Last October we reported that a sequel was in the works for Annabelle, the spin-off of The Conjuring. We told you that Gary Dauberman, who wrote the first film, will be returning for part two. We have since learned, via Bloody-Disgusting, that New Line has set there sights on David F. Sandberg for the directors chair. Sandberg is also the writer/director of direct James Wan’s full length adaption of the short horror film Lights Out, which will open in theaters July 22, 2016.
In the first film a loving husband gifts his pregnant wife with an antique doll for their baby’s nursery. When their neighbors are murdered the doll becomes possessed by one of their spirits. Soon the family is plagued with intense paranormal activity.
Annabelle was actually based on a true case handled by paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren, though the doll was given a makeover for her film debut. The real Annabelle is actually a Raggedy-Anne doll (below).
James Wan has already signed on to produce Annabelle 2, with Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter serving as executive producers. The sequel’s details are being kept hush-hush for the moment, but as soon as we know more we will post an update.
