The Nun
Film by Corin Hardy
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2023 | In the Philippines, The Nun was surpassed as the highest-grossing horror film of all time by Insidious: The Red Door. |
September 8 2023 | The Nun II was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures, becoming a commercial success by grossing $269 million worldwide. |
October 2022 | Principal photography for The Nun II began in France. |
May 31 2022 | The Nun was released alongside other The Conjuring Universe movies on Blu-ray, with the exception of The Curse of Llorona. |
April 29 2022 | Principal photography for The Nun 2 begins, with Bonnie Aarons confirmed to reprise her role as Valak. |
April 27 2022 | Michael Chaves is announced as the director of The Nun 2. |
April 26 2022 | Warner Bros. Pictures officially announces The Nun 2 at CinemaCon. |
2019 | Peter Safran revealed that The Nun II was in early development stages. |
December 4 2018 | The Nun was released on Blu-ray and DVD for home media distribution. |
November 20 2018 | The Nun was released on Digital HD for home viewing. |
September 2018 | The film debuted with $53.8 million at the box office, marking the best opening figure in the franchise and becoming the first film in almost a month to finish ahead of Crazy Rich Asians. |
September 7 2018 | The Nun was released in the United States, serving as a spiritual spin-off to The Conjuring 2 and becoming the fifth installment in The Conjuring shared universe. |
August 2018 | A short advertisement for the film was removed from YouTube after violating the platform's 'Shocking Content' policies due to an unskippable jump scare. |
August 31 2018 | Abel Korzeniowski released the original musical score for The Nun through WaterTower Music |
June 13 2018 | A teaser trailer for 'The Nun' film was released, marking the first public marketing material for the horror movie. |
2017 | James Wan first discussed the possibility of a sequel to The Nun film. |
2017 | Charlotte Hope, Jonas Bloquet, and Ingrid Bisu were announced to complete the main cast of the film. |
2017 | Taissa Farmiga was cast as a Roman Catholic nun in her novitiate after director Corin Hardy was impressed by her audition, despite initial hesitation due to her being Vera Farmiga's sister. |
2017 | Bonnie Aarons was confirmed to reprise her role as the 'Demon Nun' character Valak from The Conjuring 2. |
June 2017 | Scenes were filmed in the Palace of the Parliament building in Bucharest, with location fees of €5,000 per hour. |
June 23 2017 | Director Corin Hardy announced on social media that production of 'The Nun' had wrapped after 38 days of filming, with locations including Corvin Castle in Hunedoara and Sighișoara, Transylvania. |
May 3 2017 | Principal photography for 'The Nun' began at Castel Film Studios in Bucharest, Romania, with Maxime Alexandre as cinematographer. Film director Corin Hardy had a Roman Catholic priest bless the set prior to filming. |
April 5 2017 | Demián Bichir was cast in the film as a priest investigating a mysterious nun's suicide, marking a key casting decision for the movie. |
February 17 2017 | Corin Hardy was confirmed as the director of The Nun, with a new screenplay developed by James Wan and Gary Dauberman. |
June 15 2016 | Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema officially announced The Nun as a spin-off film to The Conjuring 2, with Peter Safran and James Wan as producers. |
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