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  • Michael Chaves to direct The Nun 2

    By Express News Service

    Reports are suggesting that filmmaker Michael Chaves, who has previously directed The Curse of La Llorona and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is on board to helm the sequel to the 2018 horror film, The Nun.

    Bloody Disgusting reported that New Line Cinema, the studio behind The Conjuring universe, has hired Chaves to direct the second installment, while Akela Cooper, who also penned James Wan’s Malignant, will be writing the sequel.

    The first film, directed by Corin Hardy, served as a prequel to The Conjuring films and followed a priest and a nun who investigate unholy happenings in Romania. The demonic nun, named Valak, which was central to the story of The Nun, was originally seen in The Conjuring 2.

    Having grossed $365 million, the film became the highest-grossing film franchise. The Nun starred Bonnie Aarons in the lead role and it is yet to be seen whether the film’s cast will be returning for the sequel.

  • Alana Boden joins Jessica M Thompson’s ‘The Bride’

    By Express News Service

    Actor Alana Boden has boarded Jessica M Thompson’s horror-thriller The Bride. The actor will now star alongside Nathalie Emmanuel and Garret Hedlund in the film. The film is said to be inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Polaroid writer Blair Butler has penned the original script with revisions by Thompson.The Bride revolves around a young woman who attends a grand destination wedding, unaware of the horrors around the corner. The role Boden will play is currently kept under wraps.

    Emile Gladstone (The Curse of La Llorona) is producing the film. Boden recently wrapped shooting for Flowers in the Attic: The Origins. She also recently shot a supporting role in Ruben Fleischer’s feature Uncharted, starring alongside Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.

    In 2017, she was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series, for I Am Elizabeth Smart. The actor has also appeared on series including Alex Rider, Hawaii Five-0, Humans and Mr. Selfridge.