In the wake of reprising the roles of Ed and Lorraine Warren in this year’s side story Annabelle Comes Home, Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will also return next Halloween season for The Conjuring 3, which filmed earlier this year. This time around, James Wan has handed the reigns to director Michael Chaves (The Curse of La Llorona), a first for the franchise’s main films.
Speaking with THR recently, Wilson teased the “different beast” we’re in store for.
“It’s a much different feel,” Wilson told the site. “It’s still the same bones; it’s still very much Ed and Lorraine. Again, we are pushing our characters to places they haven’t gone, but the film will be a really nice addition because it’s definitely a different beast. Pun intended.”
He continued, “It was really, really exciting. Because of the spinoffs, when you come back to the flagship movies, I want to feel like, “OK, now we’re back in the Conjuring world.” There’s a different weight to those movies just in scope alone, budget, time to shoot it and all that stuff. It’s got great producers, and honestly, a super happy and supportive studio. So it’s a lot of positivity even though you’re dealing with a lot of negative demons. I can’t wait.”
The Conjuring 3 will be about a man on trial for murder who claims he was possessed by a demon.
Producer James Wan recently said of the real-life case, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason… as an excuse.”
The Conjuring 3 is set for release on September 11, 2020.
