Warner Bros. will descend upon WonderCon tomorrow with a 90-minute panel at the Anaheim Convention Center that runs from 4:30 PM to 6 PM. The studio hasn’t revealed exactly what will be showcased at this time, but earlier today, the studio unveiled the new WonderCon poster for theirAnnabelle follow-up, which has now been titledAnnabelle: Creation. The studio has also shared a trailer preview, getting fans ready for the trailer debuts tomorrow, presumably during the studio’s big WonderCon event.
Warner Bros.debuted this poster and trailer preview on Youtube, giving fans a sneak peek at how this wicked doll was hand-crafted. While we don’t see him in this teaser,Anthony LaPagliaplays the dollmaker who created the infamous real-lifedemon doll. This never-before-seen footage has him putting the doll together, branding the wooden doll with the Mullins Toy Company Seal, along with a limited edition stamp. This doll is the first in a limited edition run of 100. We also see Annabelle’s eyes com to life before she is sealed in her box.
Annabelle 2tells the tale of a dollmaker and his wife who, several years after the tragic death of their child, welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home. Very soon, however, they become the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.Annabelle 2also starsMiranda Otto(Showtime’sHomeland,The Lord of the RingsTrilogy),Stephanie Sigman(Spectre),Talitha Bateman(The 5th Wave),Lulu Wilson(upcomingOuija 2,Deliver Us From Evil),Philippa Anne Coulthard(After the Dark),Grace Fulton(Badland),Lou Lou Safran(The Choice),Samara Lee(Foxcatcher,The Last Witch Hunter) andTayler Buck.
David F. Sandbergdirects thishorror sequel, which is produced byPeter SafranandJames Wan(The Conjuringmovies). The screenplay was written byGary Dauberman, who also wrote the original thrillerAnnabelle. This project marksDavid. F. Sandberg’s follow-up to his critically-acclaimed feature debutLights Out, which terrified audiences last summer and became a surprise hit at the box office. The low-budget thriller made $66.8 million domestically and $75.1 million internationally for a worldwide tally of $141.9 million, from just a $4.9 million budget. Now the filmmaker returns to tellAnnabelle’s origins inAnnabelle: Creation.
Much likeLights Out, theoriginal Annabelle moviewas also a profitable low-budget hit, earning $84.2 million domestically and $172.6 million internationally for $256.8 million worldwide, from just a $6.5 million budget. New Line Cinema has set an August 11 release date forAnnabelle 2, which is currently the only movie slated for wide release that weekend. It does come one week after Sony’s highly-anticipated adaptationThe Dark Tower(August 4) and a week before Lionsgate’sThe Hitman’s Bodyguardand Open Road Films’The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature(August 18). Take a look at the trailer preview and poster below forAnnabelle: Creation.
