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The Nun
Teaser poster
Directed byCorin Hardy
Screenplay byGary Dauberman
Story by
  • James Wan
  • Gary Dauberman
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited by
  • Michel Aller
  • Ken Blackwell
Music byAbel Korzeniowski
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[1]

The Nun is an upcoming American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy[2] and written by Gary Dauberman, from a story by Dauberman and James Wan.[3] It is a spin-off of 2016's The Conjuring 2, and the fifth installment in The Conjuring Universe. The film stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet.[4] The plot follows a priest and a Catholic novitiate, as they uncover an unholy secret in 1952 Romania. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 7, 2018.[5]

Premise

In 1952 Romania, a Catholic priest, Father Burke, and a novice, Sister Irene, are sent by the Vatican to investigate the mysterious suicide of a nun at the Cârța Monastery.

Cast

Production

Development

On June 15, 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced a spin-off film to 2016's The Conjuring 2 titled The Nun. The initial script for the film was written by David Leslie Johnson, and produced by Peter Safran and James Wan.[6] On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Corin Hardy had signed on to direct The Nun with a new screenplay from Wan and Gary Dauberman.[7] During the filming of Annabelle: Creation, Safran revealed that The Nun would chronologically come first in The Conjuring franchise's shared cinematic universe, making it as a further prequel to The Conjuring series and Annabelle series. He said, "We have a board that we created that has what we hope will ultimately be our series of movies. We have it in chronological order, so we can keep track of where it all happens."[8]

Casting

On April 5, 2017, Demián Bichir joined the film's cast as a priest investigating a nun's mysterious suicide.[9] Taissa Farmiga was cast shortly after in the title role.[10] Corin Hardy later said that he initially did not want to cast Farmiga due to her being the sister of The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga, but changed his mind when he saw her auditions, "I watched 100 auditions for this role and she had some kind of presence outside of her own body that is evident, and she's phenomenal."[11] Bonnie Aarons was then set to reprise her role as the "Demon Nun" character Valak from The Conjuring 2.[12] Charlotte Hope, Jonas Bloquet, and Ingrid Bisu were subsequently announced to star, rounding out the main cast.[13][14][15]

Filming

Principal photography for the film began on May 3, 2017 at Castel Film Studios in Bucharest, Romania, with Maxime Alexandre serving as cinematographer.[16] Scenes were filmed in the Palace of the Parliament building in June, for a fee of €5,000 per hour.[17] Filming also took place at the Corvin Castle in Hunedoara[18] and in Sighișoara, Transylvania.[19] Hardy announced on his social media accounts that production wrapped on June 23, 2017, after 38 days.[contradictory][20]

Music

The original musical score for The Nun was composed by Abel Korzeniowski[21] and was released on August 31, 2018, by WaterTower Music.

Release

The Nun was scheduled to be released in the United States on July 13, 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures.[22] In February 2018, it was announced that the film's release date would be pushed back to September 7, 2018.[23] On June 13, 2018, a teaser trailer was released.[24] In August 2018, a short advertisement for the film was removed from YouTube due to an unskippable jump scare that violated the platform's "Shocking Content" policies.[25] The ad shows the Apple volume bar going left and right, before going to mute. After about one second, the character Valak jump scares the viewer with a piercing roaring sound, sharp teeth and staring green eyes.

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, The Nun will be released alongside Peppermint and God Bless the Broken Road, and was originally projected to gross $32–37 million in its opening weekend.[26] By the week of its release, estimates had been increased to $36–45 million from 3,700 theaters.[27]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 48% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[28] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29]

Future

On August 12, 2017, Wan discussed a possibility for a Nun sequel and what its storyline may cover: "I do know where potentially, if The Nun works out, where The Nun 2 could lead to and how that ties back to Lorraine's story that we've set up with the first two Conjurings and make it all come full circle."[30]

References

  1. ^ "The Nun (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (August 7, 2017). "James Wan gives update on The Conjuring 3". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (February 2, 2017). "Corin Hardy Takes Vow To Helm 'The Nun,' New Line's 'Conjuring' Spinoff". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Jake Watt (6 September 2018). "SWITCH. | Film review: The Nun - Lacking both soul and scares". SWITCH. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2018). "'The Nun' Moves To Warner Bros' New Favorite Spot On Calendar: Post-Labor Day Weekend". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (June 16, 2016). "'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun' in the Works (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (February 2, 2017). "Corin Hardy to Direct 'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun'". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Eisenberg, Eric (May 30, 2017). "How Annabelle: Creation Connects Back To The First Movie". Cinema Blend. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Kit, Borys (April 5, 2017). "Demian Bichir to Star in 'Conjuring' Spinoff 'The Nun' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  10. ^ McNary, Dave (April 24, 2017). "Taissa Farmiga to Play Titular Role in Horror Movie 'The Nun'". Variety. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Sandwell, Ian (August 29, 2017). "Why Corin Hardy didn't initially want to cast Horror Story star in The Nun". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (April 26, 2017). "'Conjuring 2' Actress Reprising Demon Nun for New Line's 'The Nun' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  13. ^ Kit, Borys (May 1, 2017). "'Game of Thrones' Actor Charlotte Hope Joins New Line's 'The Nun' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  14. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (April 28, 2017). "Jonas Bloquet Joins New Line's 'The Nun'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  15. ^ McNary, Dave (May 3, 2017). "'Toni Erdmann' Star Ingrid Bisu Joins Horror-Thriller 'The Nun'". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  16. ^ Cureton, Sean (May 1, 2017). "The Conjuring: Nun Spinoff Begins Filming This Week". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  17. ^ Popescu, Irina (April 25, 2017). "Scenes from new Warner Bros horror film to be shot at Romania's famous Parliament's Palace". Romania Insider. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "Romania: thieves break into castle, steal $40,000". Times Colonist. May 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Warner Bros films horror movie in Romania". Romania Insider. April 10, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  20. ^ Hardy, Corin [@corinhardy] (June 22, 2017). "We began filming #TheNun 37 days ago, somehow we have reached the last day, tomorrow..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Abel Korzeniowski to Score 'The Conjuring' Spinoff 'The Nun'". Film Music Reporter. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  22. ^ Miska, Brad (February 17, 2017). "'Conjuring' Spinoff 'The Nun' Gets a Friday the 13th Release!". Bloody Disgusting.
  23. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 14, 2018). "'The Nun' Moves To Warner Bros' New Favorite Spot On Calendar: Post-Labor Day Weekend". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  24. ^ "First Trailer for 'The Nun' Promises Unholy Scares – Variety". Variety. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  25. ^ Phillips, Krisitne (August 14, 2018). "YouTube criticized for showing terrifying horror movie ad that viewers couldn't click away from". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  26. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (August 16, 2018). "'The Nun' Eyes Hefty $32 Million-Plus Opening Weekend". Variety. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  27. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 4, 2018). "'The Nun' To Fly To $40M+, Eyes Record Opening For 'Conjuring' Franchise – Box Office Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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  29. ^ "The Nun (2018) reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  30. ^ Lammers, Timothy (August 12, 2017). "James Wan Teases The Nun And How A Sequel Would Connect To The Conjuring". Screen Rant.
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