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‘Lights Out’ Director In Talks to Helm ‘Annabelle 2’ (Exclusive)
Back in October we told you that John Leonetti would not be returning to direct the sequel to Annabelle, New Line Cinema’s successful The Conjuring spinoff.
At the time it was revealed that Gary Dauberman, who penned the initial spinoff, would be writing the sequel that was out to directors.
After a lengthy search, New Line is setting their sights on David F. Sandberg (not to be confused with the director of Kung Fury) to get behind the camera on Annabelle 2, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.
Sandberg, who is still in talks as of this writing, directed Lights Out for New Line and James Wan’s Atomic Monster. We’ve been hearing that it’s testing through the roof, which is why the adaptation of Sandberg’s short film (below) landed a massive summer release (July 22, 2016).
Knowing this, it makes complete sense that the studio and producing team would naturally segue Sandberg directly into their tentpole franchise.
The first Annabelle, which was a prequel to The Conjuring, drew in nearly $250 million in box office revenue.
A 2017 release date is being eyed, although that is not confirmed.
South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, “Human Vapor“) is back this summer with a new outbreak nightmare in Colony, and new key art warns that surviving the infected hive won’t be easy.
Look for the infection horror movie in theaters on August 28, 2026.
The South Korean horror movie follows Professor Se-jeong as she is thrust into a terrifying hellscape when a mutating virus is unleashed during a biotech conference, forcing authorities to seal the facility to contain the outbreak. Se-jeong and a group of survivors must fight to stay alive as the infected undergo horrific transformations and threaten to spread the virus.
Colony marks Gianna Jun’s (Blood: The Last Vampire, “My Sassy Girl”) first feature film since 2015’s Assassination. She stars alongside Koo Kyo-hwan (Peninsula, Escape from Mogadishu).
“With Colony, [Sang-ho] takes the intensity and scale even further, delivering a bold and terrifying new vision for fans,” teases Doris Pfardrescher, President and CEO of Well Go USA.
Ji Chang-wook (“Healer”) and Shin Hyun-been (“Hospital Playlist”) also star.
Colony is presented by Showbox and produced by Wowpoint and Smilegate.
The viral outbreak horror movie is rated ‘R’ this week for “bloody violent content and some language.”
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