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What Happened To WB's FIVE Shared Universes

What Happened To WB's FIVE Shared Universes

Man of Steel proved a divisive first chapter to the DCEU, but that polarizing response would be a mere taster compared to the reaction Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice would attract in 2016. With a critically-panned Suicide Squad and a Justice League Of Legends tips team-up movie that people disliked so intensely they (successfully!) campaigned for the release of a director's cut, the DCEU certainly didn't get off to the start Warner Bros. would've liked. Nevertheless, the franchise must still be considered a success. Outside of the releases mentioned above, Wonder Woman , Aquaman and Shazam all found varying levels of joy by adhering less strictly to the shared universe format. Having settled into its own grove, more DCEU releases are now on the way, extending the franchise into 2022 and likely beyond. The confirmed release of the Justice League Snyder cut will ensure the DCEU remains of cultural significance for the next 12 mon

Not to be confused with Universal's Dark Universe (which failed, incidentally), the MonsterVerse is essentially a modern interpretation of the aforementioned Toho franchise that saw Godzilla and an array of other monsters do battle, usually in a surprisingly flimsy urban landscape. The franchise began with 2014's Godzilla reboot, and by purchasing the rights to various other Toho beasts, Warner Bros. signaled their intention to develop the lore of their MUTO world . However, the MonsterVerse only kicked off proper with Warner Bros.' involvement in Kong: Skull Island , a reboot of the titular gorilla's big screen st

midlanetierlist-2-1024x559.pngJames Wan's The Conjuring was already spiritually connected to the sub-genre of jump-scare heavy modern horror releases in the vein of Insidious and Sinister , and Warner Bros. were no doubt hoping the effort would make enough money to produce a run of sequels. The Conjuring would indeed go on to frighten its way into fans' hearts and spook the cash from their wallets, and it was only then that the widespread potential of The Conjuring not just as a film series but as a fully-interconnected movie universe became cl

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The rest of the 2016 Spring Split was no different for G2, going 15-3, dropping games only to H2k, Vitality and Fnatic. They finished the split in 1st place, and would soon defeat Fnatic in the semi-finals and Origen in the finals to capture the organization's first title in their first-ever sp

G2's 2018 spring was inconsistent at best, but they managed to finish the split in 2nd place, behind Fnatic. Despite finishing outside of the top spot for the first time ever, G2 managed to make the Spring finals where they'd play Fnatic to defend their title, and try for their fifth straight champions

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A direct Conjuring sequel arrived in 2016, and a third ( The Devil Made Me Do It ) is currently set for release in September 2020, although that might change due to the current pandemic. Expanding on the lore of Ed and Lorraine Warren, however, The Conjuring also set up Annabelle . After the creepy doll first appeared in the Warrens' room of haunted curiosities, an Annabelle spin-off released in 2014 and has since spawned 2 further sequels. Further diving into The Conjuring 's lore, The Nun premiered in 2018 and starred the demonic villain seen previously, while The Crooked Man is set to do something similar with its own title character. Elsewhere, The Curse of La Llorona is confirmed to exist within The Conjuring 's universe thanks to an appearance by Tony Amendola's Father Perez and several fan-made short films have been enshrined into the same rapidly-growing ca

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