The Curse Of La Llorona is just about to be presented into cinemas by Warner Bros. and it has already been confirmed to be part of the very popular series of films that began with the impressive The Conjuring. The studios seems to be amping up its marketing plans by releasing a couple of brand new behind the scenes features for the feature, both of which you can see below.
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Now, I’m not the biggest fan of these movies, and I’m not a horror fan generally, but there are millions of fans across the world who are so I’m sure this one will do quite well.
Here’s the plot:
Set in 1973 Los Angeles, the film tells the story of Anna Tate-Garcia (Linda Cardellini), a social worker and widowed single mom struggling to balance the two roles while still coping with the loss of her husband.
As a skeptic serving a city of believers, Anna has navigated a multitude of phantoms and superstitions in her job, usually finding personal demons lurking beneath. So when she’s called to the home of Patricia Alvarez (Patricia Velasquez) and finds her two young sons locked in a closet, she interprets their terrified mother’s desperate efforts to keep them locked away as a dangerous sign of abuse.
Though Anna is determined to get Patricia the help she needs, her first concern is the safety of the children. But, because she is unaware of the very real danger they face, Anna has no idea what she’s about to unleash – or the devastation it will cause – when she places a psychiatric hold on their mother and takes the kids into protective custody.
In the deepest hours of the night, a haunting cry echoes through the corridors of the children’s shelter where the two boys sleep… When their bodies are later pulled from the river, their distraught mother lays the blame at Anna’s feet, and leaves her with an eerie warning: La Llorona has her children now… but Anna’s own could be next.
When darkness descends and her kids hear the weeping woman’s ominous cries, Anna is forced to confront the reality of Patricia’s claims: this legendary spirit is hunting children in modern-day Los Angeles…and her own small kids are her prey.
With nowhere else to turn, Anna puts her faith in Rafael Olvera (Raymond Cruz), a former priest-turned-curandero who has been preparing for this battle all his life. Bringing his powerful faith and arsenal of spiritual totems, Rafael bands together with Anna and her kids as they batten down the hatches and arm themselves for the onslaught when night falls and La Llorona unleashes the full force of her furious supernatural wrath.
The team behind the film include James Wan – hot off the success of the $1 billion-plus making Aquaman who serves here as producer, as well as Gary Dauberman (screenwriter of IT and the “Annabelle” franchises) and Emile Gladstone. Michael Chaves makes his directorial debut after thrilling with his 9-minute short The Maiden – if you haven’t seen it, click the link – it is terrifying.
The new featurettes for The Curse Of La Llorona are called ‘Creating The Myth’ and ‘Faith’ and both can be seen in the YouTube players below.
The Curse Of La Llorona opens in cinemas on 3rd May.
