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The Nun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCorin Hardy
Screenplay byGary Dauberman
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited by
  • Michel Aller
  • Ken Blackwell
Music byAbel Korzeniowski
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch
Budget$22 million[1]
Box office$365.6 million[1]

The Nun is a 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Gary Dauberman, from a story by Dauberman and James Wan.[2][3] It is a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2 and the fifth installment in the Conjuring Universe franchise. The film stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet, with Bonnie Aarons reprising her role as the Demon Nun, an incarnation of Valak, from The Conjuring 2. The plot follows a Roman Catholic priest and a nun in her novitiate as they uncover an unholy secret in 1952 Romania.

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced The Nun, a spin-off film to The Conjuring 2, which had opened five days earlier, with Safran and Wan producing. The initial script for the film was written by David Leslie Johnson. Hardy had signed on to direct The Nun with a new screenplay from Wan and Dauberman. Principal photography began in May 2017 in Bucharest, Romania, and during filming, the set was blessed by an Eastern Orthodox priest.[4]

The Nun was released in the United States on September 7, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Critics praised its performances and atmosphere, but criticized its weak narrative and inconsistent logic. It grossed $365 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series.[5] A sequel is currently in development with Akela Cooper penning the script and James Wan and Peter Safran co-producing the project.[6]

Cast

Additionally, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Christof Veillon, Lili Taylor and Shannon Kook appear in archive footage from The Conjuring as Ed and Lorraine Warren, the older Maurice Theriault, Carolyn Perron and Drew Thomas respectively. Sterling Jerins appears in archive footage from The Conjuring 2 as Judy Warren.

Production

Development

On June 15, 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced The Nun, a spin-off film to The Conjuring 2, which had opened five days earlier. Peter Safran and James Wan produced. The initial script for the film was written by David Leslie Johnson.[7] On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Corin Hardy had signed on to direct The Nun with a new screenplay from Wan and Gary Dauberman.[8] During the filming of Annabelle: Creation, Safran revealed that The Nun would chronologically come first in the Conjuring Universe, making it a further prequel to The Conjuring series and Annabelle series. He said, "We have a board that we created that has what we hope will ultimately be our series of movies. We have it in chronological order, so we can keep track of where it all happens."[9]

Casting

On April 5, 2017, Demián Bichir was cast in the film, as a priest investigating a nun's mysterious suicide.[10] Taissa Farmiga was cast shortly after, as a Roman Catholic nun in her novitiate.[11] Corin Hardy later said that he initially did not want to cast Farmiga due to her being the sister of The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga, but changed his mind when he saw her auditions, "I watched 100 auditions for this role and she had some kind of presence outside of her own body that is evident, and she's phenomenal."[12] Bonnie Aarons was then set to reprise her role as the "Demon Nun" character Valak from The Conjuring 2.[13] Charlotte Hope, Jonas Bloquet, and Ingrid Bisu were subsequently announced to star, rounding out the main cast.[14][15][16]

Filming

Principal photography for the film began on May 3, 2017, at Castel Film Studios in Bucharest, Romania, with Maxime Alexandre serving as cinematographer.[17] Film director Corin Hardy had a Roman Catholic priest bless the set prior to filming.[4] Scenes were filmed in the Palace of the Parliament building in June, for a fee of €5,000 per hour.[18] Filming also took place at the Corvin Castle in Hunedoara[19] and in Sighișoara, Transylvania.[20] Hardy saw a handprint in the dust while filming in Mogoșoaia, which he believed to be that of a ghost.[21] Hardy announced on his social media accounts that production had wrapped on June 23, 2017, after 38 days.[contradictory][22]

Post-production

The Nun reportedly went under extensive reshoots. The Curse of La Llorona cinematographer Michael Burgess had worked on the film.[23] Wan also worked as a second unit director under Hardy.[24]

Music

The original musical score for The Nun was composed by Abel Korzeniowski,[25] and was released on August 31, 2018, by WaterTower Music.

Marketing

On June 13, 2018, a teaser trailer was released.[26] In August 2018, a short advertisement for the film was removed from YouTube due to an unskippable jump scare that violated the platform's "Shocking Content" policies.[27] The studio spent an estimated $90 million on prints and advertisements for the film.[28]

Release

Warner Bros. Pictures had initially scheduled The Nun to be released in the United States on July 13, 2018.[29] In February 2018, it was announced that the film's release date would be pushed back to September 7, 2018.[30] The film was released on Digital HD on November 20, 2018, and on Blu-ray and DVD on December 4, 2018.[citation needed]

Reception

Box office

The Nun grossed $117.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $248.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $365.6 million, against a production budget of $22 million, becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise.[1] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $155 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues.[28]

In the United States and Canada, The Nun was released alongside Peppermint and God Bless the Broken Road, and was originally projected to gross $32–37 million in its opening weekend.[31] By the week of its release, forecasts had been increased to $36–45 million from 3,876 theaters.[32] It made $22.4 million on its first day, including $5.4 million from Thursday night previews, both the highest such numbers for The Conjuring films. It went on to debut to $53.8 million, also marking the best figure of the franchise, and became the first film in almost a month to finish ahead of Crazy Rich Asians at the box office.[33]

In other territories, it currently ranks as the highest-grossing horror film of all time in twelve markets, including the Philippines (where it has grossed $5 million in its first week), Indonesia, Brazil, Romania and UAE.[34][35]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 24% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Nun boasts strong performances, spooky atmospherics, and a couple decent set-pieces, but its sins include inconsistent logic and narrative slackness."[36] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[37] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale, the lowest of the series.[33]

The Plugged In review for the film summarized the spirituality evident in the film: "Evil is real, the movie tells us, but so is God. Spiritual trappings are everywhere. And when in doubt or danger, you can't go wrong with a little prayer."[38] In her review of the film published in the National Catholic Reporter, Sr. Rose Pacatte, a nun belonging to the Daughters of St. Paul, stated "that there are two Catholic theological aspects of this film that are accurate: one is that the devil exists, and the other is that Mary, the Mother of Jesus, will show us the way."[4] Another religious sister, Nicole Reich, stated in her review of the film published on Syfy Wire that if Valak was a real demon, he would never be able to reveal himself while the "sisters were in perpetual adoration...because the Lord was present".[39]

Accolades

Sharon Gilham was nominated at the 2018 Fright Meter Awards for Best Costume Design for this film. The film won at the 2019 Golden Trailer Awards for Best Horror Poster.

Planned sequel

In August 2017, Wan discussed the possibility of a Nun sequel and what its storyline might entail: "I do know where potentially, if The Nun works out, where The Nun 2 could lead to and how that ties back to Lorraine's story that we've set up with the first two Conjurings and make it all come full circle."[6]

In April 2019, it was announced by Peter Safran that a sequel was in development. He stated there was a "really fun" storyline planned for the film,[40] and commented that there was an "inevitability to another The Nun movie".[41] Later that month, Akela Cooper signed onto the project as screenwriter, while Safran and James Wan will serve as producers. Bonnie Aarons will be reprising her role as Valak, the demon nun.[42]

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