She’s back! Principal photography has begun on New Line Cinema’sAnnabelle 2, withDavid F. Sandberg(upcomingLights Out) helming the follow up to 2014’s hugely successfulAnnabelle, which scared up nearly $257 million at the worldwide box office during its run in theaters. The new film is once again being produced byPeter SafranandJames Wan, who also partnered so effectively onThe Conjuringmovies.
InNew Line Cinema’sAnnabelle 2, several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.Sandbergdirects from a screenplay byGary Dauberman, who also wroteAnnabelle. Filming is taking place in Los Angeles.
The film starsStephanie Sigman(Spectre),Talitha Bateman(The 5th Wave),Lulu Wilson(upcomingOuija 2,Deliver Us from Evil),Philippa Anne Coulthard(After the Dark),Grace Fulton(Badland),Lou Lou Safran(The Choice),Samara Lee(Foxcatcher,The Last Witch Hunter),Tayler Buckin her feature film debut, withAnthony LaPaglia(TV’sWithout a Trace) andMiranda Otto(Showtime’sHomeland,The Lord of the RingsTrilogy). It isn’t known how long principal photography will take on this sequel. The original movie was produced on just a $6.5 million budget, but it isn’t known how much the sequel will cost to produce.
Collaborating withSandbergbehind-the-scenes from hisLights Outteam are production designerJennifer Spenceand editorMichel Aller, joined by director of photographyMaxime Alexandre(The Other Side of the Door) and costume designerLeah Butler(Paranormal Activity3 & 4").Annabelle 2is a New Line Cinema presentation, an Atomic Monster/Safran Company production. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Annabelle 2has been given a May 19, 2017release date, putting it up against Paramount’sBaywatchand Open Road Films’The Nut Job 2. We’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates onAnnabelle 2as production continues. This sequel starting production comes just weeks afterThe Conjuring 2opened in theaters, which has already taken in $245 million worldwide after just a few weeks in theaters.
