Nightmares Come True (2020 film)

Nightmares Come True is an upcoming American horror thriller film that crosses over the events of 2018’s *Halloween*, 2017’s *IT*, 2018’s *The Nun*, and 2019’s *Annabelle Comes Home*. It is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and distributed by Blumhouse Productions. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Jamie Lee Cirtus, Andi Matichak, Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Bonnie Aarons, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Bill Skarsård, and Alexander Ward.

The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on October 30, 2020.

## Premise

In the biggest horror movie of all time, Valak the Demonic Nun is back for revenge. Now, Laurie Strode, Allyson Nelson, the Losers’ Club, Ed Warren, Lorraine Warren, Judy Warren, Marry Ellen, and Daniela Rios must team up to stop Valak from causing more damage all while they have their own demons to battle.

## Cast

* Jamie Lee Cirtus as Laurie Strode, Michael Myers’ younger sister who tried to kill him in the 2018 *Halloween* film.
* Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson, Laurie’s granddaughter who was nearly killed by Michael during the events of the 2018 *Halloween* film.
* Jaeden Martell as Bill Denbrough, the leader of the Losers’ Club who suffers a stutter and whose brother was killed by Pennywise.
* Sophia Lillis as Beverly Marsh, the only female member of the Losers’ Club who was psysically and sexually abused by her father and Bill and Ben’s love interest.
* Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben Hanscom, a sly, overweight boy with a crush on Beverly, who relays the incidents of Derry’s past to his friends.
* Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier, the bespectacled best friend of Bill, whose loud mouth and foul language often get him into trouble.
* Jack Dylan Grazer as Eddie Kasbrak, a sickly boy who feels truly well when he is with his friends.
* Wyatt Oleff as Stanley Uris, the pragmatic son of a rabbi, whose bar mitzvah are haunted by a ghoulish woman from a painting.
* Chosen Jacobs as Mike Hanson, a sweet, softly spoken black boy living on the outskirts of Derry on his grandfather’s farm.
* Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren, a paranormal ghost hunter and the husband of Lorraine who is haunted by an evil nun and a demonically possessed doll.
* Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren, a paranormal ghost hunter and the wife of Ed who is haunted by an evil nun and a demonically possessed doll.
* McKenna Grace as Judy Warren, the daughter of Ed and Lorraine who is mostly haunted by the doll of Annabelle.
* Madison Iseman as Mary Ellen, the babysitter of Judy who is also haunted by the Annabelle doll.
* Katie Sarife as Daniela Rios, Marry Ellen’s best friend who helps her babysit Judy.
* Bonnie Aarons as Valak/The Nun, a demonic nun who wants to kill Ed and Lorraine for the events of *The Conjuring 2*.
* James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle as Michael Myers, the masked figure who carried out a horrific massacre on Halloween in 1978.
* Bill Skarsård as It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown/Bob Gray, an ancient, trans-dimensional evil that awakens every twenty-seven years.
* Alexander Ward as Annabelle, a demonic doll who haunts the Warrens (mostly Judy).

Additionally, James Wan, Stephen King, John Carpenter, and Corbin Hardy all appear in uncredited roles as themselves.

## Production

The film was officially announced in May 2019, under the working title *Demons*. The film was later renamed to *Nightmares Come True* in July 2019. Filming began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020. It was originally scheduled for a June 2020 release, but was delayed to October due to the COVID-19 impact on the film industry. A trailer was released before the delay, revealing the title. The full release date was revealed in a second and final trailer, which received a positive response from fans of each franchise.

## Release

The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on October 30, 2020. Although it was originally scheduled to be released on June 10, 2020, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 impact on the film industry.

## Sequels

Prior to the release of the film, director John Carpenter stated that he would like to make sequels due to the “fun crossover stuff” involved with the film. He stated that “this movie was fun to make. I hope the audience enjoys it, because there will no doubt be a few sequels to the film.” Wolfhard stated on the idea of a sequel, “The cast of *IT* is fun to work with, and the cast in this movie is no different. If we do make sequels, I hope that they’re as fun as this movie was to make.”