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Movie Review – The Conjuring 2 (2016)

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The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe,  Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente, Simon McBurney, Lauren Esposito, Robin Atkin Downes, Bob Adrian, Bonnie Aarons, Javier Botet, Patrick McAuley, and Benjamin Haigh. SYNOPSIS: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four […]

James Wan’s Malignant gets a September release date and teaser image

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It’s a rare treat to be discussing a movie that we know next-to-nothing about, but that’s the case when it comes to James Wan’s Malignant, which finds The Insidious director returning the horror genre after playing with expensive toys on Aquaman and Furious 7. However, thanks to Wan’s Instagram account we at least have an […]

James Wan’s Malignant receives R rating for “strong horror violence and gruesome images”

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Although director James Wan’s upcoming Giallo horror film Malignant is still without an official release date from Warner Bros. as a result of the ongoing global health crisis, the film has received its age rating from the MPAA. James Wan’s Malignant has officially earned an R rating for “strong horror violence, gruesome images, and for language.” While plot […]

Overlord director to helm Van Helsing movie for Universal and James Wan

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Back in March of this year it was announced that Universal Pictures had tapped Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring director James Wan to produce an original horror-thriller inspired by the studio’s classic library of monster characters. While specific details were initially kept under wraps, it has now been revealed that the project in question is […]

Movie Review – The Conjuring (2013)

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The Conjuring, 2013. Directed by James Wan. Starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor. SYNOPSIS: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. The Conjuring is the latest film to try and recapture the feel of old school horror. Surprisingly enough,it […]

James Wan says Aquaman 2 will be “more serious” and “more relevant”

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During DC FanDome’s Aquaman panel, director James Wan offered some minor details on the direction of the story for the upcoming DC sequel including taking on a “more serious” tone. “I would say a little bit more serious. A little bit more relevant in a world that we’re living in today. And I think that’s kind […]

James Wan confirms Aquaman 2 will continue to incorporate a little of his horror sensibilities

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While the first Aquaman film had some of director James Wan’s horror sensibilities with the Trench sequence, the filmmaker has confirmed the upcoming sequel will have another touch of horror. When answering fan questions ahead of his appearance at DC FanDome on Twitter, Wan confirmed the sequel won’t lose its scary sequences as the story of exploring underwater […]

Annabelle Wallis calls James Wan’s Malignant “brave” and “genre-bending”

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Annabelle Wallis, one of the stars of the upcoming horror movie Malignant, has spoken about her experience of working on the film alongside director James Wan. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wallis described Malignant as “brave” and “genre-bending” while providing nothing but praise towards the script and the director. “Oh yes! Oh my god. […]

Knight Rider reboot to be developed by Aquaman’s James Wan

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Deadline has reported Furious 7 and Aquaman director James Wan will develop a reboot of the classic 80s television series Knight Rider for the big screen. He will produce the reboot through his Atomic Monsters company. Airing for four seasons from 1982 – 1986, Knight Rider starred David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a mysterious undercover detective who fought crime with the help […]

James Wan teams with John Wick writer for time-travel thriller Hunting Season

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The Conjuring and Aquaman director James Wan is teaming with John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad for the sci-fi feature Hunting Season, based upon a 1951 short story by writer Frank M. Robinson. The film is described as “in the vein of 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and The Running Man” and follows “a law officer from the […]