That’s a wrap!The Nun, the second spin-off movie series fromThe Conjuringuniverse, has officially finished filming and is heading into post-production. The news was confirmed on social media by director Corin Hardy (The Hallow), who is getting ready to start cutting the movie together so that we can see it in just over a year from now onJuly 13, 2018.
Corin Hardytook to his Twitter account to declare that filming onThe Nunis officially complete. He posted a couple of photos to honor the occasion, one of which featured a clap that was being used during shooting on the final scene. He also posted a wrap photo that featured the entire cast and crew, minus a couple of pretty important figures who couldn’t be there. Here’s what Corin Hardy had to say about it.
“Day 38. Aaaannndd…….Holy Habits, that’s a wrap!! #TheNunMovie #NunArmageddon #missingBonnieandJonas”
This is going to be thelatest in a number of spin-offsthat New Line Cinema is cashing in on, thanks to the success ofThe ConjuringandThe Conjuring 2. The first spin-off,Annabelle, did well financially, but unlike both ofThe Conjuringmovies, it wasn’t received well critically. Though, it sounds like that may have been a slight misstep. Early buzz for the sequel,Annabelle: Creation, which is directed by David. F Sandberg (Lights Out) is outstanding, so we have every reason to believe thatThe Nunis going to continue that trend of well-made horror movies within this universe.
Plot details have been somewhat scarce forThe Nunso far, but it is going to center on Valek the nun fromThe Conjuring 2, who was actually a last-minute addition to that movie. Bonnie Aarons, who was missing from Corin Hardy’s wrap photo, is reprising her role as Valek for the movie. Joining her isDemián Bichir as Father Burke,Charlotte Hope as Sister VictoriaandTaissa Farmiga as Sister Irene. As it turns out, Taissa Farmiga is the real-life younger sister of Vera Farmiga, who plays Lorraine Warren inThe Conjuring. So maybe we’ll get some sort of connection here?
To date,The Conjuringmovies, includingAnnabelle, have made $895 million worldwide. Considering that the budgets of these movies are much lower than your average studio tentpole, especially in the case ofAnnabellewhich cost under $7 million to make, the studio is going to expand this universe as much as possible. They recently started work on another spin-off centered on The Crooked Man fromThe Conjuring 2, as well as getting work started onThe Conjuring 3.The Nun’s success or failure may help determine the fates of these futureConjuringmovies and, if it’s good, expect more in the future. You can check out the wrap photos from the set ofThe Nunfor yourself below. We will be sure to keep you up to date as more information on the movie is made available.
