The franchise puts the brooch of gold to its central history, which reaches theaters this year
It has been more than a decade, but when a saga earns a hole in the cinema because it is a good product, it becomes unforgettable. Warren file debuted on the big screen makes 12 years with the first case of the marriage of demonologists formed by Ed y Lorraine Warren. Warren file (2013) was a success of criticism and public and that opened the door to become a film universe with James Wan as a master of ceremonies. This year, the saga on the leading couple closes with the fourth installment Expedient Warren: last Rites.
“My rosary broke”Vera Farmiga has said about the end of the saga in EW. “The accounts were in plan: ‘Girl, we go!’ I think we have done everything we have been able to.” She, in charge of giving life to Lorraine, and Patrick Wilson, who gets into ED’s skin, have been in the horror franchise since its inception. With Warren 4 filewhich reaches theaters of the United States September 5 -In Spain it still does not have a confirmed date- they say goodbye forever from their characters. And they do it with A case that is “of the easiest to search on Google”as producer Peter Safran points out.
Last Ritesdirected by Michael Chaves, is set in 1986, five years after the events that occurred in the third installment of the saga Forced by the devil (2021). The protagonists have been retired after the infarction suffered by Ed. Although they do not remain active in their fight against malignant beings, they have not stopped giving talks in schools and universities. Given this scenario, marriage and his daughter Judy They embark on a new case, the most famous of the Warren race.
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Janet y Jack Smurl They moved with their family to a house of Pennsylvania in the decade of the 70s. time passed and the members of the clan claimed to have experienced supernatural events that went from strange odors to abuse carried out by ghosts. The SMURL went to television programs and that turned their case into one of the most public, but also gave rise to some skepticism: what if they had invented everything? With Last Ritesthe saga of Expinte Warren returns to its origin with the enchanted houses as the center of the action after Forced by the devilthat came out of that trend to deal with a judicial case.
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The universe of Warren file It currently consists of 9 films released. On the one hand, there is the central saga formed by Warren file, The Enfield case (2016), Forced by the devil and the future Las Rites. In turn, there are the sagas ‘spin-off’ Annabelle y The nun. The first consists of three deliveries: Annabelle (2014), Annabelle: Creation (2017) y Annabelle returns home (2019). The second, two: The nun (2018) y Monja II (2023). You also have to add The Llorona (2019). The latter was the debut in the Chaves franchise, director who has already placed behind the four -installing cameras of the franchise. In addition to The Lloronahe was in charge of Monja II, Forced by the devil y Last Rites.
In total, the franchise accumulates 2,277 million dollars worldwide with a Total production budget of 208 million dollars. In short: a commercial success in capital letters. Warren file It is the Most successful horror saga in history at the box office. It is the first in collection above others such as Alien (1,995 million dollars), Resident Evil (1,284 million dollars) and It (1,175 million dollars).
Now that everything comes to an end, Safran does not close the door for this universe to copy the phases, being Last Rites The last installment of the first. On the one hand, there is a Max series in development And, on the other, this is what the producer says about the future of the franchise: “It is the end of the story with Patrick and Vera as Ed and Lorraine. That does not rule out opportunities to do things laterbut without knowing exactly what I could say, I feel that Warren file It is still a large play area. ”
“It is a closure for the story, for the characters we started with Warren file“, dice Wan. “Whatever the future phases, this is what we want to conclude in the best way”.
