The Nun II Trivia | 45 facts about the horror film

“The Nun II” is the newest installment in “The Conjuiring” franchise and the ninth overall. The film is directed by Michael Chaves.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

The Nun II is a 2023 American gothic supernatural horror film
It is directed by Michael Chaves
With a screenplay written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and Akela Cooper
From a story by Cooper
It serves as a sequel to The Nun (2018)
It is the ninth installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise
The film stars Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet and Bonnie Aarons
They are returning from the first film
With Storm Reid and Anna Popplewell joining the cast
Peter Safran and James Wan return as producers
In 2017, Wan discussed the possibility of a Nun sequel and by 2019, Safran revealed that the film was in early development
Cooper was initially hired as the sole writer for the film
Before Goldberg and Naing contributed as screenwriters to the final version of the scrip
Chaves had directed two previous films in The Conjuring Universe, The Curse of La Llorona (2019) and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
It was announced to direct the film
Principal photography began in October 2022 in France.
The Nun II was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 8, 2023
In August 2017, Wan discussed the possibility of a Nun sequel and what its story may be
In April 2019, it was announced by Peter Safran that a sequel was in development
Safran stated that there was a “really fun” storyline planned for the film and commented that there was an “inevitability to another The Nun movie”
Later that month, Akela Cooper signed onto the project as screenwriter while Safran and James Wan agreed to serve as producers
In February 2022, Taissa Farmiga stated that she had had discussions with Warner Bros. Pictures to reprise her role from the first film
While stating that the restrictions on the film industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic had delayed the project
In April 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures officially announced the movie as a part of its upcoming slate at the 2022 CinemaCon
The following day, it was announced that Michael Chaves would direct the film
In September 2022, it was revealed that Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing had contributed as screenwriting co-authors of the most recent draft of the script
Preliminary production photography began on April 29, 2022
Filming was originally scheduled to start on September 5, 2022
Principal photography began in France on October 6, 2022
It concluded later that year
In April 2022, James Wan confirmed that Bonnie Aarons would be reprising her role as Valak
In September 2022, Storm Reid was cast as a new lead
In October 2022, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet were confirmed to be reprising their roles from the first film
With Anna Popplewell and Katelyn Rose Downey added to the cast later that month
In the United States, The Nun II was released alongside My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
It is projected to gross $30 to 42 million across 3,600 theaters in its opening weekend
The film made $3.1 million from Thursday night previews
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 45% rating
Based on 84 critics’ reviews
With an average rating of 5/10
The website’s consensus reads: “Scarier than its predecessor, The Nun II makes for an entertaining addition to the Conjuring franchise despite not being the most original horror sequel”
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 48 out of 100
Based on 21 critics
Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to F scale.