Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David F. Sandberg
Written by	Gary Dauberman
Produced by	Peter Safran James Wan
Starring	Stephanie Sigman Talitha Bateman Lulu Wilson Anthony LaPaglia Miranda Otto
Cinematography	Maxime Alexandre
Edited by	Michel Aller
Music by	Benjamin Wallfisch
Production companies	New Line Cinema Atomic Monster The Safran Company RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19) (LAFF) August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11) (United States)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million[2]
Box office	$306.5 million[2]

Annabelle: Creation is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg, written by Gary Dauberman and produced by Peter Safran and James Wan. It is a prequel to 2014's Annabelle and the fourth installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. The film stars Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Lulu Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, and Miranda Otto, and depicts the possessed Annabelle doll's origin.^[3]

In October 2015, it was confirmed that an Annabelle sequel was in development; it was later revealed that the film would be a prequel rather than a sequel. Lights Out director David F. Sandberg replaced John R. Leonetti as director, with Dauberman returning to write the script and Safran and Wan returning to produce. Principal photography began on June 27, 2016, in Los Angeles, California, and concluded on August 15, 2016.

Annabelle: Creation premiered at the LA Film Festival on June 19, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 11, 2017. The film grossed over $306 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who noted it as an improvement over its predecessor.^[4] A sequel, Annabelle Comes Home, was released on June 26, 2019.