James Wan’sThe Conjuringuniverse continues to grow, and a new poster forThe Nunpromises we’re about to see the “darkest chapter”. Produced byConjuringduo Wan andPeter Safran,The NunrecruitsThe HallowdirectorCorin Hardyto explore the origins of Valak — the cloistered demon that tormented The Warrens in theThe Conjuring 2.
Keeping tradition with the previousConjuringspinoffs,AnnabelleandAnnabelle: Creation,The Nunis a prequel centered on one of Wan’s creepy creations. This time, we travel to an abbey in Romania where the Vatican dispatches a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows to investigate after a young nun commits suicide. Together, the duo uncovers the order’s unholy secret, risking their lives and their very souls to confront the the demon. The screenplay comes fromITandAnnabellescribeGary Dauberman, who co-wrote the story with Wan.
Speaking withEmpire, Hardy explained that the film is mean to evoke a bygone era of horror. “The period and the setting and the scope of it hark back to really classic, old-school, scarlet-blooded horror films,” He said. “And I loved that the story was a character-driven mystery as well as a scary horror movie.” When we spoke with Dauberman last year, the writer described it as a “very atmospheric, very moody” movie inspired by the Hammer Horrorfilms.
Demian Bichir(Alien: Covenant) as Father Burke,Taissa Farmiga(American Horror Story) as Sister Irene, andJonas Bloquet(Elle) as local villager Frenchie.Charlotte Hope(Game of Thrones) as the abbey’s Sister Victoria,Ingrid Bisu(Toni Erdmann) as Sister Oana, andBonnie Aarons, who reprises her role as the titular demonic force. Check back tomorrow for the first trailer, and check out the spooky new poster below.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Nun:
“When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in “The Conjuring 2,” as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.”
