WonderCon is happening this very weekend in Anaheim, CA., with everything happening during the show, one bright bit of news has come out of it. During the panel for James Wan’s upcoming horror flick, The Conjuring, there was some exclusive footage shown for attendees of the show.
Also, Wan told the panel attendees that The Conjuring was initially shot for a PG-13 rating, but upon submission to the MPAA, they deemed the film too scary and slapped it with an R rating. No word as to if Wan is contractually obligated to bring in a PG-13 rating and will be cutting the film to get that rating or if they will leave it as an R rated film, but as soon as we know, we’ll let you guys know. Apparently, after the exclusive footage was shown to the crowd, they went nuts.
I love the films of James Wan and The Conjuring is one that I’m eagerly anticipating, so July 19th can’t get here soon enough, bring it on!
From New Line Cinema comes a feature film drawn from the case files of married demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. The Conjuring stars Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel, Orphan) and Patrick Wilson (Hard Candy, Insidious) as the Warrens and Ron Livingston (HBO’s Band of Brothers) and Lili Taylor (Public Enemies) as Roger and Carolyn Perron, residents of the house.
Joey King (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Shanley Caswell (Detention), Haley McFarland (TV’s Lie to Me), Mackenzie Foy (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), and newcomer Kyla Deaver play the Perrons’ five daughters, and Sterling Jerins (upcoming World War Z) is the Warrens’ little girl, Judy.
James Wan (Saw, Insidious) directs from a screenplay by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes (The Reaping). The film is produced by Peter Safran, Tony DeRosa-Grund, and Rob Cowan with Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter serving as executive producers. Reuniting with the director are members of his Insidious creative team, director of photography John Leonetti, editor Kirk Morri, and costume designer Kristin M. Burke, and his Saw production designer, Julie Berghoff. The music is composed by Joseph Bishara.
Plot Synopsis
Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. Based on a true story described in the book House of Darkness, House of Light: The True Story by Andrea Perron, The Conjuring tells the horrifying tale of how world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
New Line Cinema presents an Evergreen Media Group/Safran Company Production of a James Wan Film: The Conjuring. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
The film opens in the US and the UK on July 19, 2013.
Watch the teaser trailer here,
