Annabelle: Creation - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Annabelle: Creation or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Annabelle: Creation

[javier]

Fred Tatasciore, the voice behind the demonic voice in Annabelle: Creation also voices a popular character in a game called Overwatch, named Soldier 76.

[aaron]

Was associated with a controversial short horror movie contest, in which, Warner Brothers would legally own the contest winner's idea for three years (and have the option to develop a full feature film out of it), while only being obligated to compensate the contestant with $100 USD and a chance to meet the director David F. Sandberg (if available).

[addison]

When Sister Charlotte shows Mr. Mullins her picture from Romania, Valak (from The Nun (2018)) can be seen in the darkness.

[brent]

Originally scheduled to be released on May 19, 2017, but was moved to August 11, 2017 to avoid competition with Alien: Covenant (2017).

[victoria]

This is the first film in the The Conjuring (2013) franchise in which Ed and Lorraine Warren are not featured or mentioned in any way.

[edgar]

The farm house was also used as Dolores's home in Westworld (2016).

[ethel]

The woman who played the adult Annabelle Higgins is usually a stunt woman and has been a stunt for Vera Farmiga in the other Conjuring films. She also played the adult Annabelle Higgins in the first Annabelle film.

[victoria]

The doll that Janice, who now calls herself Annabelle, is given at the end of the movie is a replica of Raggedy Ann doll the Warren's removed during an exorcism. For the movie, a creepy looking porcelain doll was used to appear more sinister. This real doll is still kept on display, at Lorraine Warren's home, and can be seen in photos and footage of the Warren home.

[chris]

Alicia Vela-Bailey previously collaborated with David F. Sandberg on Lights Out.

[ray]

When Linda goes to hide underneath the stairs and finds the Annabelle doll, you can see the eyes of the demon glowing in the dark behind the doll.

[tom]

The Mullins' pickup truck is a 1946 Chevrolet AK series half-ton.

[jessica]

The design of the framework around the front door of the farmhouse shows regular crosses and upside down crosses, which may symbolize how there's both holy influence and dark forces at war in the home.

[javier]

The mask that Mrs. Mullins is wearing is most likely the same that is seen within the Warren's haunted objects room in The Conjuring (2013).

[toni]

There was originally much more of Mrs. Mullins (Miranda Otto) in the film's final act; after her violent death, her corpse would reanimate and become the main antagonist for much of the rest of the film. It was originally Mrs. Mullins who threatens Linda (Lulu Wilson) while she is in the dumbwaiter, and who attacks the girls in the barn; however, in re-shoots, Mrs. Mullins' role was replaced by the horned demon and the scarecrow.

[gerald]

The shot of the bus passing Bea's cross as the girls leave the house is a flipped shot of the bus as it approaches the Mullins' house earlier in the movie.

[edgar]

A subplot had sister Charlotte (Stephanie Sigman) confessing to Esther Mullins (Miranda Otto) that she had once given birth to a son. She had given him up for adoption, but later found out that the boy had drowned at the age of seven, when he got trapped beneath the ice of a frozen lake. Later, Charlotte hears strange noises in bed, and when she holds a light under it, she sees a shadow on the wall of the boy, desperately clawing at the ice above him. The scenes were filmed but ultimately deemed unnecessary for the film.

[lonnie]

David F. Sandberg was initially reluctant to direct the film, due to his general dislike of horror sequels. He changed his mind when it was clear he would be making a standalone prequel, with no major obligations to connect it to the larger franchise beyond a few brief references to the other films.

[phyllis]

There is an after-credits scene that shows Valak (The Nun) floating down a hallway.