Helmer James Wan returns for "The Conjuring" hit horror sequelOctober 22, 2014 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Conjuring" sequel will be the work of James Wan once again. New Line Cinema has extended its deal with the Australian director who turned the first horror flick into a blockbuster with $320 million in worldwide box office on a $20 million budget, AceShowbiz reported. The deal came on the heels of New Line Cinema shifting the release date of "The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist" from October 23, 2015 to 2016. Wan will have the time to promote "Fast and Furious 7" before he begins shooting the horror sequel next summer. Since Universal has not made any final decision whether Wan would be involved in future "Fast and Furious" installments, the studio has given Wan the go to direct "The Conjuring 2". According to Deadline, Wan also signed a first-look producing deal with the studio. Wan will "develop and produce modest budget films in the science fiction, horror, and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster production banner." New Line president/COO Toby Emmerich said, "We had a great experience with James on 'The Conjuring', and we give him a lot of credit for that movie working so well." "He worked on the screenplay and came to the table with very inventive things that were not in the script and cast it fantastically well. Add to that his work in producing Annabelle, and he is one of the masters of the genre and we're happy to have him. You go through the list of possible directors of The Conjuring sequel, and his is the name you stop at, which is why we tried so hard to make this work." Wan himself has filled his head with ideas about "The Conjuring" sequel. "It was during the editing of 'Fast & Furious 7' that my brain started sparking ideas for 'The Conjuring' sequel," he said. "Taking a break from horror has allowed me to be creatively rejuvenated. I'm excited to tell the story of the next case-file of Ed & Lorraine Warren and expand on this world we've created." Photo: PNP/ WENN Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |