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The Conjuring universe is alive and well in theaters, but its longtime creative mastermind James Wan may be ready to bid it farewell.

The Conjuring 4: Last Rites debuted this weekend to a stunning $84 million domestically (US and Canada) and $194 million worldwide, setting a new record for the biggest worldwide opening in horror history. It also had the best North American debut of any film in the series and helped push the horror box office through 2025 past the $1 billion mark, proving the genre’s enduring power in theaters.

But while fans celebrate, there’s a conflict brewing behind the scenes that could change the future of the franchise. James Wan, who directed the first two Conjuring films and produced all subsequent installments, and his company Atomic Monster are in tense negotiations with Warner Bros. over his next role.

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Following the success of the horror film The Conjuring 4: Last Rites, which opened to $194 million worldwide this past weekend, the series within the franchise, which has been in development for two years, has found a showrunner. According to sources, HBO Max has appointed Nancy Vaughan (Jessica Jones) as showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming series.

The script will be written by Peter Cameron and Cameron Squires, who have worked on Marvel TV comics such as Agatha’s Tale and WandaVision.

Recall that in 2023, it became known that HBO Max and Warner Bros. Television are developing a series based on the New Line Cinema franchise The Conjuring.

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On the wave of the great box office success of the film “Jurassic World: Rebirth”, which collected more than 870 million dollars worldwide, the Universal Pictures studio has begun developing a sequel to the franchise. This was reported by authoritative Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman.

According to the source, the new project will again focus on Scarlett Johansson’s character – special operations agent Zoe Bennett. It is expected that the actress will return to her role. Plot details and the full cast are still kept secret, but experts did not doubt the studio’s decision to launch a sequel, given the impressive box office receipts of the first film.

The success of “Rebirth” is not limited to the box office: the final amount still needs to be added to the income from digital sales, physical release and large-scale sales of related products.

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Director James Gunn has officially announced a production start date for his next Superman film. In an interview with The Howard Stern Show, he confirmed that the film, titled Superman: Man of Tomorrow, will begin shooting in April 2026.

The DC Studios boss also revealed a key plot detail, stating that it will primarily be a story about Superman and Lex Luthor. According to him, the sworn enemies will be forced to join forces to fight a “much, much greater threat.”

Warner Bros. previously officially announced the project, giving it a release date of July 9, 2027. The title “Man of Tomorrow,” which was previously borne by an animated film, suggests that the film will be a direct sequel to the summer hit Superman (2025).

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Director and writer James Gunn, the man behind Suicide Squad 2: Mission Breakout and the follow-up series Peacemaker, has made a surprising revelation: John Cena was not his original choice for the role of Christopher Smith, aka Peacemaker.

During an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Gunn revealed that he originally wrote the role for Dave Bautista, his longtime collaborator from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, in which Bautista played Drax the Destroyer.

“I wrote the character for him, and we offered him the role,” Gunn explained. “But it was a two-picture deal, and we weren’t paying that much, so he had to go where the pay was higher.”

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