The Nun 2 (2023) Horror Thriller Mystery

Rated R | Threatrical Sep 08, 2023 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Mystery | Runtime 1h 50m
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The Nun 2 Plot Synopsis:

A follow-up to the enigmatic gothic horror about a strong evil that haunts and causes supernatural harm to everybody it comes into contact with. After the events of the first film, the said powerful evil now begins to spread in 1956 throughout a town in France as word gets out that a priest has been violently murdered. A finished contemplative in her novitiate, Sister Irene, begins to investigate the murder, only to find a demon behind it -- the same evil that terrorized her in the original film as a nun -- Valak, whom she once again soon comes to encounter.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Sequel to the 2018 hit film --- The Nun. Four years after the events at the Abbey of St. Carta, Sister Irene returns once again and comes face to face with the demonic force Valak, the Nun.

New Line Cinema brings you the horror thriller “The Nun II,” the next chapter in the story of “The Nun,” the highest grossing entry in the juggernaut $2 billion “The Conjuring” Universe. 

1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun

Taissa Farmiga (“The Nun,” “The Gilded Age”) returns as Sister Irene, joined by Jonas Bloquet (“Tirailleurs,” “The Nun”), Storm Reid (“The Last of Us,” “The Suicide Squad”), Anna Popplewell (“Fairytale,” “The Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy) and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from “The Nun”), surrounded by an ensemble cast of international talent. 

Michael Chaves (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) directs, from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (“Eli,” “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”) and Akela Cooper (“M3GAN,” “Malignant”), with a story by Cooper, based on characters created by James Wan & Gary Dauberman.

The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and Atomic Monster’s James Wan produce, continuing their collaboration as filmmakers on all of the previous “Conjuring” films. “The Nun II” is executive produced by Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Gary Dauberman, Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Michael Polaire.

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The Nun 2 Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2023 (more 2023 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 110 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Sub-Genres:  Demons
Horror Genres:  Demons, Supernatural, Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Cursed, Exorcisms, Haunted, Religion, Satanic
Directors: Michael Chaves
Stars: Taissa Farmiga, Anna Popplewell, Bonnie Aarons, Storm Reid, Katelyn Rose Downey … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Sep 08, 2023
Box Office: $86,267,073
Nominations: 12
Language: English, French, Italian, Romanian
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Nun 2 Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 08, 2023
Writers: Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, Akela Cooper, James Wan, Gary Dauberman
Producers: John Bernard, Richard Brener, Michael Clear, Gary Dauberman, Tricia Miles, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Michael Polaire, Peter Safran, Judson Scott, James Wan
Editors: Gregory Plotkin

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