“David brought fresh perspective, which is always really cool to see,” added star Stephanie Sigman. There was never any stress or tension involved with the making of this film: he knew what he wanted, and he’s very calm about what he wants.” “I felt like I trusted him and that it would be really fun to go on this journey with him. “What cemented it for me was meeting David,” explained star Miranda Otto on joining the project. 11 to provide the origin story for how the infamous Annabelle doll came to be possessed by a demon.ĭuring a recent press junket for “Annabelle: Creation” in Downtown Los Angeles, the film’s top-billed stars expressed a myriad of reasons for being interested in the project, from being fans of the previous “Conjuring” films, to their intrigue with the script, to, as star Anthony LaPaglia put it, becoming the “Dad of the Year” in the eyes of his 14-year-old daughter and her friends.īut the stars were all unified in their primary reason for being attracted to the film: its director David Sandberg, who displayed an artful knack for the horror genre with last year’s highly successful “Lights Out,” and, according to the actors, wowed everyone on set with his vision and his composure in achieving it.

The most terrifying doll in cinema since Chucky is back, as “Annabelle: Creation” - the fourth installment in “The Conjuring” film franchise and follow-up to 2014’s “Annabelle” - comes to theaters Aug.

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