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James Wan to produce new Universal Monster movie

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Having enjoyed success with Blumhouse Productions’ reboot of The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures is now turning to another big name in the horror field for another project based upon the iconic Universal Monsters properties. As reported by Deadline, James Wan (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring) has signed on to produce “an original horror thriller that will […]

Mckenna Grace joins James Wan’s new horror Malignant

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Though production wrapped on James Wan’s latest Giallo-inspired horror Malignant last December, Deadline has now reported that Mckenna Grace (Annabelle Comes Home) will star in the film. Grace starred last year in Annabelle Comes Home, a spin-off set in Wan’s Conjuring Universe of horror films. A third Conjuring film, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, is set for release […]

Annabelle Comes Home Blu-ray details released

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Warner Bros Home Entertainment has announced Annabelle Comes Home arrives on Digital on 17th September and Blu-Ray & DVD on 8th October in North America, with a UK release following in December. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK Warner Bros has also shared details on the special features included within the Blu-Ray […]

James Wan to executive produce Aquaman: King of Atlantis animated series

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Aquaman won’t return to the big screen until December 2022, but Warner Bros. has announced that director James Wan is set to executive-produce a new three-part animated miniseries based upon the blockbuster film for the HBO Max streaming service. Entitled Aquaman: King of Atlantis, each of the three standalone episodes will have a unique storyline […]

Ranking 2019’s 26 Biggest Horror Movies

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EJ Moreno ranks 2019’s big horror releases… On the surface, it would seem that A24 and Blumhouse dominated horror this year with significant releases. But on closer inspection, 2019 has a wide variety of horror movies coming from all over the place. The genre is in such a great spot in 2019 with a little […]

James Wan reveals principal photography has wrapped on his giallo horror Malignant

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Director James Wan (The Conjuring, Aquaman) has revealed principal photography has wrapped on his upcoming Giallo horror film, Malignant. The news was revealed by Wan via a photo on his Instagram congratulating the cast and crew. https://www.instagram.com/p/B56I-7EBSPk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   For anyone who may be unaware, Giallo films are Italian thriller-horror movies that centre around a murder mystery […]

Screenwriter Gary Dauberman on what separates The Nun from previous films in The Conjuring Universe

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James Wan’s The Conjuring was a surprisingly solid summer scare back in 2013. Now, four years later, here we are with sequels, spin offs, and more the horizon. The Conjuring Universe has branched off considerably, which is something director James Wan has always had in mind from the start. So far so good, with this year’s Annabelle: […]

James Wan says The Conjuring was always planned as a shared universe, unlikely to direct The Conjuring 3

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2013’s The Conjuring came out of nowhere and ended up being one of the best horror films in years, forever making people jump at the sound of hands clapping. The success of this film shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise though. After all, the film was directed by James Wan: The man responsible […]