K.T Simpson
The opening night at Comic-Con has been a ripper, with trailers, posters and new projects unveiled. It’s pretty clear though that the horror genre owned the night, with some impressive panels and booths rocking the halls. Check out the summary of the news below:
The Nun
“Conjuring” spin-off “The Nun” recently wrapped up production, and thus far details have been few and far between apart from a few casting announcements. Valek the Nun will be played by Bonnie Aarons again, who played the demonic figure in “The Conjuring 2”. Alongside Aarons stars Demian Bichir as Father Burke, Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene and Charlotte Hope as Sister Victoria.
Comic-Con attendees were treated to a brief teaser trailer, which is going to be released to the internet next week. Deadline were on hand to recap the trailer as follows:
“Taissa Farmiga’s Sister Irene waking up in a Roman monastery and wobbling around to find a group of dark cloaked figures praying before an altar. One of them arises and it’s a nun’s shrieking demonic face. Despite Taissa’s older sister Vera Farmiga starring in The Conjuring as paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren — their characters in the franchise aren’t related at all (or so we’re told).”
Screenwriter Gary Dauberman introduced the footage with a simple statement: “Start praying San Diego, because no one is safe from the unholy terror that is…The Nun”.
“The Nun” will scare cinema goers from July 13, 2018.
It
The booth for “It” went all out with people in yellow raincoats carrying red balloons circling the area.
3 new videos were debuted, including 2 scenes and 1 new trailer, to hit the web next week. Check out the synopsis on each clip here. There was also a new poster revealed, with the tag line “you’ll float too” displayed.
The cast is the Losers’ Club including Sophia Lillis, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs and Jeremy Ray Taylor. Javier Botet will play The Leper, and Nicholas Hamilton plays Henry Bowers. The cast also includes Owen Teague, who plays bully Patrick Hocksetter. Bill Skarsgard is our new Pennywise.
See it in cinemas from September 8th.
Jigsaw
The big news out of the latest in the “Saw” franchise was the debut of the new trailer. The sneak peek showed a bunch of the new traps that will appear, the blood and guts and terror that Jigsaw’s legacy will bring.
There’s also a bunch of new posters to feast your eyes upon, which showing the “disciples” of Jigsaw. The old lady, the businessman – you never know who it will be. Check out the newest images as well, and see “Jigsaw” in cinemas from October 27.
The cast includes Mandela Van Peebles, Laura Vandervoort, Brittany Allen, Callum Keith Rennie, Matt Passmore, Hannah Emily Anderson, Josiah Black, Shaquan Lewis, Michael Bolsvert, and James Gomez. The script was written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger and brothers Peter and Michael Spierig directed.
