In 2014, an interesting and truly creepy horror film called The Annabel Curse was released. He told the story of a family in whose hands was a doll possessed by a demon. But later, the scriptwriters decided to remove the prequel to this story, which, surprisingly, turned out to be many times better than the original film - “The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil”. The leading actors are Stephanie Sigman, Talita Bateman and Miranda Otto.
Course of events
In 1943, the Mullins family grieved over the loss of their daughter Annabelle. An unknown entity, which calls itself the spirit of the child, asks them to enclose it in a porcelain doll. But soon, desperate parents realize that they have let in a demon who wants to move into the body of a living person. They lock the doll in Annabelle’s room in the closet and perform an exorcism ceremony. But this does not help - at that very moment the Annabel curse comes into effect - the birth of evil.
The plot further develops 12 years later. Mullins let in orphans and a sister of mercy into their home, whose orphanage was closed. And everything would have been fine if Janice, one of the orphans, hadn’t entered Annabelle’s room and found an obsessed doll there.
Demonic massacre
The devil, who has been enclosed in a toy for so many years, begins to drive children crazy. First, he settles in Janice, harassing her to madness, but not killing her. Evil often assumes the guise of a deceased girl Annabelle to confuse the grieving parents. By the way, the doll soon also dealt with them, now its goal is all the other orphans with the exception of one ... The demon kills everyone, leaving alive only the sister of mercy and Janice, whom he possessed.
At the end of the film “The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil,” 2017 shows how an obsessed girl escapes from an unfortunate house. She later finds herself in a new orphanage, but already under the name Annabelle. She is adopted by the family without suspecting anything, and the child, after years, becomes a member of the satanic sect. Just these events are shown at the beginning of the original film "The Curse of Annabelle."
The Origin of Evil of 2017 is a film that has been recognized as one of the most interesting and incredibly scary horror movies of our time.
Actors and roles
For the production of this background, the directors invited young, one might say, little-known actors. Many of them first tried their hand in this genre, and for some orphan girl performers this was a debut. So, who are they - the actors of “The Curses of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil”?
- Charlotte's sister is Stephanie Sigman.
- Janice - Talita Bateman.
- Esther Mullins - Miranda Otto.
- Samuel Mullins - Anthony LaPaglia.
- Linda - Lulu Wilson.
Stephanie Sigman
An American actress with Mexican roots did an excellent job with the main role in the film. Sister Charlotte in her performance became a reflection of the true prototype of the nuns of America. Previously, Stephanie played in films such as "Miss Bullet", "Narco", and she also starred in the episode of the film "007. Spectrum." But the real glory she brought the role of Charlotte in the film "The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil." The actors who surrounded her were no less talented. Perhaps this is part of Sigman's success in this project.
Talita Bateman
A very young and yet little-known American actress played a high-level demon-obsessed girl. Talita was born in Los Angeles, from a young age took part in theatrical and stage productions. After the role of Janice in this horror film, she became famous throughout the world. It is worth noting that earlier we could see her in such films as "9 Lives" and "Fifth Wave". But Talita performed her first main character in cinema in the film "The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil." The actors with whom she previously worked are Jennifer Garner, Chloe Moretz, Kevin Spacey and others.
Parents Mullins
The unfortunate couple in the film were played by two stunning Australian actors - Miranda Otto and Anthony LaPaglia. Behind the shoulders of both at the time of filming this ufastic was already a decent cinematic baggage. To be more precise, Miranda is familiar to us from the epic "The Lord of the Rings", as well as from the films "I, Frankenstein" and "War of the Worlds". Anthony also actively starred in films in the 90s, but success came to him at the beginning of the new century. Behind him, the main roles in the films "Without a Trace", "Fraser", "Lantana" and others.
Lulu wilson
One of the youngest actresses in Hollywood, despite her age (12 years), has already managed to become a star of such a genre as horror. Like all the young actors in Annabelle's Curse: The Origin of Evil, Lulu played an orphan girl who was tortured by a demon. She was the only surviving child that Sister Charlotte could save and who was not possessed by evil. Previously, a small and talented actress appeared in the films "Wiji. Curse of the devil's board" and "Deliver us from the evil one."
"The Curse of Annabelle: The Origin of Evil." Reviews
Critics and viewers rated the film as one of the best in its genre in recent years. Of course, a typical plot and standard special effects were noted. But even despite this, the directors managed to make the picture not only frightening and creepy, but also realistic. When you watch a movie, it draws you into your world and makes us worry about everything together with the main characters.