Annabelle director John Leonetti will helm horror-thriller Wish Upon for Broad Green Pictures, with shooting starting this fall, Variety reports.
The project, named to the 2015 Black List, was written by Barbara Marshall (The Listener) and will be produced by Busted Shark Production’s Sherryl Clark (Viral).
“The film centers on a 16-year-old misfit who finds a magic box that promises a chance at the life she’s always wanted only to discover that each wish would demand a deadly payment.”
It’s sounds like a variant version of “The Monkey’s Paw”.
Leonetti was also the cinematographer on The Conjuring and Insidious prior to directing The Conjuring spinoff Annabelle, which was a massive hit for New Line with $265 million in worldwide grosses.
Sources on Bloody’s end tell us that James Wan had to come in and do a series of reshoots to “save” Annabelle. Meanwhile, Leonetti is in post on The Wolves at the Door.
