In July 2013, prior to The Conjuring's release, Variety reported that New Line Cinema was already in the early stages of development of a sequel, following the positive test screenings and reviews of the first film.[2] The initial screenplay for the sequel was by The Conjuring writers Chad and Carey Hayes and director James Wan, which was revised by Eric Heisserer. It was reported in January 2015 that David Leslie Johnson had been enlisted to provide additional script rewrites.[3] The film deals with the case of the Enfield Poltergeist, which took place in the London Borough of Enfield from 1977 to 1979, and involved the alleged haunting of two sisters, aged 11 and 13, at their mother's council house.[4] The Conjuring 2 will also reportedly "touch on" the Warrens' most famous and most documented case, The Amityville Horror.
In July 2013, it was reported that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson had signed on to reprise their roles fromThe Conjuring.[7] This was confirmed in February 2014.[8] On October 21, 2014, it was announced that James Wan would return to direct the sequel, and production would begin in the summer of 2015.[9] In March 2015, Wan traveled to London to scout for locations.[10] In early July 2015, lead actors Farmiga and Wilson visitedLorraine Warren at the New England Paranormal Research Center in Connecticut in preparation for their roles.[11] On July 28, 2015, Wan officially began pre-production for the film.[12] In August 2015, the film was granted $5.6 million in tax credits from the California Film Commission for bringing the production to the state.[13]
On September 13, 2015, Don Burgess was confirmed as the film's director of photography.[14] In September 2015, Frances O'Connor, Simon McBurney, newcomer Lauren Esposito, and Madison Wolfe joined the cast.[15][16][17][18] Franka Potente, Simon Delaney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and newcomers Patrick McAuley and Benjamin Haigh were also reported to have been cast in late September 2015.[19] In November 2015, it was announced that Abhi Sinha had joined the cast of the film.[20] On December 1, 2015, it was confirmed that Sterling Jerins would reprise her role as the Warrens' daughter Judy.
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