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Easter Eggs and References
As the franchise has built upon the original Conjuring stories, the Annabelle doll also appeared as an Easter egg in another Warner Bros. Pictures cinematic universe, the DCEU. Conjuring and Annabelle: Creation directors James Wan and David F. Sandberg respectively directed Aquaman (2018) and Shazam! (2019) in the DC Extended Universe, and both placed Annabelle dolls in those DC films. In Aquaman, an Annabelle doll can be seen in a sunken shipping container where Mera hides her aquatic vehicle, and in Shazam, Annabelle can be spotted in the Philadelphia pawn shop near the beginning of the film. Producer Peter Safran also worked on both Shazam and the Conjuring series. In response to Annabelle's inclusion as an easter egg in the DC film universe, Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman included easter eggs and references to DC Comics in his entry to the Conjuring universe.