Annabelle is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by John R. Leonetti, written by Gary Dauberman and produced by Peter Safran and James Wan. It stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. Principal photography began in January 2014 in Los Angeles. It premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on September 29, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 3, 2014, by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.
The film was inspired by a story of a doll named Annabelle by Ed and Lorraine Warren. It is a spin-off and prequel to the 2013 film The Conjuring, and was announced shortly after the release of that movie, due to to its worldwide box office success and positive reception of the depiction of the doll.
Annabelle received negative reviews from critics, with many feeling the film was inferior to its predecessor, but it was praised for its atmosphere. It was a major box office success, grossing over $257 million against its $6.5 million production budget. A prequel, titled Annabelle: Creation, was released on August 11, 2017. A sequel, titled Annabelle Comes Home, was released on June 26, 2019.
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I find it interesting that the Annabelle movies never touch on the story of the two college students, the event that brought Annabelle to the Warrens in the first place. We only see it briefly in this movie, and again as a part of Annabelle: Comes Home.
This movie was the first to be made, but chronologically it is the second event in the doll’s story. “Creation” is the beginning, the doll’s assembly by the toy maker. Then “Annabelle” is added to a doll collection as part of a nursery for young couple’s baby.
And if you’re aware of what happens afterward, well the haunted doll does it’s thing. Which is in keeping with the overall theme of these movies and the mechanics they set up for how Annabelle operates.
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