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.
