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‘The Conjuring’ Trailer: So Scary I May Have Pooped On My Underpants

Wookie Johnson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:30:46 +0000

James Wan has found himself a nice little niche. Step 1) Make very scary movies for very little money. Step 2) Go to the bank.

Previously, Wan earned $100 million on a $1.5 million investment with Insidious. His latest, The Conjuring, looks scary enough to earn all the money. Stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga (who don’t appear in this trailer) play a husband and wife team of ghost hunters investigating a remote farmhouse. They quickly learn that they are in over their heads when the supernatural activity grows more and more violent. I’m really impressed by the hide and seek sequence featured in this trailer. Suppose you’re a ghost and a new family moves into your house and immediately starts playing hide and seek while blindfold. How can you not f**k with them? This ghost, though, just takes it to an amazing level. It deserves our respect.

This film was originally slated for January 2013 release but due to resounding praise from audiences, the film was pushed back to August to rake in those sweet, sweet summer dollars.

‘Saw’ Creator’s ‘The Conjuring’ Has Patrick Wilson And Vera Farmiga In Its Grasp

Joseph Gibson — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:30:21 +0000

James Wan is responsible for the mostly-maligned (except by the millions of people who go see the movies) Saw series, but his reputation in horror is improving since the release of Insidious, which is supposed to be pretty good. And his upcoming thriller The Conjuring has a couple of famous faces to go with its irritating “The _____ing” title: Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.

It looks like the movie is going to be one of those “based on a true story wink wink” haunted house deals, like The Amityville Horror. Wilson previously worked with Wan on Insidious, but Farmiga is new to the Guy Who Did Saw Club. They will be playing a married pair of “demonologists” who take on the case of their lives, whatever, loud noises, demons, shadows, you know the deal. I hope it’s good! (The Hollywood Reporter)

James Wan To Frighten You With ‘The Conjuring’

Wookie Johnson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:46:22 +0000

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Looks like James Wan is going to be making ghosts movies for a long time. He shot the haunted by demons thriller Insidious for $1.5 million and that went on to earn $75 million worldwide, so that means he’s going a-hauntin’ once more.

Wan will make actors react to loud noises in The Conjuring. The story is based on the real life story of the Perron family who encountered both friendly and benevolent spirits in their Rhode Island farmhouse. This is a change of pace that I endorse. For the most part, ghosts seem like dicks but I’d definitely welcome a friendly one into my house. Would be nice to see a cup of coffee floating toward me each morning. (Variety)