Smith stated back in 2012, when asked about the film's progress, that he was not involved in nor obligated to return for the sequel and did not see himself returning. It doesn't really matter, as New Line knows that this is a cash cow, let us just hope that this one is an improvement on the first.“And to do something that’s a follow-up either doesn’t have him in it, or you have to do something really dumb, which is, you know, ‘scientists have taken his DNA and reanimated him somehow!’ And that would have been really dumb, and so I just kind of bowed out.” Many thought The Conjuring 4 would be next up to bat, but it was not meant to be.The sequels in this series have left a lot to be desired, though the Annabelle films after the first one are strong. The Nun grossed over $350 million at the box office, a sure sign that there would be another. Michael Chaves ('The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It') directs, 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.' Credit New Line/Warner Bros Discovery Taissa Farmiga ('The Nun,' 'The Gilded Age') 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 sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun. 'New Line Cinema brings you the horror thriller 'The Nun II,' the next chapter in the story of 'The Nun,' the highest grossing entry in the juggernaut $2 billion 'The Conjuring' Universe.

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