Thanks to Marvel, most major studios in Hollywood are not only trying to find a big franchise, but they are trying to find something that can be spun into an entire cinematic universe. Warner Bros. found themselves an unlikely one in 2013 withThe Conjuring, which has already spawned a spin-off franchise inAnnabelleand next year, will see a secondspin-offtitledThe Nun. The studio has officially announced a release date forThe Nun, which will fittingly be released on Friday the 13th.
Warner Bros.has announced thatThe Nunwill be released on Friday, July 01, 2025. Not only will that put the movie out on a day that is synonymously linked with horror, but it will be right in the heart of the summer movie season. That is a bold strategy for a horror movie, but one that paid off in a big way last year for the studio withThe Conjuring 2. That movie was released in June of 2016 and went on to gross a very impressive $320 million worldwide. It looks like the studio feels confident enough inThe Nunto implement a similar release strategy.
Recently,Corin Hardy, director ofThe Hallowand upcomingThe Crowremake was hired to directThe Nun, which will pretty much makeThe Conjuringinto a cinematic universe. While there haven’t been any official story details revealed about the movie yet, it will be focusing on thecreepy demon nunthat was featured inThe Conjuring 2who, interestingly enough, was a last-minute addition to the movie.The Nuncould also wind up having ties to the upcomingAnnabelle 2, which will be released in theaters this August.Lights OutdirectorDavid F. Sandberghas encouragingly said the movie “will be theGodfather IIof creepy doll movies.” But it is in the synopsis forAnnabelle 2that a potential connection withThe Nunseems to exist.
“Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’spossessedcreation, Annabelle.”
Could that nun be the same nun that we see in next year’s spin-off? If so, that would be a really interesting way to tie all of these franchises together and make it a proper universe. BothThe ConjuringandThe Conjuring 2were rarities in the horror genre in that, they were both really adored by critics and also did gangbusters business at the box office.Annabellewasn’t as critically adored but still fared will financially speaking. IfAnnabelle 2can manage to garner a bit more acclaim and ifThe Nuncan do the same, Warner Bros. could really be looking at something truly unique and very valuable. We will be sure to keep you up to date as more details onThe Nunbecome available.
