Published 19:05 IST, September 8th 2018
These Interesting Facts About 'The Nun' Will Make You Rush To The Theatre Right Away!
'The Nun' was released amidst much audience interest and as you make up your mind about whether or not you wish to be spooked by Valak, we bring you some interesting facts about the film.
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‘ Nun’, newest and darkest chapter of ‘Conjuring’ franchise has hit atres and it is sure to send chills down your spine. film precedes events of previous films: ‘Annabelle: Creation’, ‘Annabelle’, ‘ Conjuring’ and ‘ Conjuring 2’. Touted as one of spookiest horror series of all time, just when one thought ‘Conjuring’ franchise couldn’t get any better (or rar scarier), character of Valak ( nun) was introduced in ‘ Conjuring 2’ thus laying foundation for a stand-alone film ‘ Nun’. Even before its release, eldritch im of Nun h become synymous with horror, such is impact of character.
film was released amidst much audience interest and as you make up your mind (if you haven't alrey) about wher or t you wish to be spooked by Valak, we bring you some interesting facts about film;
1. he of makeup department Elear Sabuquia, along with co-producer James Wan, created look of demon Valak /Nun. tching up spooky quotient, makeup is hand painted with help of a simple, single prostic appliance to cover eyebrows in order to ensure that two applications were identical.
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2. During a night shoot at Castle Corvin in Hunedoara, a bat flew into one of tents where Bonnie Aarons, who plays titular demon nun, was resting. bat was dazed (who wouldn’t be after a close encounter with “ Nun”?) But it was eventually rescued safely by a visual effects artist and was released outside tent.
3. ‘ Nun’ stars Taissa Farmiga, who is younger sister of Vera Farmiga, who h starred in ‘ Conjuring’ and ‘ Conjuring 2’. Vera guided Taissa about how to deal with daily frights that came with working on a horror film. Vera vised her younger sister to seek calm at end of day and to leave stress and horror at work.
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4. As difficult as it may be to believe, director Corin Hardy h to go an extra mile to convince actor Demian Bichir t to perform a stunt (yes you re that right) in which his character, Far Burke, falls backwards into an open grave.
5. Hardy splashed a bucket of fake blood down steps of faux entrance to and n “painted” it to look gorily realistic. filmmaker strongly believes re is an art to “conducting” blood.
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6. Hardy discovered a mysterious “handprint” in dust on one of sets at Corvin Castle.
7. Castel Film Studios in Izvorani (about 23 miles rth of Bucharest), housed four tombs in “Tomb Room” set for film. Interestingly, tombs h death masks cast from faces of director Corin Hardy, screenwriter Gary Dauberman, director of photography Maxime Alexandre, executive producer Michael Clear, and 1st assistant director Harry Boyd.
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8. A massive set of “Abbey of St Carta” Church was built at Castel Film Studios since it is forbidden to shoot in Churches of Romania. To provide production designer Jennifer Spence with a visual reference, Hardy took measurements and photos of church in vill that he grew up in, in Sussex, England. Spence n recreated that church’s scale, look and design for ‘ Nun’.
se interesting facts just d to fact that watching ‘ Nun’ is a bone-chilling experience as makers throw a challenge to audiences with text “Make sure you watch to end” sprawled across screen in film’s trailer.
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17:50 IST, September 8th 2018