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‘Annabelle’ Sequel Will Be the ‘Godfather II’ of Creepy Doll Movies (Exclusive)
Even though Lights Out doesn’t hit theaters until July 22, we’ve already posted a review, and have shared a slew of interview bits with director David F. Sandberg.
Lights Out is Sandberg’s feature film debut, an adaptation of his award winning short film of the same name. What’s so exciting about the haunter is that it’s backed and produced by James Wan, the director of The Conjuring, Saw, Insidious and this summer’s blockbuster The Conjuring 2. The duo apparently mixed like peanut butter and jelly, which is why Sandberg’s next film is another collaboration with Wan: Annabelle 2.
While Sandberg won’t comment on the plot, we’re told that the film’s protagonist is going to be a nun who is worried that her orphans are becoming prey to an evil entity.
Sandberg did, however, tell us that he hopes to make the “Godfather II of creepy doll movies.”
I don’t think I can give too many details at this point but it’s not a continuation of the first film. That’s one of the many things that enticed me with the project, that it’s new story. Also the setting and the time period of this one is perfect for a horror movie.
The script is really good and I think that this is a sequel that will actually be better than the original. The ‘Godfather II’ of creepy doll movies as I like to call it.
New Line has massive confidence in this franchise, which began when The Conjuring destroyed all in the summer of 2013 (July 19) taking in over $300 million worldwide at the box office.
The Annabelle spinoff drew in nearly $250 million in box office revenue. Its sequel it set for release on May 19, 2017.
Daniel Roebuck has been cast as Santa Claus in Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.
Writer-director Damien Leone is currently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated sequel, in which Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
“I’ve been holding this secret for a long time!” Roebuck tells Bloody Disgusting. “I’ve been really excited about it. I’m actually entering into the movies that I watch. It’s extraordinary. This is Terrifier bigger, badder, best.”
Roebuck appears in Terrifier 3 alongside returning cast members David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, and AEW superstar Chris Jericho.
No stranger to iconic horror properties, Roebuck has squared off against Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, played The Count in Zombie’s The Munsters, succumbed to The Tall Man’s sphere in Phantasm: Ravager, and investigated death in Final Destination.
A distinguished character actor with over 250 credits, Roebuck has also appeared in The Devil’s Rejects, 3 from Hell, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End, The Fugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks, and The Man in the High Castle. Incidentally, he’s also playing Santa in the family drama Saint Nick of Bethlehem, due out later this year.
Terrifier 3 will be released in theaters nationwide later this year via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting in conjunction with our partner on Terrifier 2, Iconic Events Releasing.
Terrifier 3 comes courtesy of Dark Age Cinema Productions. Phil Falcone Produces with Lisa Falcone acting as Executive Producer. Co-producers include Mike Leavy, Jason Leavy, George Steuber, and Steve Della Salla. Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, and Erick Opeka Executive Produce for Cineverse. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor also Executive Produce.
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