The prequel to the sequel entitled “The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil”, the horror franchise generated by the “Curse”, as seen from the subtitle, tells the story of the appearance of the Annabelle doll and explains why and how it became the receptacle of a demon who is not afraid of either crosses or a saint water and other religious artifacts. Actors S. Sigman, T. Beitman, E. Lapaglia and M. Otto are starring in “The Curse of Annabelle 2”.
Directing as the main advantage
The greatest success of the production group of the film “The Curse of Annabelle 2” is rightfully considered an invitation to the director David F. Sandberg. Despite the fact that his debut project “And the lights go out” caused a lot of controversial reviews, according to the author’s visionary style, it was clear that Sandberg, perfectly sensing suspense, was able to film the play of shadows and darkness so that you can literally feel the threat lurking in them on a physical level . His new horror is characterized by movie experts as an endless string of episodes almost independent of each other, built on suspense and playing out shadows and twilight.
Contributing authors The Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap in the Annabelle Curse 2 reviews praise the direction of the film. The director Sandberg professionally pressurizes the atmosphere, the girls are convincingly scared and effectively squeal (Talita Bateman stands out, her character, the baby who has not recovered from polio, chooses a demonic entity), adult characters scurry around and get confused under the feet of a demonic doll, thereby bringing their demise closer, "Bu" effects can not be counted.
Short storyline
The film takes place in the 40s of the 20th century. The married couple - the puppeteer and his housewife wife (E. Lapaglia and M. Otto) for 12 years can not accept the tragic death of their young daughter, live in solitude, joylessly. Once, a nun (Stephanie Sigman) and several orphaned girls from the shelter get into their house. None of the living inhabitants of the estate suspects that the mansion is full of evil creatures, the most dangerous of which is waiting in the sealed room. In the empty room of the deceased child, waiting for a new victim, the sinister Annabelle doll lurked.
Many reviewers are surprised at the small number of victims in the film. The demon could easily kill more than two characters, almost the entire cast, because for the next parts none of their heroes are needed.
Casting Features
In June 2016, the actor’s ensemble of the tape was finally formed. The last producers to contract with Talita Bateman, Miranda Otto and Stephanie Sigman.
During the preparatory process for filming, twelve-year-old Lulu Wilson and nine-year-old Samara Lee, on the instructions of the director, repeatedly reviewed the film “Exorcist”. Then, in an interview with the media, they admitted that they did not feel fear or much tension either while watching the work of William Fridkin, or during the filming of “The Curse of Annabelle 2”. Older actors were more receptive. Before collaborating with Sandberg, Lulu Wilson has already starred in horror films - "Deliver us from the evil one" and "Wiji. The curse of the devil’s board. ” On the account of Samara Lee - "The Last Witch Hunter" and "Defender".
The director David F. Sandberg noted that in The Annabelle Curse 2, the actors-children coped brilliantly, the only problem was the limitation of working hours, they, as minors, had no right to work overtime after midnight.
Starring Performers
Talita Bateman attracted James Wang during the casting for the role of Janet in "Spell 2". But the role was nevertheless approved by Madison Wolfe. On trials in Curse of Annabelle 2, adult actors and the production team were impressed by her ability to transform. Talita in 2014 starred in the horror film "Roy", after in the "5th wave", the film "Nine Lives." In Curse of Annabelle 2, she embodied the image of Janice. The girl is the younger sister of Gabriel Bateman, who starred in Sandberg's debut work, “And the Lights Go Out”.
Anthony Lapaglia agreed to accept the proposal of the producers of the horror after the insistent persuasion of his daughter. To completely immerse himself in the role of Samuel Mullins, he practically did not communicate with young talents who were to transform into orphans, deliberately distancing themselves from them.