Well, that certainly was an eventful week in the Warrior Nun fandom.
Fans from Twitter and Discord have put together a comprehensive document of what's been announced so far. It's worth a look; Warrior Nun Areala creator Ben Dunn identified who is producing the new movies on Facebook back on September 3, a company he named as Productivity Media.
Later in the week, Simon Barry and his team confirmed they have no current involvement with the new movies:
Hey #WarriorNun family, thanks for all your comments/messages/questions etc.
FYI - I have no idea whatβs being announced tomorrow. I am not part of the team producing the movies, and have no deal in place for any writing or directing services. I am π with you.
Phan held a Twitter space recently that was a marathon 6-hour event; the AI-generated summary is as follows:
Positive:
Simon Barry was the creator/showrunner for Warrior Nun and was responsible for much of its success and popularity. He has a good relationship with the cast and crew.
There is hope that Simon Barry could still be involved with the movie trilogy in some capacity (writer, producer, etc.) even if he is not currently attached.
Dean English, who holds the rights, seems to understand the value of Simon's contribution and involvement based on his interaction with fans.
The cast, especially Alba and Tristan, had great on-screen chemistry which contributed to the show's success.
There are loyal, passionate fans who want to see the original creators/cast involved. The fandom has power.
Toya Turner hinted she may be returning, suggesting other original cast contacted too.
The visual effects and production quality on the show were excellent. The crew took pride in their work.
There is excitement and curiosity about what the announcement/movie trilogy will entail.
Simon Barry and the crew fought hard against Netflix pushback to keep true to characters/diversity.
Overall there is still hope and positivity despite current concerns. The show has persevered through challenges before.
Negative:
Simon Barry and some original writers/crew currently not attached to the movie trilogy.
No news on whether original cast like Alba, Tristan, Thekla will return. Their involvement uncertain.
Frustration and concern that Simon especially may not be involved with writing/creative.
The new announcement/trilogy may not align with what fans were expecting or hoping for.
Limited communication so far on who saved the show, movie plans, creative direction. Lack of transparency.
Slow progress so far. Delays due possibly to negotiations and strikes.
Some questionable decisions so far (generic email, timing of tweets, website).
Risk of losing fan support if major creative changes are made and original vision/diversity not retained.
Possibility of just focusing on select characters like Mary or Lilith instead of full cast.
Overall uncertainty and lack of concrete details leading to frustration and speculation.
Source:
https://twitter.com/movie_phan/status/1709668838701244749
A full, unedited copy of the machine-generated transcript is available here. For privacy reasons, speakers are not identified.
It's too early to draw any conclusions about what exactly is happening, but it's safe to say a substantial number of fans are concerned, frustrated, or outright angry about how things are going, to the point where the campaign has a new hashtag, #SaveOurWarriorNun:
Source:
https://twitter.com/Jereczko97/status/1711016858705383732
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Last Week's Data
All data below is as of 23:00 UTC-0.
Last week, we hit 79K in social posts.
We hit 90 key articles and 42 mentions, including some top-tier coverage.
This Week's News
A reminder: One of the major aims of the campaign was to get more mainstream media coverage. Mainstream media publishers donβt care about retweets - they make their money on page views and even compensate writers based on how many people read their articles. The more we help them, the more they help cover us.
Please click on the link to these news articles and scroll to the bottom of each article. You donβt have to read it or hang out after youβve scrolled to the bottom unless you want to.
π What Warrior Nun Says About Religion [PART 3] (frayedbranches.substack.com)
π Warrior Nun Announces Halo Redesign Contest Ahead Of Movie Revival (screenrant.com)
π Warrior Nun Creator Reveals If He's Involved With The Upcoming Movie Trilogy (screenrant.com)
π 'Warrior Nun's Creator Says He Isn't Involved in the Movie Trilogy (collider.com)
π Warrior Nun S2E7: The Last Warrior Nun? (traffic.megaphone.fm)
π Warrior Nun's Creator Confirms He Is Not Part of the Movie Trilogy (movieweb.com)
π Warrior Nun Movie Trilogy Won't Involve Series Creator Simon Barry (gamerant.com)
π Warrior Nun: Ben Dunn "Big Announcement" Not Exactly What We Expected (bleedingcool.com)
π Warrior Nun Creator Clarifies Involvement in Upcoming Movie Trilogy (www.comingsoon.net)
π Warrior Nun: Simon Barry, David Hayter Not Involved in 3-Film Future (bleedingcool.com)
π Warrior Nun, Grendel, Gen V, SNL, Loki & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch (bleedingcool.com)
π Warrior Nun Saved Website Alerts Halo Bearers to Big News on Thursday (bleedingcool.com)
π The 'Warrior Nun' Dream Becomes a Nightmare as Halo Bearers Mutiny (wegotthiscovered.com)
π Warrior Nun Revival Away from Netflix Gets Disappointing Update (www.whats-on-netflix.com)
π 'Warrior Nun' Fans Feeling Betrayed By Truth About Show Being 'Saved' (www.pride.com)
π Netflix la cancelΓ³ y ahora llegan decepcionantes noticias de 'Warrior Nun' (vnexplorer.net)
π Schokkende 'Warrior Nun'-update op X - Twitter door maker Simon Barry (vnexplorer.net)
π Warrior Nun: i creatori della serie non sono coinvolti nella trilogia di film (leganerd.com)
π The creator of The Warrior Nun will not be involved in the film trilogy (www.ruetir.com)
π Warrior Nun β czy twΓ³rca serialu pomaga przy filmach? Oto odpowiedΕΊ (naekranie.pl)
π Untitled Warrior Nun Movie Part 2 (www.sensacine.com.mx)
π Filme statt Staffeln: Netflix-Comeback fΓΌr βWarrior Nunβ | kino&co (www.kinoundco.de)
π Warrior Nun kΓΌndigt Halo-Redesign-Wettbewerb vor der Wiederaufnahme des Films an (gettotext.com)
π Warrior Nun Revival lejos de Netflix recibe una actualizaciΓ³n decepcionante (lanetaneta.com)
π Il creatore di The Warrior Nun non sarΓ coinvolto nella trilogia cinematografica (it.eseuro.com)
π Netflix la cancelΓ³ y ahora llegan decepcionantes noticias de 'Warrior Nun' (newsexplorer.net)
π Schokkende 'Warrior Nun'-update op X - Twitter door maker Simon Barry (newsexplorer.net)
π Comment on Warrior Nun's Creator Confirms He Is Not Part of the Movie Trilogy (www.wopular.com)
π 'Warrior Nun' Showrunner Offers Services for Another Revival Series (newsleaflets.com)
π 'Warrior Nun' Producer Fans the Flames With Another Trilogy (newsleaflets.com)
π βWarrior Nunβ Showrunner Offers His Services to Another Revival Series (mydroll.com)
π The βWarrior Nunβ Dream Becomes a Nightmare as Halo Bearers Mutiny (mydroll.com)
π βWarrior Nunβ Showrunner Shatters Hearts with Movie Trilogy Revelation (mydroll.com)
π Netflixβs βWarrior Nunβ to Return Via Movies (www.trendradars.com)
π VRCOSPLAYX - Smallish Warrior Nun Is Asking For Your Trunk (Kate Wealthy) (www.porngem.com)
π βWarrior Nunβs Creator Says He Isnβt Involved in the Movie Trilogy (techcodex.com)
π The βWarrior Nunβ Countdown Clock Returns with Big News Due Tomorrow (techcodex.com)
π Warrior Nun retornarΓ‘ com trilogia de filmes, anuncia produtor (movie.cm-santiago-do-cacem.pt)
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Iron Nun is now October 23-29:
https://twitter.com/WarriorNunRun/status/1708798653769642264
Artists who want to participate in Avatrice Big Bang have a couple of weeks left:
https://twitter.com/AvaTriceBigBang/status/1708900454669734078