Annabelle: Creation Film Details
Annabelle: Creation is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg, written by Gary Dauberman and produced by Peter Safran and James Wan. It is a prequel to 2014’s Annabelle and the fourth installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, and Miranda Otto, and depicts the possessed Annabelle doll’s origin.
In October 2015, it was confirmed that an Annabelle sequel was in development; it was later revealed that the film would be a prequel rather than a sequel. Lights Out director David F. Sandberg replaced John R. Leonetti as director, with Dauberman returning to write the script and Safran and Wan returning to produce. Principal photography began on June 27, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, and concluded on August 15, 2016.
Annabelle: Creation premiered at the LA Film Festival on June 19, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 11, 2017. The film grossed over $306 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted it as an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel, Annabelle Comes Home, was released on June 26, 2019.
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In October 2015, it was confirmed that an Annabelle sequel was in development. David F. Sandberg replaced Annabelle‘s John R. Leonetti as the sequel’s director in March 2016. He has described himself as a fan of the franchise, especially the first one, since they were “more of a classic, old-school horror movie in many ways.” James Wan and New Line Cinema approached Sandberg to helm the sequel during the post-production on Lights Out, after they were impressed by the early cuts of the film. Sandberg and Wan had met each other during production of Lights Out, as the movie was produced by Wan’s Atomic Monster. Sandberg did not want to direct another formulaic horror sequel, but after reading the script and realising how it deviated from the first film, he agreed to direct it. He was attracted to it as it was a standalone film, as a result of which he had more creative freedom. The fact that it was a period piece made it more appealing to him. The first film’s screenwriter, Gary Dauberman, returned to write the script, with Peter Safran and James Wan returning to produce. In March 2017, Sandberg revealed the film would be a prequel to the original Annabelle film, and titled Annabelle: Creation.
Sandberg drew references from the look of the 1963 psychological horror film The Haunting, due to its use of CinemaScope cinematography, and cited the score of The Shining to be the biggest inspiration for the film’s chilling music. He also borrowed inspiration from the “old school” feel of The Conjuring. He decided he would rely upon tension and suspense, as opposed to jump scares. Unlike his debut film Lights Out, in which he meticulously crafted each scene beforehand, Sandberg had a different approach to Annabelle: Creation. With Annabelle he “was inspired by the set and moment” and so did not prepare with extensive storyboards or diagrams, instead relying on the mantra, “We’ll figure it out on set together. We’ll make it work.”
Sandberg softened some of Annabelle’s features to make her more believable as a child’s toy, having the cheeks filled-out and fixing her overbite. He found shooting with the doll challenging since the object was immobile, and he needed to use other objects—such as a sheet—to make her move around. Father Robert was a consultant on the film.
CAST
- Stephanie Sigman as Sister Charlotte
- Talitha Bateman as Janice
- Tree O’Toole as grown-up Janice / Annabelle Higgins
- Anthony LaPaglia as Samuel Mullins
- Miranda Otto as Esther Mullins
- Lulu Wilson as Linda
- Grace Fulton as Carol
- Philippa Coulthard as Nancy
- Samara Lee as Annabelle “Bee” Mullins
- Tayler Buck as Kate
- Lou Lou Safran as Tierney
- Mark Bramhall as Father Massey
- Adam Bartley as Officer Fuller
- Lotta Losten as the adoption agent
- Joseph Bishara as the Annabelle Demon
- Fred Tatasciore as the voice of the Annabelle Demon
- Brian Howe as Pete Higgins
- Kerry O’Malley as Sharon Higgins
RELEASE
August 11, 2017
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