Tag: James Wan
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James Wan Confronts ‘Aquaman 2’ Reshoot Rumors and Amber Heard Claiming Her Role Was ‘Pared Down’: The Sequel Never Prioritized Mera
Ahead of the official trailer for “
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First Among Sequels: ‘The Nun 2’ Leads a Franchise-Dominated Top 10
Lesson reinforced: If you release the ninth film in a series, make sure there’s a smaller number in the title.“The Nun II” (Warner Bros.) is the ninth film in the studio’s long-running “Conjuring” series. The decade-old franchise was created by James Wan. All films had low-end budgets and usually were profitable.With a $32.6 million domestic…
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The Conjuring Universe Explained – From Annabelle to Valak
The Nun II is in theaters now, the eighth movie in the supernatural franchise that includes main installments, spinoffs, and prequels, with no end in sight. Real-life paranormal investigations Ed and Lorraine Warren were either bonafide demon-fighting badasses or a married couple who threw holy water onto several severely mentally ill people throughout their careers,…
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One Of The Scariest Scenes In The Nun Sees A Monster In The Mirror
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato. In this edition, Matt gets back in the habit with “The Nun.”)I’m probably in the minority here, but I’ll take “The Nun” over “The Nun II” any day. Corin…
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Yes, You Should Be Wondering Why The Conjuring’s Lorraine And The Nun II’s Irene Look Alike
This article contains spoilers for “The Nun II.”For the last decade, Vera Farmiga has been playing Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring Universe. Lorraine and husband Ed (Patrick Wilson) have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of evil. When James Wan first started the film series with “The Conjuring,” it’s doubtful that he did so…
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The Nun’s 5 Scariest And Most Brutal Moments From Across The Conjuring Universe
10 years ago, horror maestro James Wan released a film about the real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren called “The Conjuring,” which has since spawned into its own horrifying cinematic universe. The first spin-off was “Annabelle,” a possessed-doll movie inspired by the real-life doll residing in the Warrens’ home and Occult Museum in 1970.…
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Every ‘Saw’ Movie, Ranked by IMDb
The Saw series, beginning in 2004 with a single thriller created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, has become one of horror’s most prolific and popular franchises. Focusing on the activities of terminally ill serial torturer and killer John Kramer (Tobin Bell), known as “the Jigsaw Killer,” the series follows numerous victims, accomplices, and law…
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‘Deep Blue Sea’: Samuel L. Jackson’s Death Scene Is a Perfect Jump Scare
The jump scare is a tried and true tool used by filmmakers to scare or surprise their audience. James Wan is a recent example of a director that has utilized this tactic numerous times, hitting the target more often than not. However, a killer shark movie from 1999 called Deep Blue Sea has one of…
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‘Aquaman 2’ Release Date, Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know So Far
James Wan’s Aquaman is the only Dceu film to gross more than a billion dollars worldwide. It rules for many reasons — Atlantians riding sharks and seahorses, spooky creatures in the deep, crab people! There’s a fun factor that Shazam! also touched on, but in Aquaman, face-melting special effects ornament almost every shot. The introduction…
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Saw X Trailer: Welcome Back To John Kramer’s Trap House
Long before M3GAN danced into our lives, one of the creepiest little automatons in horror was Billy the Puppet, star of the “Saw” movies. Less than two decades after James Wan’s twisted tale brought Billy into the world, the perennially successful franchise has reached its tenth installment — and Lionsgate has now dropped the first…