The Conjuring 4 updates: Everything we know so far

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The official announcement of The Conjuring 4, a supernatural horror movie sequel, has been made. It is hoped that this will be the final on-screen case for Vera Farmiga (who plays Lorraine Warren) and Patrick Wilson (Ed Warren). James Wan, the producer and director of the first two movies, revealed in January 2023 that David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick would return to write the script for The Conjuring 4. Johnson-McGoldrick previously wrote the script for The Conjuring 2 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Fans were asked to be patient after the confirmation of The Conjuring 4 in October 2022.

"With the Conjuring films, we are very precious about [them]. And so we kind of want to just take our time to make sure we get it right and to make sure the emotion of the Warren stories that we want to tell, and moving into, and potentially wrapping up, we just want to make sure that it's the right thing, the right story that we're telling."

While promoting his latest horror movie M3GAN, James Wan discussed the future of The Conjuring franchise with Collider. As someone who holds the franchise close to his heart, Wan emphasized that the creative team is very careful when crafting stories about Ed and Lorraine Warren. He assured fans that they are currently working on the next Conjuring movie and that they are taking their time to get it right. When asked about the possibility of wrapping up the franchise, Wan replied that they are considering it, but their priority is to make sure they tell the Warrens' stories with the right emotions and themes. They want to ensure that the story they choose is the right one before moving forward with the possibility of concluding the franchise.

Along with Johnson-McGoldrick returning to write the fourth film, stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are also confirmed to return in their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren. Little else is known about the upcoming sequel, though in terms of plot the core films of the franchise always borrow from the case files of the real Warrens. However, that doesn't exactly narrow it down too much, as their infamous case files cover thousands of hauntings.

New Line Cinema is currently preparing production for the upcoming new Conjuring movie, James Wan and Peter Safran will return to co-produce the film. There are no announcements as to who will take the director's helm but Michael Chaves who helmed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is currently filming a prequel in the franchise with The Nun 2. The second Nun film will once again follow Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene and Wan has teased the possibility of having both Farmiga sisters' characters meet in-universe.

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