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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Haunts HBO Max Next Week
Before hitting physical media later this month, The Conjuring: Last Rites will join the rest of The Conjuring Universe on HBO Max next Friday, November 21.
The film will debut on HBO linear on November 22 as the culmination of a franchise marathon:
- 7:35am ET: The Nun
- 9:15am ET: The Nun II
- 11:08am ET: Annabelle
- 12:50pm ET: Annabelle: Creation
- 2:43pm ET: The Conjuring
- 4:38pm ET: The Conjuring 2
- 8:00pm ET: The Conjuring: Last Rites
Produced by franchise architects James Wan and Peter Safran, the ninth installment in horror’s high-grossing universe had the biggest global opening for a horror movie of all time with $194 million in September.
Based on the real-life Smurl Family Haunting, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren for one last case that strikes at the core of their mission and attacks the very heart of their family.
Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II) directs from a script by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Nun II) and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It).
Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Tony Spera, Steve Coulter, Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Beau Gadsdon, Kíla Lord Cassidy, John Brotherton, and Shannon Kook round out the cast.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “Last Rites is suitably nightmarish where it counts, bringing memorable chills that linger and spilling more blood than usual in a Conjuring film. But it’s more affecting for the way it wears its heart on its sleeves, with Wilson and Farmiga giving their final bow as Ed and Lorraine Warren their all.”
New Line is reportedly developing a Conjuring prequel with Rodrigue Huart in talks to direct.
Get ready for double the fun, protagonists, and body count when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come explodes on streaming next week.
Just in time for the fireworks, the sequel makes its streaming debut on Hulu and Disney+ on July 2.
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are back, along with Samara Weaving, for more hide and slay mayhem.
Picking up moments after the all-out attack from the Le Domas family in the first Ready or Not movie, Grace (Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
That means a higher body count and even more explosive carnage. Just how much? A whopping 325 gallons worth, the directors previously told BD.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne also star.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “More is more in Ready or Not 2. Bigger stakes, larger playing field, a higher (and more gruesome) body count, and even double the protagonists. It’s all designed to deliver maximum crowd-pleasing fun.”
The horror-comedy sequel is written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.
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