The Nun - New Line's Next Conjuring Spinoff

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[Man in the Suit]

‘The Nun’ To Fly To $40M+, Eyes Record Opening For ‘Conjuring’ Franchise – Box Office Preview

For the fifth weekend in a row Warner Bros. will rule the top of the box office, this time with New Line’s Conjuring spinoff The Nun which is expected to bring the Burbank, CA studio moola from heaven with an estimated $36M-$45M start at an estimated 3,700-plus locations. Two out of three tracking services have The Nun north of $40M, and there’s a very good chance that the Corin Hardy-directed pic will rep a record debut for The Conjuring universe, besting the first 2013 installment’s debut of $41.8M. Total awareness, first choice, and unaided awareness on The Nun is best with females under 25. Already we’re hearing that advance ticket sales are ahead of Annabelle: Creation and The Conjuring 2.

 

[Kane52630]

Is it me or does Taissa Farmiga look so different?

 

[harlequinade]

oh WB....the movie is released tomorrow and still no reviews

 

[aliakrep]

Full Cast : 21Aug18_Final_Credits_-_THNUN.docx
Production Notes : Rvsd_22Aug18_Intl_Production_Notes_-_THNUN.docx

 

[Lasirius]

oh WB....the movie is released tomorrow and still no reviews

Yeah, I was wondering when the embargo is out.

 

[harlequinade]

Apparently tonight!

 

[Sawyer]

Edgar Wright-Approved!


I mean, granted, he is Hardy's friend, but still.

 

[Kane52630]

This is @corinhardy, who I have known since we were 17 years old

...
Of course he liked it.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Blitzkrieg]

'The Nun': Film Review

Written by Gary Dauberman (It, the Annabelle films) from a story he cooked up with producer Wan, The Nun isn’t quite as frightening as that publicity triumph would suggest. And in jettisoning the focus on family of the previous films, it gives us characters whose interactions with each other feel less than detailed, and who are more archetypal than real. But it’s good clean fun nevertheless, and the set pieces expertly supply the tension-and-release satisfactions of the genre.


Film Review: ‘The Nun’

The fifth film in the Conjuring Cinematic Universe, Corin Hardy’s “The Nun” looks to flesh out the story of Valak, a demonic nun first glimpsed in “The Conjuring 2,” and here seen taking hold of a remote Romanian abbey. But it never manages to answer the one question a spin-off would seem to exist to provide: What, exactly, does this otherworldly demon actually want? It certainly knows all of the tools of the trade – slowly turning crosses upside-down, casting ominous shadows, turning on old-timey radios, emerging from walls to grab terrified novitiates from behind, only to let go as soon as they scream. But as for its endgame, it doesn’t seem to have much in mind beyond punking the local clergy.

 

[Rjones1325]

Excluding the first “Annabelle”, there has been a formulaic pattern with these “Conjuring” movies, and for the most part it works. This formula is blatantly present in “The Nun”. The most beneficial aspects of these movies that keep the franchise afloat are the use of practical effects, well-written and/or likable characters, and most of all the framework. Those were the reasons why the first movie worked and all of those elements are mimicked here in a way that still feels refreshing and new.

FULL REVIEW HERE: The Nun Review

 

[harlequinade]

Yikes at the reviews!

 

[harlequinade]

Those negative reviews are kinda a mess though, one of them actually frames snakes being in the movie as something ridiculous, snakes are pretty common symbol of evil particularly in this religion

I read the script and it seems they added a lot of humor and quips yet the reviewers still complain its too serious. LOL it's a movie about a demon, what were they expecting?

I wonder if the fun tie in to Conjuring stayed

 

[Iceman]

Has anyone seen it yet? Not sure when it's out everywhere.

 

[Greens]

Has anyone seen it yet? Not sure when it's out everywhere.

I'm seeing it in ten hours. Not paying attention to the reviews, going in fresh.

 

[Iceman]

I'm seeing it in ten hours. Not paying attention to the reviews, going in fresh.

Sounds good, enjoy!

 

[harlequinade]

Lawd letterboxd reviews are even worse Going tomorrow anyways

 

[kevork89]

I just finished seeing it. It’s not as good or effective as the Conjuring films but better then the Annabelle ones personally. It has some pretty terrifying scenes but I wasn’t on the edge of my seat tense and I haven’t gone home scared. But I enjoyed the film overall and thought the scenery and the set pieces were quite magnificent and it was filmed well. Overall I’d give it a 7.

 

[harlequinade]

Do

Spoiler

Warrens show up

?

I loved that tie in in the script

 

[Iceman]

I just finished seeing it. It’s not as good or effective as the Conjuring films but better then the Annabelle ones personally. It has some pretty terrifying scenes but I wasn’t on the edge of my seat tense and I haven’t gone home scared. But I enjoyed the film overall and thought the scenery and the set pieces were quite magnificent and it was filmed well. Overall I’d give it a 7.

I liked the Annabelle films so that's good at least. The main Conjuring films are a very high standard to reach.

 

[harlequinade]

Are they though? Is it this hard to write likable characters with moving relationships? I mean clearly, since that's rare but shouldn't be

 

[terry78]

I don't think Valek really does have an end game, unless it's to slowly strike fear or doubt into the clergy. Maybe he's playing the long game.