Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have released the title of thenewAnnabellemoviecoming this summer, which in turn also seems to reveal the first plot details of the film. TheAnnabellefranchise began as a spinoff of the insanely popularThe Conjuringhorror movies, focusing on the titular doll that we saw in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s house at the end ofThe Conjuring. 2014’sAnnabelletook place in 1967, prior to the events ofThe Conjuring, and found the titular doll terrorizing a family. Then 2017’sAnnabelle: Creation, a straight-up prequel, revealed the origin story of the doll and was set in the 1950s.
Annabelle 3is now officially titledAnnabelle Comes Home, which is a great title for a horror movie. We don’t know much about the movie other than the fact that it supposedly takes place after the doll is placed inside the Warrens’ museum. To that end,Vera FarmigaandPatrick Wilsonreprise their roles from theConjuringfranchise as Lorraine and Ed Warren, respectively, in this thirdAnnabellemovie withMcKenna Grace(The Haunting of Hill House) also starring as their daughter.
Gary Daubermanis making his directorial debut with the film. Dauberman wrote the first twoAnnabellemovies and co-wroteItand its upcoming sequelIt: Chapter Two, so he’s familiar with the horror genre and with this franchise in particular. He’s working off a story he cooked up withJames Wan, director of theConjuringfilms and the blockbusterAquaman. Wan is onboard as a producer forAnnabelle Comes Home, but it’ll be interesting to see how Dauberman fares behind the camera.
The firstAnnabellewasn’t necessarily well received, butAnnabelle: Creationconjured far more positive reviews. That film’s director,David F. Sandberg, went on to direct the upcoming DC movieShazam!.
Watch the short teaser video announcing theAnnabelle 3title below.Annabelle Comes Homeopens in theaters on June 28th.
