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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 8, 2013 20:24:13 GMT -6
THE CONJURING grossed $316 million on a $20 million production budget that there would be sequels. We even got some tips on what the sequel might feature in August.Possibly a movie based on the Amityville Horror House. Now, it seems that Warner Bros. isn’t content with just making a sequel to the first film but a new report suggests they want a spin-off too.Schmoes Know is reporting that a spin-off film, ANNABELLE surrounding the creepy doll in the first film is being developed for a spring 2014 shoot. The first film’s Director of Photography, John R. Leonetti is going to direct the film. No plot details or cast listing has been released yet. Attachments:
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 26, 2014 15:18:37 GMT -6
From: variety.com/2014/film/news/patrick-wilson-vera-farmiga-returning-for-conjuring-sequel-on-oct-23-2015-1201121079/New Line has set its “Conjuring” sequel for a pre-Halloween release on Oct. 23, 2015, with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga returning to star. The yet-to-be titled sequel, which does not have a director yet, is the first title to land on the date. New Line scored a massive surprise hit last summer with James Wan’s supernatural thriller “The Conjuring,” which amassed about $320 million in worldwide box office on a $20 million budget. New Line had already begun development of a sequel before the movie opened last July. Chief exec Toby Emmerich told Variety in December that “Conjuring 2” would tap a similar vein as the first film, which largely avoided conventional horror film ploy while exploring demonic possession. “‘The Conjuring’ is incredibly effective and scary without the use of blood, gore and death,” he said at time. “It’s a horror film that emphasizes atmosphere and suspense in the tradition of classics like ‘Psycho’ or ‘The Others.’” Set in Rhode Island in 1971, the story is based on the work of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren — portrayed by Wilson and Farmiga. Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor played the father and mother of the five Perron girls who were terrorized by the haunted house. The team of Carey Hayes and Chad Hayes, who penned “The Conjuring,” came on board as writers for the sequel last summer. The brothers interviewed Lorraine Warren extensively as part of developing the script. Warner Bros. had originally dated “The Conjuring” for Jan. 25 of last year but then decided to move it back to the summer as a result of the test screening results. Producers are Rob Cowan, Peter Safran and Tony DeRosa-Grund. Emmerich has said Wan is expected to be involved in some capacity with the sequel. New Line has already started filming “Annabelle,” a spin-off based on a possessed doll introduced in “The Conjuring.” |
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 7, 2014 17:47:58 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/the-conjuring-spinoff-annabelle-set-for-oct-3-release-1201258716/New Line is going with “Annabelle” as the title for its spinoff of “The Conjuring” with a Oct. 3 release date in the U.S. Peter Safran and “The Conjuring” director James Wan are producing “Annabelle.” “The Conjuring” included a haunted doll named Annabelle as part of a collection of demonic objects assembled by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Annabelle Wallis (“Peaky Blinders”), Ward Horton and Alfre Woodard are starring in “Annabelle” with John Leonetti, the cinematographer on “The Conjuring,” directing from a script by Gary Dauberman. “Annabelle” will open against Fox’s Ben Affleck mystery “Gone Girl” and Warner’s refugee drama “The Good Lie.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 20, 2014 19:21:02 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/the-conjuring-sequel-pushed-back-to-2016-1201334951/The Conjuring’ Sequel Pushed Back to 2016 New Line has moved back its “Conjuring” sequel to 2016 and replaced it with an untitled horror film for a pre-Halloween release on Oct. 23, 2015. The Warner Bros. division had announced in February that it had dated “The Conjuring 2″ for the 2015 opening with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga returning to star. The sequel does not have a director yet. New Line scored a massive surprise hit last year with James Wan’s supernatural thriller “The Conjuring,” which amassed about $320 million in worldwide box office on a $20 million budget. New Line topper Toby Emmerich told Variety last year that “Conjuring 2” would tap a similar vein as the first film, which largely avoided conventional horror film ploy while exploring demonic possession. Set in Rhode Island in 1971, the story is based on the work of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren — portrayed by Wilson and Farmiga. Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor played the father and mother of the five Perron girls who were terrorized by the haunted house. New Line has seen “Annabelle,” a $6 million spin-off based on a possessed doll introduced in “The Conjuring,” pull in impressive grosses in three weeks with a worldwide total of $166 million. Universal has also slotted its “Jem and the Holograms” movie for released on Oct. 23, 2015.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 21, 2014 17:35:54 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/james-wan-conjuring-sequel-1201335656/James Wan Returns for ‘Conjuring’ Sequel New Line has tapped James Wan to direct its “The Conjuring” sequel a day after announcing it is moving the project to 2016. New Line has also signed a first-look deal with the director, which is the fourth such pact for the Warner Bros. label (The others were with Benderspink, Beau Flynn and John Rickard). New Line scored a massive surprise hit last year with Wan directing the first supernatural thriller, which amassed about $320 million in worldwide box office on a $20 million budget. Set in Rhode Island in 1971, that story was based on the work of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga). Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor played the father and mother of the five Perron girls who were terrorized inside the haunted house. Wan also produced “Annabelle,” a spin-off from “The Conjuring,” and directed the launch titles in the “Saw” and “Insidious” franchises. He recently finished shooting “Fast and Furious 7.” The news about Wan’s return was first reported by Deadline.com.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 22, 2014 16:39:16 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-claims-new-line-racketeering-in-acquiring-conjuring-rights-1201336750/Producer Claims New Line ‘Racketeering’ in Acquiring ‘Conjuring’ Rights Producer Tony DeRosa-Grund, who has been involved in litigation with Warner Bros. over the rights to “The Conjuring” and “Annabelle,” is claiming that New Line Cinema and one its senior executives engaged in a racketeering conspiracy to wrest control of the properties. In a filing in a Texas federal court on Wednesday, DeRosa-Grund claims New Line Cinema LLC and Craig Alexander, its senior VP and head of business and legal affairs, misrepresented to a bankruptcy court its intentions for the rights to the files of Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, the real-life paranormal investigators who inspired “The Conjuring.” Instead, it transferred the rights to parent Warner Bros., and the studio “assumed no obligations” to comply with New Line’s rights agreements even though it reaped the financial benefit, DeRosa-Grund contends. A Warner Bros. spokesman said, “The case has no merit and we will vigorously defend it.” DeRosa-Grund had obtained the rights to the files, but was forced into involuntary bankruptcy in 2009. He claims New Line, in its deal memo with him and his Evergreen Media Holdings, gained “enormous leverage” by intervening in the proceeding and making sure that it would be the only option when it came to winning bankruptcy trustee approval for a rights deal. So if DeRosa-Grund’s Evergreen Media Holdings sought to make any future movie rights deal based on the case files, it would have to get separate approval from the bankruptcy court, the suit claims. But DeRosa-Grund claims New Line and Alexander never stated that his producer fees would be limited to an initial movie, even though they included the term “sequels” in the court-approved document. He claims they represented to him that he would be attached, paid and credited as a producer on any and all sequels, prequels or remakes, something that was an inducement for the bankruptcy trustee because it would increase the size of his estate. He also claims there was nothing in the deal memo that required his company’s trademark rights to “The Conjuring” be transferred to Warner Bros. or New Line. “At no point in time during negotiations did [New Line and Alexander] request that any other rights, besides theatrical motion picture rights, be granted to New Line Productions and, by automatic assignment, Warner Bros.,” the suit states. DeRosa-Grund even cites an ongoing dispute between Harvey Weinstein, Warner Bros. and New Line over the returns from “The Hobbit” movies as part of the “ongoing pattern of racketeering activity.” DeRosa-Grund also claims that, after making a deal with him and his company, New Line and Alexander began direct negotiations with Lorraine Warren in late 2010 or early 2011, even though she already had the existing agreements. He also contends that New Line and Alexander falsely represented that they had no interest in negotiating television rights to the Warren files. But when he tried to make a deal with Lionsgate, he claims, New Line argued that it retained those rights, and Lionsgate terminated the project. He also claims that he is owed more than $2 million in producer and rights fees.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Oct 22, 2014 16:39:31 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-claims-new-line-racketeering-in-acquiring-conjuring-rights-1201336750/Producer Claims New Line ‘Racketeering’ in Acquiring ‘Conjuring’ Rights Producer Tony DeRosa-Grund, who has been involved in litigation with Warner Bros. over the rights to “The Conjuring” and “Annabelle,” is claiming that New Line Cinema and one its senior executives engaged in a racketeering conspiracy to wrest control of the properties. In a filing in a Texas federal court on Wednesday, DeRosa-Grund claims New Line Cinema LLC and Craig Alexander, its senior VP and head of business and legal affairs, misrepresented to a bankruptcy court its intentions for the rights to the files of Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren, the real-life paranormal investigators who inspired “The Conjuring.” Instead, it transferred the rights to parent Warner Bros., and the studio “assumed no obligations” to comply with New Line’s rights agreements even though it reaped the financial benefit, DeRosa-Grund contends. A Warner Bros. spokesman said, “The case has no merit and we will vigorously defend it.” DeRosa-Grund had obtained the rights to the files, but was forced into involuntary bankruptcy in 2009. He claims New Line, in its deal memo with him and his Evergreen Media Holdings, gained “enormous leverage” by intervening in the proceeding and making sure that it would be the only option when it came to winning bankruptcy trustee approval for a rights deal. So if DeRosa-Grund’s Evergreen Media Holdings sought to make any future movie rights deal based on the case files, it would have to get separate approval from the bankruptcy court, the suit claims. But DeRosa-Grund claims New Line and Alexander never stated that his producer fees would be limited to an initial movie, even though they included the term “sequels” in the court-approved document. He claims they represented to him that he would be attached, paid and credited as a producer on any and all sequels, prequels or remakes, something that was an inducement for the bankruptcy trustee because it would increase the size of his estate. He also claims there was nothing in the deal memo that required his company’s trademark rights to “The Conjuring” be transferred to Warner Bros. or New Line. “At no point in time during negotiations did [New Line and Alexander] request that any other rights, besides theatrical motion picture rights, be granted to New Line Productions and, by automatic assignment, Warner Bros.,” the suit states. DeRosa-Grund even cites an ongoing dispute between Harvey Weinstein, Warner Bros. and New Line over the returns from “The Hobbit” movies as part of the “ongoing pattern of racketeering activity.” DeRosa-Grund also claims that, after making a deal with him and his company, New Line and Alexander began direct negotiations with Lorraine Warren in late 2010 or early 2011, even though she already had the existing agreements. He also contends that New Line and Alexander falsely represented that they had no interest in negotiating television rights to the Warren files. But when he tried to make a deal with Lionsgate, he claims, New Line argued that it retained those rights, and Lionsgate terminated the project. He also claims that he is owed more than $2 million in producer and rights fees.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 11, 2014 22:23:36 GMT -6
deadline.com/2014/11/the-conjuring-2-release-date-insidious-chapter-3-1201281905/‘The Conjuring 2′ Will Haunt Summer 2016 Warner Bros has set aside some prime summer real estate for its creepshow sequel The Conjuring 2. The follow-up to the 2013 hit originally was set for Halloween 2015 but was moved to 2016 three weeks ago in the wake of its spinoff Annabelle slicing off $244 million worldwide since its early-October bow. Now the studio has plunked director James Wan’s Conjuring 2 into the June 10, 2016, slot against the Lionsgate sequel Now You See Me 2 and Sony’s vidgame adaptation Uncharted. Meanwhile, Focus Features has moved its horror threequel Insidious: Chapter 3 back by a week from May 29 to June 5, where it will clash with Warners’ Entourage and DreamWorks Animation’s B.O.O.: Bureau Of Otherworldly Operations.
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