On Thursday, Warner Bros. debuted the official trailer for the horror thriller, “The Nun II,” the next chapter in the story of “The Nun,” the highest-grossing entry in “The Conjuring” Universe.
Set in France in 1956, after the murder of a priest, evil begins to spread, and Sister Irene must once again come face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
Taissa Farmiga returns as Sister Irene, joined by Jonas Bloquet (“Tirailleurs,” “The Nun”), Storm Reid (“The Last of Us,” “The Suicide Squad”), Anna Popplewell (“Fairytale,” “The Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy) and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from “The Nun”), surrounded by an ensemble cast of international talent.
“The Nun II” is directed by Michael Chaves (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”), from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (“Eli,” “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”) and Akela Cooper (“M3GAN,” “Malignant”), with a story by Cooper, based on characters created by James Wan & Gary Dauberman.
“The Conjuring” Universe is the highest-grossing horror franchise in history, with $2+ billion worldwide. Globally, four of “The Conjuring” Universe titles have earned more than $300 million worldwide each (“The Nun,” $366 million; “The Conjuring 2,” $322 million; “The Conjuring,” $320 million; “Annabelle: Creation,” $307 million), and all seven have each grossed more than $200 million. “The Nun” is the top-earning film in the franchise, with more than $366 million worldwide.
