The Nun (2018 film)

The Nun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCorin Hardy
Screenplay byGary Dauberman
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMaxime Alexandre
Edited by
  • Michel Aller
  • Ken Blackwell
Music byAbel Korzeniowski
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[1]
Box office$366 million[1]

The Nun is a 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy and written by Gary Dauberman, from a story by Dauberman and James Wan.[2][3] It serves as a spiritual spin-off to The Conjuring 2 and is the fifth installment in The Conjuring shared universe. The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir and Jonas Bloquet, with Bonnie Aarons reprising her role as the Demon Nun, an incarnation of Valak, from The Conjuring 2. The plot follows a Roman Catholic priest and a nun in her novitiate as they uncover an unholy secret in 1952 Romania. It is followed by a sequel The Nun II, released in 2023.

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced The Nun, a spin-off film to The Conjuring 2, which had opened five days earlier, with Peter Safran and Wan producing. The initial script for the film was written by David Leslie Johnson. Hardy had signed on to direct The Nun with a new screenplay from Wan and Dauberman. Principal photography began in May 2017 in Bucharest, Romania, and during filming, the set was blessed by an Eastern Orthodox priest.[4]

The Nun was released in the United States on September 7, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews; critics praised its performances and atmosphere, but criticized its weak narrative and inconsistent logic. It grossed $366 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series.[5] In 2023, a sequel The Nun II, was released with Michael Chaves directing and James Wan and Safran returning as co-producers.[6][7][8]

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