. She leaves a bloody symbol drawn on the wall and a drop of her blood falls on the face of the doll in her arms. A news report shows that the assailants were Annabelle Higgins and her unknown boyfriend. They had murdered her parents and are said to have been part of the Disciples of the Ram, a satanic cult, in which they worship a demon with horns.
Since Annabelle was holding the doll while dying, Mia asks John to throw it away. Later, after a fire caused by the doll, Mia trips over furniture escaping from the fire and goes into labor. Mia gives birth to a healthy baby girl named Leah. The family moves into a new apartment, in Pasadena. Mia unpacks her dolls and finds the one which they had thought discarded. More strange activity plagues Mia and her new baby. She contacts the detective, who informs her of Annabelle and her boyfriend's history in a cult that seeks to summon a demon by claiming a soul. Mia goes to a bookstore run by a woman named Evelyn and determines from a book that the presence haunting her wants Leah's soul. Evelyn tells Mia that she had a daughter named Ruby that was around Mia's age when she died in a car accident caused by Evelyn. She was so distraught and guilt-ridden that she attempted suicide. However, she claims to have heard Ruby's voice telling her it wasn't her time.
The couple contacts their church's priest, Father Perez, who tries to take the doll with him to church. Annabelle's ghost attacks him with the horned demon creature worshiped by the satanic cult, and then the doll disappears. Perez warns John that it was indeed Annabelle's spirit that caused his injuries, and that he felt how much the demon wanted Mia's soul. John rushes to warn Mia. During another attack, Annabelle appears to levitate, but Mia sees the demon holding Annabelle in the air, manipulating its actions. Meanwhile, the demonic presence pushes Evelyn out of the apartment and taunts Mia while taking her baby. Mia attempts to kill Annabelle and asks him if there is another way, and it says that she can offer him her soul. John and Evelyn break open the door to find Mia ready to jump out the window with Annabelle in her hands. John saves Mia; Evelyn takes hold of Annabelle and decides to make the sacrifice, knowing this is the way she can atone for Ruby's death. Evelyn then jumps out of the window to her death and is shown at the bottom of the apartment building, dead next to Annabelle. Leah is then found safe and sound in her crib. The camera focuses back to Evelyn's body but this time, the Annabelle doll has disappeared.
Six months later, the Forms have moved on and have not seen Annabelle since then. Elsewhere, the mother of one of the girls in the opening scene purchases Annabelle as a gift for her child. The ending text states that the real Annabelle doll resides in a case in Ed and Lorraine Warren's museum and that it is blessed by a priest twice a month to keep the public safe from the evil that the doll possesses.
The final shot shows the camera linger on the Annabelle doll, as if it were to make a move before the screen cuts to black.
Cast[edit]
Annabelle Wallis[6] as Mia Form
Ward Horton[6] as John Form
Tony Amendola as Father Perez
Alfre Woodard[7] as Evelyn
Kerry O'Malley as Sharon Higgins[8]
Brian Howe[9] as Pete Higgins
Eric Ladin[9] as Detective Clarkin
Ivar Brogger as Dr. Burgher[8]
Gabriel Bateman as Robert
Shiloh Nelson as Nancy
Tree O'Toole as Thin Woman; Annabelle Higgins Keira Daniels as 7-year-old Annabelle Higgins
Robin Pearson Rose as the Mother
Morganna May as Debbie
Michelle Romano as Mary
Christopher Shaw as Fuller
Israel Baldecañas as Demonic figure[8]
Production[edit]
On November 8, 2013, a spin-off film of The Conjuring, featuring Annabelle the Doll from the film, was announced to be in development by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. It is based on "the supposedly factual exploits of ghost-hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren".[10] With Peter Safran and James Wan producing, John R. Leonetti directed the film from a script written by Gary Dauberman.[3]
Casting[edit]
On January 15, 2014, news confirmed that Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton would play the leads of the film.[6] Two more actors, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe, joined the film in late January before award-winning veteran Alfre Woodard also joined the cast.[7][9]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on January 27, 2014, at The Book Shop in Covina.[7][11][12][13] On February 25, 2014, filming continued at an apartment in South Normandie Avenue of Los Angeles County where the 55-member crew shot for several days.[14]
Director Leonetti and producer Safran told reporters that the Annabelle set was "haunted" and that they thought "supernatural phenomena" had occurred there.[15]
Music[edit]
On April 24, 2014, Joseph Bishara was hired to compose the music for the film.[16] WaterTower Music released the soundtrack album on September 30, 2014.[17]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Annabelle earned $84,273,813 in North America and $171,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $255,273,813.
North America[edit]
In the U.S. and Canada, Annabelle is the fourteenth highest-grossing horror/supernatural film.[18] Early critics and box office trackers projected that Annabelle could gross around $25 – $27 million in its opening weekend. However, estimates declined shortly after to a range between $20 and $22 million.[19][20][21][22][23] Annabelle was released on October 3, 2014, in 3,185 theatres in North America.[24] Annabelle topped the box office in its opening day earning $15.4 million (including its $2.1 million midnight previews).[19][25][26] In its traditional three-day opening the film debuted at #2 at the box office with $37,134,255, at an average of $11,659 per theater from 3,185 theaters after a neck-and-neck competition against Gone Girl which earned $37.5 million. The two releases were separated by $378,854.[27] Its opening weekend gross is the eleventh highest in October and the biggest for a horror genre film of 2014, surpassing The Purge: Anarchy '​s $28.9 million opening. Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros., said about the opening box office performance, "we had a wonderful campaign for the film and a good date"; she added "being a spinoff of The Conjuring set it up really well and we just hit the right note."[28] It is the second time that an October weekend has produced two $30 million or more debuts; the first was in 2008: High School Musical 3 ($42 million) and Saw V ($31 million).[29] According to Rentrak, the opening weekend crowd was evenly split between female with 51% and under 25 years with 54%. The film closed down its theatrical run on December 18, 2014 and earned a total of $84,273,813 becoming the thirty-fifth highest grossing movie of 2014 in the US.[30]
Other territories[edit]
The film was released in Russia on September 26, 2014, a week prior to its wide release and earned $2.1 million on its opening weekend, debuting at No. 3 at the Russian box office.[1][31] Overseas in its opening weekend the film earned $23.6 million from nearly 3,300 screen and 39 foreign markets for a first-weekend worldwide total of $60.8 million.[32][33][34]
High openings of Annabelle internationally were reported in France ($3.4 million), Brazil ($3 million), the UK ($3.1 million), Argentina ($1.2 million), Spain ($1.45 million) and Germany ($1.14 million). In India Annabelle debuted at #2 behind Bollywood blockbuster Bang Bang! and collected $1.3 million.[35][35] It set an all-time opening record for a horror film in Peru with $1.34 million which is also Warner Bros. second biggest opening weekend of all time there overall.[36] In Mexico, the film earned $10.9 million (including previews) on its opening weekend and broke the record for the biggest debut ever for a horror movie and the best 2D opening. Its opening weekend gross is also the third-biggest opening overall of 2014 behind Maleficent and Transformers: Age of Extinction there. In total the film took 59% of the total market share.[37]
As of October 13, 2014, Annabelle has become the highest-grossing horror film in the Philippines, earning over ₱121.33 million. The film surpassed Insidious: Chapter 2 '​s record (₱113 million), doing so after 12 days of release.[38] The film has also become the highest-grossing horror movie in Lebanon after staying atop the box office for two weekends.[39]
Critical response[edit]
Annabelle received negative reviews from film critics, the majority of which felt the film inferior to its forerunner.[40] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 29% approval rating based on 117 reviews, with a rating average of 4.4 out of 10. The site's consensus is: "Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring".[41] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[42] CinemaScore gave the film a positive review with a B+ grade on a scale of A to F, in contrast to The Conjuring '​s A-.
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film for its cheap production and screenplay, but was positive towards the performances of the cast and saying, "the film is ultimately so scary and formulaic that you won't forget it."[43]
Scott Foundas of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling the film "inspired" but periodically cheap. He added "a cut-rate spinoff from James Wan's superlative haunted-house hit The Conjuring that (partly) makes up in crude shock effects, but lacks in atmosphere. Designed mainly as a starring vehicle for the eponymous, creepy-as-hell doll (who easily outclasses her human co-stars), this WB/New Line quickie is the thirst of die-hard genre fans and is by the far the best horror movie of the year".[44]
Pete Hammond of Deadline gave the film a positive review and said that the scary doll show has left him pining for Chucky in Child's Play. He further added, "Annabelle may still draw horror fans in this Halloween month, and they will be quaking over the scares in this film."[45] Annabelle was also titled "scariest movie of the year" by Time magazine.[citation needed]
Sequel[edit]
Fellman told The Washington Post that the studio was considering a film series based on the film. A sequel is currently in the works.[46] In October 2015, it was reported that Gary Dauberman would be returning to write the script.[47]
Other References[edit]
Also referenced in the Twilight Zone episode #126 (The Living Doll). Whereas the mother's name is Annabelle and a murderous "Talking Tina" doll is given to her daughter. This episode was originally aired November 1, 1963.
References[edit]
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7.^ Jump up to: a b c McNary, Dave (30 January 2014). "Alfre Woodard Materializes in Horror-Thriller 'Annabelle'". variety.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
8.^ Jump up to: a b c "‘Annabelle". filmmusicreporter.com. September 17, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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20.Jump up ^ Cunningham, Todd (September 30, 2014). "'Annabelle' Is Ready to Raise the Dead Horror Movie Box Office". The Wrap. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
21.Jump up ^ Agar, Chris (October 1, 2014). "Box Office Prediction: 'Gone Girl' vs. 'Annabelle'". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
22.Jump up ^ Bowles, Scott (October 2, 2014). "Box Office Preview: 'Gone Girl,' 'Annabelle' To Dominate Weekend". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
23.Jump up ^ Lang, Brent (October 1, 2014). "‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Annabelle’ in Dead Heat at Weekend Box Office". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
24.Jump up ^ "WIDEST RELEASES (or The 3,000+ Club)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
25.Jump up ^ Khatchatourian, Maane (October 4, 2014). "'Gone Girl' Headed for $38 Mil Weekend Win, 'Annabelle' Tops Friday Box Office". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
26.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (October 3, 2014). "Box Office: 'Annabelle' Tops 'Gone Girl' with $2.1 Million Thursday Night". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
27.Jump up ^ Subers, Ray (October 5, 2014). "Weekend Report: Moviegoers Thrill to 'Gone Girl,' 'Annabelle' This Weekend". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
28.Jump up ^ Lang, Brent (October 5, 2014). "Box Office: 'Gone Girl,' 'Annabelle' Stun With Big Debuts". Variety. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
29.Jump up ^ Mendelson, Scott (October 5, 2014). "Weekend Box Office: 'Gone Girl' Scores $38M, 'Annabelle' Nabs $37.2M". Forbes. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
30.Jump up ^ "2014 DOMESTIC GROSSES". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
31.Jump up ^ Busch, Anita (September 29, 2014). "Box Office Final: 'The Equalizer' $34.1M; 'Boxtrolls' $17.2M For No. 3 Behind 'Maze Runner's $17.4M". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
32.Jump up ^ Tartagloine, Nancy (October 5, 2014). "Int’l Box Office Update: ‘Breakup Buddies’ In Huge China Debut; ‘Gone Girl’ A Beaut With $24.6M; ‘Bang Bang’ Holsters $25.4M; More". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
33.Jump up ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 7, 2014). "Box Office Final: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Narrowly Beats 'Annabelle'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
34.Jump up ^ Cunningham, Todd (October 6, 2014). "‘Annabelle’ Rakes In Nine Times Its Production Budget in First Weekend Box Office". The Wrap. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
35.^ Jump up to: a b Jeremy Kay (October 12, 2014). "Dracula Untold grossed $33.9m from 42 territories as the early tally climbed to $62.6m. Separately Fox International executives said the company’s box office has amassed more than $3bn for the year-to-date.". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
36.Jump up ^ Nancy Tartaglione (October 26, 2014). "Int’l Box Office: ‘Annabelle’ Still A Doll With $26.5M Frame; ‘Fury’ Wages $11.2M; ‘Lucy’ Outmuscles ‘Hercules’ In China; ‘Guardians’ Warps To #3 On 2014 Global Hit List; More". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
37.Jump up ^ Ray Subers (October 26, 2014). "Around-the-World: 'Annabelle' Rules In Mexico, 'Guardians' Passes 'X-Men'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
38.Jump up ^ "‘Annabelle’ now the highest-grossing horror film in Philippines". October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
39.Jump up ^ Nancy Tartaglione (October 27, 2014). "Int’l Box Office FINAL: ‘Happy New Year’ Uncorks Record Bollywood Bow; ‘Annabelle’ Still A Doll With $26.2M; ‘Lucy’ Outmuscles ‘Hercules’ In China; More". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
40.Jump up ^ Oliver Lackluster (October 3, 2014). "'Annabelle': Horror prequel scares up lackluster reviews". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
41.Jump up ^ "Annabelle (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
42.Jump up ^ "Annabelle". Metacritic. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
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44.Jump up ^ Foundas, Scott (October 2, 2014). "Film Review: 'Annabelle'". Variety. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
45.Jump up ^ Hammond, Pete (October 2, 2014). "'Annabelle' Review: Pete Hammond On Scary 'The Conjuring' Prequel". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
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47.Jump up ^ McNary, Dave (October 16, 2015). "'Anabelle' Sequel Moving Forward at New Line". Variety.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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Annabelle
Annabelle-poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
John R. Leonetti
Produced by
Peter Safran
James Wan
18 flm 3rd October 2014
Written by
Gary Dauberman
Starring
Annabelle Wallis
Ward Horton
Alfre Woodard

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
James Kniest
Edited by
Tom Elkins

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
RatPac Entertainment
Atomic Monster
The Safran Company

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

September 26, 2014 (Russia[1])




October 3, 2014 (United States)





Running time
 100 minutes[2]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$6.5 million
Box office
$256.9 million
Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, produced by James Wan, and written by Gary Dauberman. It is both a prequel to and spin-off of The Conjuring and was inspired by a story of a doll named Annabelle told by Ed and Lorraine Warren.[3] The film stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. The film was released worldwide on October 3, 2014.[4]
Annabelle premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States, on September 29, 2014.[5] The film grossed over $256 million against its $6.5 million production budget.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Casting
3.2 Filming
4 Music
5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.1.1 North America
5.1.2 Other territories
5.2 Critical response
6 Sequel 6.1 Other References
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
The film starts with the same opening scene from The Conjuring, in which two young women and a young man are telling Ed and Lorraine Warren about their experiences with a doll called Annabelle which, they believe, is haunted.
In 1969, John and Mia Form live in Santa Monica and are expecting their first child. John gives her a doll that she has been trying to find. Mia loves it and puts it with the rest of her doll collection. At night, Mia hears a murder occurring at their neighbors', the Higgins. When Mia returns home and calls the police as her husband told her to do, she is attacked by a woman holding the doll and a male accomplice. John and the police arrive and kill the man while the woman kills herself by slitting her own throat. She leaves a bloody symbol drawn on the wall and a drop of her blood falls on the face of the doll in her arms. A news report shows that the assailants were Annabelle Higgins and her unknown boyfriend. They had murdered her parents and are said to have been part of the Disciples of the Ram, a satanic cult, in which they worship a demon with horns.
Since Annabelle was holding the doll while dying, Mia asks John to throw it away. Later, after a fire caused by the doll, Mia trips over furniture escaping from the fire and goes into labor. Mia gives birth to a healthy baby girl named Leah. The family moves into a new apartment, in Pasadena. Mia unpacks her dolls and finds the one which they had thought discarded. More strange activity plagues Mia and her new baby. She contacts the detective, who informs her of Annabelle and her boyfriend's history in a cult that seeks to summon a demon by claiming a soul. Mia goes to a bookstore run by a woman named Evelyn and determines from a book that the presence haunting her wants Leah's soul. Evelyn tells Mia that she had a daughter named Ruby that was around Mia's age when she died in a car accident caused by Evelyn. She was so distraught and guilt-ridden that she attempted suicide. However, she claims to have heard Ruby's voice telling her it wasn't her time.
The couple contacts their church's priest, Father Perez, who tries to take the doll with him to church. Annabelle's ghost attacks him with the horned demon creature worshiped by the satanic cult, and then the doll disappears. Perez warns John that it was indeed Annabelle's spirit that caused his injuries, and that he felt how much the demon wanted Mia's soul. John rushes to warn Mia. During another attack, Annabelle appears to levitate, but Mia sees the demon holding Annabelle in the air, manipulating its actions. Meanwhile, the demonic presence pushes Evelyn out of the apartment and taunts Mia while taking her baby. Mia attempts to kill Annabelle and asks him if there is another way, and it says that she can offer him her soul. John and Evelyn break open the door to find Mia ready to jump out the window with Annabelle in her hands. John saves Mia; Evelyn takes hold of Annabelle and decides to make the sacrifice, knowing this is the way she can atone for Ruby's death. Evelyn then jumps out of the window to her death and is shown at the bottom of the apartment building, dead next to Annabelle. Leah is then found safe and sound in her crib. The camera focuses back to Evelyn's body but this time, the Annabelle doll has disappeared.
Six months later, the Forms have moved on and have not seen Annabelle since then. Elsewhere, the mother of one of the girls in the opening scene purchases Annabelle as a gift for her child. The ending text states that the real Annabelle doll resides in a case in Ed and Lorraine Warren's museum and that it is blessed by a priest twice a month to keep the public safe from the evil that the doll possesses.
The final shot shows the camera linger on the Annabelle doll, as if it were to make a move before the screen cuts to black.
Cast[edit]
Annabelle Wallis[6] as Mia Form
Ward Horton[6] as John Form
Tony Amendola as Father Perez
Alfre Woodard[7] as Evelyn
Kerry O'Malley as Sharon Higgins[8]
Brian Howe[9] as Pete Higgins
Eric Ladin[9] as Detective Clarkin
Ivar Brogger as Dr. Burgher[8]
Gabriel Bateman as Robert
Shiloh Nelson as Nancy
Tree O'Toole as Thin Woman; Annabelle Higgins Keira Daniels as 7-year-old Annabelle Higgins
Robin Pearson Rose as the Mother
Morganna May as Debbie
Michelle Romano as Mary
Christopher Shaw as Fuller
Israel Baldecañas as Demonic figure[8]
Production[edit]
On November 8, 2013, a spin-off film of The Conjuring, featuring Annabelle the Doll from the film, was announced to be in development by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. It is based on "the supposedly factual exploits of ghost-hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren".[10] With Peter Safran and James Wan producing, John R. Leonetti directed the film from a script written by Gary Dauberman.[3]
Casting[edit]
On January 15, 2014, news confirmed that Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton would play the leads of the film.[6] Two more actors, Eric Ladin and Brian Howe, joined the film in late January before award-winning veteran Alfre Woodard also joined the cast.[7][9]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on January 27, 2014, at The Book Shop in Covina.[7][11][12][13] On February 25, 2014, filming continued at an apartment in South Normandie Avenue of Los Angeles County where the 55-member crew shot for several days.[14]
Director Leonetti and producer Safran told reporters that the Annabelle set was "haunted" and that they thought "supernatural phenomena" had occurred there.[15]
Music[edit]
On April 24, 2014, Joseph Bishara was hired to compose the music for the film.[16] WaterTower Music released the soundtrack album on September 30, 2014.[17]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Annabelle earned $84,273,813 in North America and $171,000,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $255,273,813.
North America[edit]
In the U.S. and Canada, Annabelle is the fourteenth highest-grossing horror/supernatural film.[18] Early critics and box office trackers projected that Annabelle could gross around $25 – $27 million in its opening weekend. However, estimates declined shortly after to a range between $20 and $22 million.[19][20][21][22][23] Annabelle was released on October 3, 2014, in 3,185 theatres in North America.[24] Annabelle topped the box office in its opening day earning $15.4 million (including its $2.1 million midnight previews).[19][25][26] In its traditional three-day opening the film debuted at #2 at the box office with $37,134,255, at an average of $11,659 per theater from 3,185 theaters after a neck-and-neck competition against Gone Girl which earned $37.5 million. The two releases were separated by $378,854.[27] Its opening weekend gross is the eleventh highest in October and the biggest for a horror genre film of 2014, surpassing The Purge: Anarchy '​s $28.9 million opening. Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros., said about the opening box office performance, "we had a wonderful campaign for the film and a good date"; she added "being a spinoff of The Conjuring set it up really well and we just hit the right note."[28] It is the second time that an October weekend has produced two $30 million or more debuts; the first was in 2008: High School Musical 3 ($42 million) and Saw V ($31 million).[29] According to Rentrak, the opening weekend crowd was evenly split between female with 51% and under 25 years with 54%. The film closed down its theatrical run on December 18, 2014 and earned a total of $84,273,813 becoming the thirty-fifth highest grossing movie of 2014 in the US.[30]
Other territories[edit]
The film was released in Russia on September 26, 2014, a week prior to its wide release and earned $2.1 million on its opening weekend, debuting at No. 3 at the Russian box office.[1][31] Overseas in its opening weekend the film earned $23.6 million from nearly 3,300 screen and 39 foreign markets for a first-weekend worldwide total of $60.8 million.[32][33][34]
High openings of Annabelle internationally were reported in France ($3.4 million), Brazil ($3 million), the UK ($3.1 million), Argentina ($1.2 million), Spain ($1.45 million) and Germany ($1.14 million). In India Annabelle debuted at #2 behind Bollywood blockbuster Bang Bang! and collected $1.3 million.[35][35] It set an all-time opening record for a horror film in Peru with $1.34 million which is also Warner Bros. second biggest opening weekend of all time there overall.[36] In Mexico, the film earned $10.9 million (including previews) on its opening weekend and broke the record for the biggest debut ever for a horror movie and the best 2D opening. Its opening weekend gross is also the third-biggest opening overall of 2014 behind Maleficent and Transformers: Age of Extinction there. In total the film took 59% of the total market share.[37]
As of October 13, 2014, Annabelle has become the highest-grossing horror film in the Philippines, earning over ₱121.33 million. The film surpassed Insidious: Chapter 2 '​s record (₱113 million), doing so after 12 days of release.[38] The film has also become the highest-grossing horror movie in Lebanon after staying atop the box office for two weekends.[39]
Critical response[edit]
Annabelle received negative reviews from film critics, the majority of which felt the film inferior to its forerunner.[40] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 29% approval rating based on 117 reviews, with a rating average of 4.4 out of 10. The site's consensus is: "Annabelle borrows unabashedly from better horror films, content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective The Conjuring".[41] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[42] CinemaScore gave the film a positive review with a B+ grade on a scale of A to F, in contrast to The Conjuring '​s A-.
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film for its cheap production and screenplay, but was positive towards the performances of the cast and saying, "the film is ultimately so scary and formulaic that you won't forget it."[43]
Scott Foundas of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling the film "inspired" but periodically cheap. He added "a cut-rate spinoff from James Wan's superlative haunted-house hit The Conjuring that (partly) makes up in crude shock effects, but lacks in atmosphere. Designed mainly as a starring vehicle for the eponymous, creepy-as-hell doll (who easily outclasses her human co-stars), this WB/New Line quickie is the thirst of die-hard genre fans and is by the far the best horror movie of the year".[44]
Pete Hammond of Deadline gave the film a positive review and said that the scary doll show has left him pining for Chucky in Child's Play. He further added, "Annabelle may still draw horror fans in this Halloween month, and they will be quaking over the scares in this film."[45] Annabelle was also titled "scariest movie of the year" by Time magazine.[citation needed]
Sequel[edit]
Fellman told The Washington Post that the studio was considering a film series based on the film. A sequel is currently in the works.[46] In October 2015, it was reported that Gary Dauberman would be returning to write the script.[47]
Other References[edit]
Also referenced in the Twilight Zone episode #126 (The Living Doll). Whereas the mother's name is Annabelle and a murderous "Talking Tina" doll is given to her daughter. This episode was originally aired November 1, 1963.
References[edit]
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2.Jump up ^ "ANNABELLE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
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The Conjuring

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The Conjuring
Conjuring poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
James Wan
Produced by
Tony DeRosa-Grund
Peter Safran
Rob Cowan

Written by
Chad Hayes
Carey W. Hayes

Starring
Vera Farmiga
Patrick Wilson
Ron Livingston
Lili Taylor

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
John R. Leonetti
Edited by
Kirk M. Morri

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
The Safran Company
Evergreen Media Group

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

June 8, 2013 (Madrid)
July 19, 2013 (United States)




Running time
 112 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$20 million[2]
Box office
$318 million[2]
The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan.[3] Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their reports inspired the Amityville Horror.[4] The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971.[5]
The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013, and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6, 2013. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $318 million worldwide from its $20 million budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time. A sequel to the film, titled The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2016.[6]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Pre-production
3.3 Production
3.4 Post-production
4 Music
5 Distribution 5.1 Marketing
5.2 Theatrical release
5.3 Home media
6 Lawsuit
7 Reception 7.1 Box office
7.2 Critical reception
7.3 Accolades
8 Related films 8.1 Sequel
8.2 Spin-off film
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

Plot[edit]
In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron move into a dilapidated farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island with their five daughters Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cindy, and April. During the first day, their move goes smoothly, though their dog Sadie refuses to enter the house and one of the daughters finds a boarded up entrance to a cellar.
A few paranormal events happen within the first few nights, including all of the clocks stopping at exactly 3:07 AM and Sadie being found dead in the back yard. One night, while they are both in bed, Christine feels a tugging on her leg, which she first expects to be Nancy, but is a spirit only she can see. She begins to scream and tells her family that the spirit wants the family dead. Carolyn is folding laundry in the night when she hears clapping in the hallway. When she goes to investigate, all the picture frames along the wall fall and shatter on the floor. She goes downstairs following laughter and finds the basement door opening slowly. When she goes inside to investigate, she's trapped there by the spirit who claps beside her as her matchstick flickers out. At the same moment, Andrea and Cindy are attacked by a spirit on top of the wardrobe.
Carolyn decides to contact noted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who agree to take on the case. The Warrens conduct an initial investigation and conclude that the house may require an exorcism, but they need authorization from the Catholic Church and further evidence before they can proceed.
While researching the history of the house, Ed and Lorraine discover that the house once belonged to an accused witch, Bathsheba (a relative of Mary Towne Eastey), who sacrificed her week-old child to the devil and killed herself in 1863 after cursing all who would take her land. The property was once more than 200 acres but has since been divided up into smaller parcels. They find reports of numerous murders and suicides in houses that have since been built upon parcels that were once part of the property.
Ed and Lorraine return to the house to gather evidence to receive authorization for the exorcism, placing cameras and bells around the house. A bell goes off near Cindy after they finish setting up. They catch a glimpse of Cindy sleep walking into Andrea's room, and from the EVPs coming from the radio, they hear a spirit luring Cindy into the wardrobe, where she reveals a secret passage inside. Lorraine enters the passage and falls through the floorboards into the cellar, where she sees the spirit of a woman whom Bathsheba had long ago possessed and used to kill her child. Another of the Perron children, Nancy, is violently dragged by her hair along the floor by an unseen force.
The Perron family decides to take refuge at a hotel while Ed and Lorraine take their evidence to the Church to arrange an exorcism. While the Warrens are on their way home, their daughter Judy is attacked in their own home by the spirit of Bathsheba, along with the haunted Annabelle doll from the Warrens' previous case, though Ed arrives in time to prevent her from being harmed.
Carolyn, now possessed by the spirit of Bathsheba, takes two of her daughters, Christine and April, and drives back to the house. Ed, Lorraine, Roger, their two assistants, and a police officer rush to the house where they find Carolyn in the cellar trying to stab Christine with scissors. After subduing Carolyn and tying her to a chair, Ed decides to perform the exorcism himself. Though Carolyn escapes and attempts to kill April, who is hiding under the floorboards, Lorraine is able to temporarily distract the possessed Carolyn from killing her daughter by reminding her of a special memory she shared with her family, allowing Ed to complete the exorcism, saving Carolyn and April.
Returning home, Lorraine tells Ed that the priest whom they sought for the exorcism had called back and left a message, saying that he had gained approval from the Catholic Church to perform it. In addition to this, he also has another case for them to investigate on Long Island. When they leave, the music box that April had found opens and plays music, revealing the Annabelle doll sitting in front of the door, and the screen goes black.
Cast[edit]
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell as Andrea Perron
Hayley McFarland as Nancy Perron
Joey King as Christine Perron
Mackenzie Foy as Cindy Perron
Kyla Deaver as April Perron
Shannon Kook as Drew Thomas
John Brotherton as Brad Hamilton
Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
Marion Gayot as Georgiana Moran
Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
Joseph Bishara as Bathsheba Sherman
Morganna May as Debbie
Amy Tipton as Camilla
Christof Veillon as Maurice
Lorraine Warren (cameo) as woman in audience
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Development began over 20 years prior when Ed Warren played a tape of Lorraine's original interview with Carolyn Perron for producer Tony DeRosa-Grund.[7] DeRosa-Grund made a recording of Warren playing back the tape and of their subsequent discussion. At the end of the tape, Warren said to DeRosa-Grund: "If we can't make this into a film I don't know what we can." DeRosa-Grund then described his vision of the film for Ed.[8]
DeRosa-Grund wrote the original treatment and titled the project The Conjuring.[9] For nearly 14 years, he tried to get the movie made without any success. He landed a deal to make the movie at Gold Circle Films, the production company behind The Haunting in Connecticut, but a contract could not be finalized and the deal was dropped.[10]
DeRosa-Grund allied with producer Peter Safran, and sibling writers Chad and Carey Hayes were brought on board to refine the script.[9] Using DeRosa-Grund's treatment and the Ed Warren tape, the Hayes brothers changed the story's point of view from the Perron family to the Warrens'. The brothers interviewed Lorraine Warren many times over the phone to clarify details.[11] By mid-2009, the property became the subject of a six-studio bidding war that landed the film at Summit Entertainment.[12] However, DeRosa-Grund and Summit could not conclude the transaction and the film went into turnaround. DeRosa-Grund reconnected with New Line Cinema, who had lost in the original bidding war but who ultimately picked up the film. On November 11, 2009, a deal was made between New Line and DeRosa-Grund's Evergreen Media Group.[13]
Pre-production[edit]



"When Insidious came out and was successful the story about the Warrens came to me and I was like, "Oh, my gosh, this is really cool." [...] But I didn't just want to make another ghost story or another supernatural film. One thing I had never explored was the chance to tell a story that's based on real-life characters, real-life people. So those were the things that led me to The Conjuring."
– James Wan, explaining his reason for directing The Conjuring.[14]
Pre-production began in early 2011, with reports surfacing in early June that James Wan was in talks to direct the film.[15] This was later confirmed by Warner Bros., which also stated that the film would be loosely based on real-life events surrounding Ed and Lorraine Warren. In January 2012, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson were cast to star in the film.[16] That month, Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor were also confirmed for roles in the film, which at that time was developing under the working title of The Untitled Warren Files Project.[17] The film's title was temporarily changed to The Warren Files based on a suggestion by Wan, but was later reverted to The Conjuring prior to the commencement of the film's marketing campaign.[18][19]
In preparation for their roles, Farmiga and Wilson traveled to Connecticut to spend time with Lorraine Warren,[20] who also visited the set during production.[21] Over the course of spending three days at the Warren home, both actors took in information that could not otherwise be achieved from secondary research. "I just wanted to absorb her essence. I wanted to see the details, she has such mad style. I just wanted to see – the way she communicates with her hands, these gestures, her smile, how she moves through space," said Farmiga on her observations of Warren.[22]
Production[edit]
Principal photography began in late February 2012.[23] Lasting for 38 days,[24] shooting took place primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios as well as other locations in and around Wilmington, North Carolina.[25] Filming also took place at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in March 2012 while the campus was on its spring break.[26] Diana Pasulka, professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Wilmington, was the chief religious consultant for the project.[27] After wrapping up in Wilmington on April 20, the film concluded its principal photography on April 26, 2012.[28] All scenes were shot in chronological order.[20]
Post-production[edit]
The film was in post-production in August of the same year.[29] Around 20 to 30 minutes of footage was removed from the first cut of the film, which initially ran at about two hours in duration.[30] After positive test screenings, the final edit of the film was locked in December 2012 and awaited its summer release.[31]
Music[edit]
The musical score for The Conjuring was composed by Joseph Bishara, who previously collaborated with director Wan on Insidious (2011). "James asked me early on about [The Conjuring] while the film was still coming together," explained Bishara on his involvement. "The studio and producers were very supportive in allowing him to bring along who he wanted, with many of his longtime crew from Insidious and even earlier returning."[32] Further into the development process, Wan offered Bishara the chance to act in the film, which he had previously done in Insidious. "We talked about music first and then James had mentioned that he might want me to play one of the entities in this. After reading the script it turned out it was Bathsheba," said Bishara.[33] Because of his early involvement, Bishara was given more time to work out the musical palette of the film. "For whatever reason I was hearing brass clustering as an early response to the material, a quiet shimmering flutter tongue effect, and it grew from there," said Bishara on his creative process.[34]
A soundtrack album was released by La-La Land Records and WaterTower Music on July 16, 2013. In addition to Bishara's themes, the soundtrack also includes a track entitled "Family Theme" by composer Mark Isham.[35] Avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás also contributed to Bishara's score,[36] performing raw vocal improvisation on top of the previously recorded brass instrumentation.[32] Other songs featured in the film include: "In the Room Where you Sleep" by Dead Man's Bones, "Sleep Walk" by Betsy Brye, "Time of the Season" by The Zombies, and "Wish I May" by Breaking Benjamin.[37]
Distribution[edit]
Marketing[edit]
The first promotional images were released in November 2012, introducing Farmiga and Wilson as Ed and Lorraine Warren.[3] A teaser trailer, previously shown at the 2012 New York Comic Con, kicked off the film's marketing campaign in February 2013.[38] Throughout the campaign, the film was promoted heavily as "based on a true story." In the weeks leading up to the film's release, trailers and TV spots began to feature the real-life Perron family.[39][40] This was followed by a featurette entitled The Devil's Hour in which Lorraine Warren and other paranormal investigators explain some of the supernatural occurrences seen in the film.[41]
Theatrical release[edit]
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema initially intended to release The Conjuring in early 2013, but decided on a summer release date after gaining a positive reception from test audiences.[42] The film was ultimately released on July 19 in North America, and in the United Kingdom and in India on August 2.[43][44] Because of this, it is one of the first horror films to receive a wide release in the United States during the months of June or July since 2006's The Omen.[45] A trailer and a clip from the film were shown at the 2012 New York Comic Con.[46][47] In March 2013, the film was given an R-rating by the MPAA for being what Wan described as "too adult."[21] "When we sent it [to the MPAA], they gave us the R-rating," said executive producer Walter Hamada. "When we asked them why, they basically said, 'It's just so scary. [There are] no specific scenes or tone you could take out to get it PG-13.'"[48]
The world premiere took place June 6, 2013, at the closing night of the first edition of Nocturna: Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival.[49] This was followed by two screenings of the film at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 21 that also featured a Q&A segment with director James Wan.[50] A red carpet premiere was then held for the film on July 15, 2013 at Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles.[51][52]
Home media[edit]
The Conjuring was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on October 22, 2013.[53]
Lawsuit[edit]
Norman Sutcliffe and Gerald Helfrich, the current owners of the house on which the film was based, are suing James Wan, Warner Bros. and other producers, on the ground that their property is being vandalized constantly as a consequence of the film. Entertainment Weekly obtained documents in which the owners affirm various invasions and ratify that they have found numerous objects affiliated with satanic cults. The lawsuit also reveals that the current owners bought the house in 1987 and lived "in peace" until 2013. Both owners are seeking unspecified damages. When questioned, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. declined to comment on the issue.[54]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Preliminary reports had the film tracking for a $30–$35 million debut in North America.[55][56][57] The film earned $3.3 million from its Thursday night showings,[58] and reached a $17 million 1.25-day total, doing slightly better than The Purge a month earlier.[59] The film went on to take $41.5 million during its opening weekend, breaking The Purge '​s previous record as the biggest opening for an original R-rated horror film.[60] While horror films usually drop at least 50 percent over their second weekend, The Conjuring only dropped 47 percent to $22.2 million.[61] After its initial run in theatres, the film turned out to be a box office hit by grossing over fifteen times its production budget with a worldwide total of $318,000,141.[2] Calculating in all expenses, Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $161.7 million.[62]
Critical reception[edit]
The Conjuring was met with positive reviews from critics.[63] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 86% approval rating based on 196 reviews, with a rating average of 7.2 out of 10. Its consensus reads: "Well-crafted and gleefully creepy, The Conjuring ratchets up dread through a series of effective old-school scares."[64] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 35 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[63] CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film an "A-" grade on a scale of A to F.[65]
In her review following the Los Angeles Film Festival, Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said: "With its minimal use of digital effects, its strong, sympathetic performances and ace design work, the pic harks back in themes and methods to The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror, not quite attaining the poignancy and depth of the former but far exceeding the latter in sheer cinematic beauty."[36] Justin Chang of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling the film "a sensationally entertaining old-school freakout and one of the smartest, most viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory."[66] Additionally, Alonso Duralde of The Wrap also praised the effectiveness of the film, explaining that it "doesn't try to reinvent the tropes of horror movies, whether it's ghosts or demons or exorcisms, but Fred Astaire didn't invent tap-dancing, either."[67]
Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A-, citing the effectiveness of "mood and sound effects for shocks that never feel cheap."[68] However, some critics reacted negatively to the film's similarities with films such as The Exorcist and Poltergeist.[69][70] Indiewire's Eric Kohn explained that: "The Warrens may know how to handle demonic possessions, but The Conjuring suffers from a different invading force: the ghosts of familiarity."[71] Andrew O'Hehir of Salon said the film provided "all the scream-inducing shocks you could want, right on schedule," but thought the central concept – that the innocent women accused and executed in the Salem witch trials "actually were witches, who slaughtered children and pledged their love to Satan and everything!" – was "reprehensible and inexcusable bullshit."[72]
Accolades[edit]

Award
Category
Recipient
Result
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Wide Release Film Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress Lili Taylor Won
Empire Awards Best Horror Won
Saturn Awards Best Horror Film Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society Award Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film Nominated
Fright Meter Awards Best Makeup Nominated
Fright Meter Awards Best Special Effects Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Movie Award James Wan Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Scared-as-S**t Performance Vera Farmiga Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Horror Movie Nominated
Key Art Awards Best Trailer – Audio/Visual Warner Bros. 3rd Place
Key Art Awards Best Audio/Visual Technique 3rd Place
Related films[edit]
Sequel[edit]
Main article: The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
In June 2013, it was reported that New Line Cinema was already developing a sequel.[73] Both Farmiga and Wilson are signed on to reprise their roles for an additional film.[74] The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist was scheduled to be released on October 23, 2015,[75] but in October 2014, Warner Bros. moved the film's release date to an unspecified 2016 release date.[76] On October 21, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel.[77] On November 11, 2014, the film was set for a June 10, 2016 release.[6] The sequel was later re-written by David Leslie Johnson, with a script from Eric Heisserer.[78] The film will deal with the Enfield Poltergeist case, which occurred in London from 1977 to 1979.[79] Principal photography began in September 2015.[80]
Spin-off film[edit]
A spin-off film, Annabelle, directed by The Conjuring cinematographer John R. Leonetti and produced by Wan, began production in late January 2014.[81] It was released worldwide on October 3, 2014 to commercial success, despite receiving mixed reviews.[82] Many critics found Annabelle to be an inferior film compared to The Conjuring.[83]
See also[edit]
List of horror films
List of horror films of 2013
References[edit]
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The Conjuring

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The Conjuring
Conjuring poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
James Wan
Produced by
Tony DeRosa-Grund
Peter Safran
Rob Cowan

Written by
Chad Hayes
Carey W. Hayes

Starring
Vera Farmiga
Patrick Wilson
Ron Livingston
Lili Taylor

Music by
Joseph Bishara
Cinematography
John R. Leonetti
Edited by
Kirk M. Morri

Production
 company

New Line Cinema
The Safran Company
Evergreen Media Group

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

June 8, 2013 (Madrid)
July 19, 2013 (United States)




Running time
 112 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$20 million[2]
Box office
$318 million[2]
The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan.[3] Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their reports inspired the Amityville Horror.[4] The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor), who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971.[5]
The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19, 2013, and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6, 2013. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $318 million worldwide from its $20 million budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time. A sequel to the film, titled The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2016.[6]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
3.2 Pre-production
3.3 Production
3.4 Post-production
4 Music
5 Distribution 5.1 Marketing
5.2 Theatrical release
5.3 Home media
6 Lawsuit
7 Reception 7.1 Box office
7.2 Critical reception
7.3 Accolades
8 Related films 8.1 Sequel
8.2 Spin-off film
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

Plot[edit]
In 1971, Roger and Carolyn Perron move into a dilapidated farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island with their five daughters Andrea, Nancy, Christine, Cindy, and April. During the first day, their move goes smoothly, though their dog Sadie refuses to enter the house and one of the daughters finds a boarded up entrance to a cellar.
A few paranormal events happen within the first few nights, including all of the clocks stopping at exactly 3:07 AM and Sadie being found dead in the back yard. One night, while they are both in bed, Christine feels a tugging on her leg, which she first expects to be Nancy, but is a spirit only she can see. She begins to scream and tells her family that the spirit wants the family dead. Carolyn is folding laundry in the night when she hears clapping in the hallway. When she goes to investigate, all the picture frames along the wall fall and shatter on the floor. She goes downstairs following laughter and finds the basement door opening slowly. When she goes inside to investigate, she's trapped there by the spirit who claps beside her as her matchstick flickers out. At the same moment, Andrea and Cindy are attacked by a spirit on top of the wardrobe.
Carolyn decides to contact noted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who agree to take on the case. The Warrens conduct an initial investigation and conclude that the house may require an exorcism, but they need authorization from the Catholic Church and further evidence before they can proceed.
While researching the history of the house, Ed and Lorraine discover that the house once belonged to an accused witch, Bathsheba (a relative of Mary Towne Eastey), who sacrificed her week-old child to the devil and killed herself in 1863 after cursing all who would take her land. The property was once more than 200 acres but has since been divided up into smaller parcels. They find reports of numerous murders and suicides in houses that have since been built upon parcels that were once part of the property.
Ed and Lorraine return to the house to gather evidence to receive authorization for the exorcism, placing cameras and bells around the house. A bell goes off near Cindy after they finish setting up. They catch a glimpse of Cindy sleep walking into Andrea's room, and from the EVPs coming from the radio, they hear a spirit luring Cindy into the wardrobe, where she reveals a secret passage inside. Lorraine enters the passage and falls through the floorboards into the cellar, where she sees the spirit of a woman whom Bathsheba had long ago possessed and used to kill her child. Another of the Perron children, Nancy, is violently dragged by her hair along the floor by an unseen force.
The Perron family decides to take refuge at a hotel while Ed and Lorraine take their evidence to the Church to arrange an exorcism. While the Warrens are on their way home, their daughter Judy is attacked in their own home by the spirit of Bathsheba, along with the haunted Annabelle doll from the Warrens' previous case, though Ed arrives in time to prevent her from being harmed.
Carolyn, now possessed by the spirit of Bathsheba, takes two of her daughters, Christine and April, and drives back to the house. Ed, Lorraine, Roger, their two assistants, and a police officer rush to the house where they find Carolyn in the cellar trying to stab Christine with scissors. After subduing Carolyn and tying her to a chair, Ed decides to perform the exorcism himself. Though Carolyn escapes and attempts to kill April, who is hiding under the floorboards, Lorraine is able to temporarily distract the possessed Carolyn from killing her daughter by reminding her of a special memory she shared with her family, allowing Ed to complete the exorcism, saving Carolyn and April.
Returning home, Lorraine tells Ed that the priest whom they sought for the exorcism had called back and left a message, saying that he had gained approval from the Catholic Church to perform it. In addition to this, he also has another case for them to investigate on Long Island. When they leave, the music box that April had found opens and plays music, revealing the Annabelle doll sitting in front of the door, and the screen goes black.
Cast[edit]
Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
Shanley Caswell as Andrea Perron
Hayley McFarland as Nancy Perron
Joey King as Christine Perron
Mackenzie Foy as Cindy Perron
Kyla Deaver as April Perron
Shannon Kook as Drew Thomas
John Brotherton as Brad Hamilton
Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
Marion Gayot as Georgiana Moran
Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
Joseph Bishara as Bathsheba Sherman
Morganna May as Debbie
Amy Tipton as Camilla
Christof Veillon as Maurice
Lorraine Warren (cameo) as woman in audience
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Development began over 20 years prior when Ed Warren played a tape of Lorraine's original interview with Carolyn Perron for producer Tony DeRosa-Grund.[7] DeRosa-Grund made a recording of Warren playing back the tape and of their subsequent discussion. At the end of the tape, Warren said to DeRosa-Grund: "If we can't make this into a film I don't know what we can." DeRosa-Grund then described his vision of the film for Ed.[8]
DeRosa-Grund wrote the original treatment and titled the project The Conjuring.[9] For nearly 14 years, he tried to get the movie made without any success. He landed a deal to make the movie at Gold Circle Films, the production company behind The Haunting in Connecticut, but a contract could not be finalized and the deal was dropped.[10]
DeRosa-Grund allied with producer Peter Safran, and sibling writers Chad and Carey Hayes were brought on board to refine the script.[9] Using DeRosa-Grund's treatment and the Ed Warren tape, the Hayes brothers changed the story's point of view from the Perron family to the Warrens'. The brothers interviewed Lorraine Warren many times over the phone to clarify details.[11] By mid-2009, the property became the subject of a six-studio bidding war that landed the film at Summit Entertainment.[12] However, DeRosa-Grund and Summit could not conclude the transaction and the film went into turnaround. DeRosa-Grund reconnected with New Line Cinema, who had lost in the original bidding war but who ultimately picked up the film. On November 11, 2009, a deal was made between New Line and DeRosa-Grund's Evergreen Media Group.[13]
Pre-production[edit]



"When Insidious came out and was successful the story about the Warrens came to me and I was like, "Oh, my gosh, this is really cool." [...] But I didn't just want to make another ghost story or another supernatural film. One thing I had never explored was the chance to tell a story that's based on real-life characters, real-life people. So those were the things that led me to The Conjuring."
– James Wan, explaining his reason for directing The Conjuring.[14]
Pre-production began in early 2011, with reports surfacing in early June that James Wan was in talks to direct the film.[15] This was later confirmed by Warner Bros., which also stated that the film would be loosely based on real-life events surrounding Ed and Lorraine Warren. In January 2012, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson were cast to star in the film.[16] That month, Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor were also confirmed for roles in the film, which at that time was developing under the working title of The Untitled Warren Files Project.[17] The film's title was temporarily changed to The Warren Files based on a suggestion by Wan, but was later reverted to The Conjuring prior to the commencement of the film's marketing campaign.[18][19]
In preparation for their roles, Farmiga and Wilson traveled to Connecticut to spend time with Lorraine Warren,[20] who also visited the set during production.[21] Over the course of spending three days at the Warren home, both actors took in information that could not otherwise be achieved from secondary research. "I just wanted to absorb her essence. I wanted to see the details, she has such mad style. I just wanted to see – the way she communicates with her hands, these gestures, her smile, how she moves through space," said Farmiga on her observations of Warren.[22]
Production[edit]
Principal photography began in late February 2012.[23] Lasting for 38 days,[24] shooting took place primarily at EUE/Screen Gems Studios as well as other locations in and around Wilmington, North Carolina.[25] Filming also took place at the University of North Carolina Wilmington in March 2012 while the campus was on its spring break.[26] Diana Pasulka, professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Wilmington, was the chief religious consultant for the project.[27] After wrapping up in Wilmington on April 20, the film concluded its principal photography on April 26, 2012.[28] All scenes were shot in chronological order.[20]
Post-production[edit]
The film was in post-production in August of the same year.[29] Around 20 to 30 minutes of footage was removed from the first cut of the film, which initially ran at about two hours in duration.[30] After positive test screenings, the final edit of the film was locked in December 2012 and awaited its summer release.[31]
Music[edit]
The musical score for The Conjuring was composed by Joseph Bishara, who previously collaborated with director Wan on Insidious (2011). "James asked me early on about [The Conjuring] while the film was still coming together," explained Bishara on his involvement. "The studio and producers were very supportive in allowing him to bring along who he wanted, with many of his longtime crew from Insidious and even earlier returning."[32] Further into the development process, Wan offered Bishara the chance to act in the film, which he had previously done in Insidious. "We talked about music first and then James had mentioned that he might want me to play one of the entities in this. After reading the script it turned out it was Bathsheba," said Bishara.[33] Because of his early involvement, Bishara was given more time to work out the musical palette of the film. "For whatever reason I was hearing brass clustering as an early response to the material, a quiet shimmering flutter tongue effect, and it grew from there," said Bishara on his creative process.[34]
A soundtrack album was released by La-La Land Records and WaterTower Music on July 16, 2013. In addition to Bishara's themes, the soundtrack also includes a track entitled "Family Theme" by composer Mark Isham.[35] Avant-garde musician Diamanda Galás also contributed to Bishara's score,[36] performing raw vocal improvisation on top of the previously recorded brass instrumentation.[32] Other songs featured in the film include: "In the Room Where you Sleep" by Dead Man's Bones, "Sleep Walk" by Betsy Brye, "Time of the Season" by The Zombies, and "Wish I May" by Breaking Benjamin.[37]
Distribution[edit]
Marketing[edit]
The first promotional images were released in November 2012, introducing Farmiga and Wilson as Ed and Lorraine Warren.[3] A teaser trailer, previously shown at the 2012 New York Comic Con, kicked off the film's marketing campaign in February 2013.[38] Throughout the campaign, the film was promoted heavily as "based on a true story." In the weeks leading up to the film's release, trailers and TV spots began to feature the real-life Perron family.[39][40] This was followed by a featurette entitled The Devil's Hour in which Lorraine Warren and other paranormal investigators explain some of the supernatural occurrences seen in the film.[41]
Theatrical release[edit]
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema initially intended to release The Conjuring in early 2013, but decided on a summer release date after gaining a positive reception from test audiences.[42] The film was ultimately released on July 19 in North America, and in the United Kingdom and in India on August 2.[43][44] Because of this, it is one of the first horror films to receive a wide release in the United States during the months of June or July since 2006's The Omen.[45] A trailer and a clip from the film were shown at the 2012 New York Comic Con.[46][47] In March 2013, the film was given an R-rating by the MPAA for being what Wan described as "too adult."[21] "When we sent it [to the MPAA], they gave us the R-rating," said executive producer Walter Hamada. "When we asked them why, they basically said, 'It's just so scary. [There are] no specific scenes or tone you could take out to get it PG-13.'"[48]
The world premiere took place June 6, 2013, at the closing night of the first edition of Nocturna: Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival.[49] This was followed by two screenings of the film at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 21 that also featured a Q&A segment with director James Wan.[50] A red carpet premiere was then held for the film on July 15, 2013 at Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles.[51][52]
Home media[edit]
The Conjuring was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on October 22, 2013.[53]
Lawsuit[edit]
Norman Sutcliffe and Gerald Helfrich, the current owners of the house on which the film was based, are suing James Wan, Warner Bros. and other producers, on the ground that their property is being vandalized constantly as a consequence of the film. Entertainment Weekly obtained documents in which the owners affirm various invasions and ratify that they have found numerous objects affiliated with satanic cults. The lawsuit also reveals that the current owners bought the house in 1987 and lived "in peace" until 2013. Both owners are seeking unspecified damages. When questioned, a spokesperson for Warner Bros. declined to comment on the issue.[54]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Preliminary reports had the film tracking for a $30–$35 million debut in North America.[55][56][57] The film earned $3.3 million from its Thursday night showings,[58] and reached a $17 million 1.25-day total, doing slightly better than The Purge a month earlier.[59] The film went on to take $41.5 million during its opening weekend, breaking The Purge '​s previous record as the biggest opening for an original R-rated horror film.[60] While horror films usually drop at least 50 percent over their second weekend, The Conjuring only dropped 47 percent to $22.2 million.[61] After its initial run in theatres, the film turned out to be a box office hit by grossing over fifteen times its production budget with a worldwide total of $318,000,141.[2] Calculating in all expenses, Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $161.7 million.[62]
Critical reception[edit]
The Conjuring was met with positive reviews from critics.[63] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 86% approval rating based on 196 reviews, with a rating average of 7.2 out of 10. Its consensus reads: "Well-crafted and gleefully creepy, The Conjuring ratchets up dread through a series of effective old-school scares."[64] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 35 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[63] CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film an "A-" grade on a scale of A to F.[65]
In her review following the Los Angeles Film Festival, Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter said: "With its minimal use of digital effects, its strong, sympathetic performances and ace design work, the pic harks back in themes and methods to The Exorcist and The Amityville Horror, not quite attaining the poignancy and depth of the former but far exceeding the latter in sheer cinematic beauty."[36] Justin Chang of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling the film "a sensationally entertaining old-school freakout and one of the smartest, most viscerally effective thrillers in recent memory."[66] Additionally, Alonso Duralde of The Wrap also praised the effectiveness of the film, explaining that it "doesn't try to reinvent the tropes of horror movies, whether it's ghosts or demons or exorcisms, but Fred Astaire didn't invent tap-dancing, either."[67]
Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A-, citing the effectiveness of "mood and sound effects for shocks that never feel cheap."[68] However, some critics reacted negatively to the film's similarities with films such as The Exorcist and Poltergeist.[69][70] Indiewire's Eric Kohn explained that: "The Warrens may know how to handle demonic possessions, but The Conjuring suffers from a different invading force: the ghosts of familiarity."[71] Andrew O'Hehir of Salon said the film provided "all the scream-inducing shocks you could want, right on schedule," but thought the central concept – that the innocent women accused and executed in the Salem witch trials "actually were witches, who slaughtered children and pledged their love to Satan and everything!" – was "reprehensible and inexcusable bullshit."[72]
Accolades[edit]

Award
Category
Recipient
Result
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Wide Release Film Won
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actress Lili Taylor Won
Empire Awards Best Horror Won
Saturn Awards Best Horror Film Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Nominated
Denver Film Critics Society Award Best Science-Fiction/Horror Film Nominated
Fright Meter Awards Best Makeup Nominated
Fright Meter Awards Best Special Effects Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Movie Award James Wan Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Scared-as-S**t Performance Vera Farmiga Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Horror Movie Nominated
Key Art Awards Best Trailer – Audio/Visual Warner Bros. 3rd Place
Key Art Awards Best Audio/Visual Technique 3rd Place
Related films[edit]
Sequel[edit]
Main article: The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
In June 2013, it was reported that New Line Cinema was already developing a sequel.[73] Both Farmiga and Wilson are signed on to reprise their roles for an additional film.[74] The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist was scheduled to be released on October 23, 2015,[75] but in October 2014, Warner Bros. moved the film's release date to an unspecified 2016 release date.[76] On October 21, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel.[77] On November 11, 2014, the film was set for a June 10, 2016 release.[6] The sequel was later re-written by David Leslie Johnson, with a script from Eric Heisserer.[78] The film will deal with the Enfield Poltergeist case, which occurred in London from 1977 to 1979.[79] Principal photography began in September 2015.[80]
Spin-off film[edit]
A spin-off film, Annabelle, directed by The Conjuring cinematographer John R. Leonetti and produced by Wan, began production in late January 2014.[81] It was released worldwide on October 3, 2014 to commercial success, despite receiving mixed reviews.[82] Many critics found Annabelle to be an inferior film compared to The Conjuring.[83]
See also[edit]
List of horror films
List of horror films of 2013
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External links[edit]
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