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Get Your Depeche Mode Tapes Ready Because ‘The Conjuring 3’ Might Enter the 80’s
“People are people so why should it be/that Valak gets Bill Wilkins to possess me?“*
The recent success of The Conjuring 2 means that talks for a third movie are inevitable. When a movie does well at the box office, people want to keep that money train rolling, so a new entry is as good a way to ensure that as any. Therefore, it’s no surprise at all that James Wan is already getting inundated with questions about The Conjuring 3, even while the second film is still in theaters.
Talking with IGN, Wan states, “I do have something specific but I’m not going to say it. But I will say this – I do think Conjuring 1 and 2 are both set in the 70s, I think Conjuring 3 has got to be set in the 80s.” He continues by saying that the Warren case files allow for a lot of different scripts. “They do have a lot of stories so I think, organically, if we’re lucky enough to tell future chapters, there’s a lot of stuff we could be pulling from.”
In fact, Wan tells CinemaBlend that, “…between the writers and the studio, I think they have a short list of their favorite, like basically the top 20 or 30 of the Warren’s favorite cases.”
As for Wan’s own visions, he wants something a bit more exciting and even a bit more “hairy”. “Maybe we can go and do it like a classic American Werewolf in London style. That would be awesome! The Warrens set against the backdrop of The Hound of Baskerville.”
No matter what, I fully trust Wan in whatever story he wants to bring to the screen. He hasn’t done me wrong yet and Trace just wrote about how important Wan is as a director. If he wants to tell the story of Ed and Lorraine Warren fighting off a werewolf, I’ll be there opening night!
*I’m far more proud of this than I have any right to be.
Two-time BAFTA winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Hanna, “Black Mirror“) is set to direct the feature adaptation of post-apocalyptic thriller novel, Juice, Deadline reports today.
Emmy winner Abi Morgan (Shame, “Eric”) will adapt Tim Winton‘s novel for Working Title Films.
In Juice, “A young husband and father is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization, to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
It’s set in a world ravaged by climate-change disaster.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that Tim Winton has entrusted us with his extraordinary epic,” Wright told Deadline. “The story is both a thrilling modern family saga and an urgent call to action. I cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”
Winton added, “I’m pleased to know a filmmaker of Joe Wright’s calibre has chosen to adapt Juice for the screen. His capacity to portray the turmoil and the turning points of nations and peoples as well as private individuals distinguishes his work as a director and I’m confident that Juice is in good hands.”
Juice was initially published in October 2024 and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026.
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