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Next month, The Nun II is coming to theaters. Trailers and other promotions of the film continue to make the rounds on social media in real time.

This sequel will directly follow the events of 2018's The Nun, which saw a haunted abbey in Romania being terrorized by the demonic nun, Valak, who originally hails from the hit horror movie, The Conjuring 2.

So far, there's lots of anticipation from fans surrounding The Nun II. While the movie is expected to do well, there's also more happening behind the scenes. This namely pertains to Bonnie Aarons, the actress who portrays Valak.

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Aarons has brought legal action against Warner Bros., alleging they violated their contract with her.

A closer look at Aarons' lawsuit

According to the lawsuit, Warner Bros. apparently failed to hand over the funds owed to Aarons for merchandise sales of her likeness.

In making this allegation, Aarons also points out that Warner Bros. financially benefited from her portrayal of Valak, yet failed to honor the details of her contract that explicitly state she's owed a portion of "gross receipts" from merchandise sales of her likeness as Valak.

The merchandise sales referenced in the lawsuit include the following items that resemble Aarons' movie character:

• Toys
• Clothes/apparel
• Jewelry
• Posters
• Bedding
• Pins
• Costumes
• Dolls
• Decorations

More from Aarons' litigation also indicates that Warner Bros.' documentation of her revenue fails to align with considerable merchandise sales linked to the fictional demonic nun.

Silence from Warner Bros. and more

At this time, Warner Bros. has yet to put out a public statement addressing Aarons' claims. Likewise, several news outlets have attempted to contact the entertainment company, albeit to no avail.

With not much longer until The Nun II hits theaters, time will tell what comes from this lawsuit. As the new horror movie is expected to bring in considerable profits, the likelihood of even more merchandise sales emerging is fairly high.

This could further add to the amount of funds Aarons says she's owed from Warner Bros. In the meantime, everyone will have to wait and see what comes from this lawsuit.