While there has been talk of a thirdConjuringmovie since last June, whenThe ConjuringandThe Conjuring 2director James Wan teased that it could followwerewolves, nothing had been officially set in stone until now. New Line Cinema has brought back David Leslie Johnson, who co-wroteThe Conjuring 2with James Wan, Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes, to write the screenplay forThe Conjuring 3. No story details have been confirmed at this time, but James Wan isn’t expected to direct the sequel this time around.
Deadlinereports thatJames Wanwill likely stay on board as a producer alongside Peter Safran, but he isn’t planning to get back into the director’s chair. The filmmaker is currently shooting Warner Bros.‘Aquaman, the next installment in the DC Extended Universe, which is slated for release on August 04, 2025. Writer David Leslie Johnson also recently worked with James Wan and Peter Safran on a rewrite ofAquaman. New Line hasn’t set a release date at this time, or announced when production may begin onThe Conjuring 3.
Last year’s horror hitThe Conjuring 2also spawned a newConjuring spin-offentitledThe Nun, which will delve into the horrific history behind this terrifying character. The studio has already set a August 17, 2025 release date forThe Nun, which stars Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Charlotte Hope. Corin Hardy (The Crow) is directing from a script by Gary Dauberman and James Wan. The firstConjuringmovie launched a spin-off of its own,Annabelle, which was a low-budget hit at the box office with $84.2 million domestic and $256.8 million worldwide, from just a $6.5 million budget. That spin-off itself spawned the follow-upAnnabelle: Creation, which hits theaters on August 11, and New Line is also developing anotherConjuring 2spin-off based onThe Crooked Mancharacter.
The Conjuringstarred Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren, with the story based on their incredible case files as paranormal investigators throughout the years.The Conjuringearned $137.4 million domestically and $318 million worldwide, from just a $20 million budget. The 2016 follow-upThe Conjuring 2, which was based on the Warren’s iconicEnfield hauntingcase, earned slightly less at the domestic box office, earning $102.4 million, but it slightly out-grossed the first movie globally with $320.2 million from a $40 million budget. No cast members have been revealed forThe Conjuring 3yet, but it seems likely that Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their roles as the Warrens.
Producer Peter Safran revealed earlier this month that thisConjuring sequelwon’t feature a haunted house or any form of paranormal activity, explaining that they will dig deeper into the Warren case files to find a different kind of story for this sequel. While still not confirmed, it’s possible that this story could explore the previously-mentioned werewolf angle, since the Warrens wrote a book in 1991 entitled Werewolf: A True Story of Demonic Possession, which chronicles the true story of a man named Bill Ramsey, a.k.a. The Southend Werewolf. The Warrens were brought in to perform an exorcism in 1989, believing the man was possessed by the devil. While his werewolf incidents were happening more frequently shortly before the exorcism, there were no recorded incidents after the exorcism. Aside fromThe Conjuring 3, David Leslie Johnson’s writing credits also include this year’sUnforgettable,Wrath of the Titans,Red Riding HoodandOrphan, along with the upcomingA Nightmare on Elm Streetreboot and aDungeons and Dragonsbig-screen adaptation.
