The Conjuring 4 has been officially confirmed, with The Conjuring 2 and 3 screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick tapped to write the screenplay.
The incantation 4 has officially tapped the screenwriter from the previous two films to return for another terrifying outing. Although The Conjuring Universe has expanded to include movies that follow other supernatural threats, such as: Annabelle and the two sequels, the nun and the upcoming sequel, and The Curse of La Lloronathe core series is still going strong after its 2013 debut with James Wan’s the incantation, which was a huge hit, earning $319.5 million on a $20 million budget. All three conjure movies follow the exploits of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.
The original conjure, which took place in 1970 and had a cold opening involving the ghost doll Annabelle, followed the pair to a remote ranch with a dark past ravaged by a terrifying entity. The sequel of 2016 The incantation 2 followed them in 1977 to a poltergeist-infested house in England linked to a vision Lorraine had while investigating the Amityville chase a year earlier. The most recent entry, The incantation: the devil made me do it came in 2021 and followed the pair until 1981 when they attempted to free a trapped young man from demonic possession.
Per Deadlinethe self-titled sequel The incantation 4 has been officially confirmed with screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick tapped to return after writing both The incantation 2 (with Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes and James Wan) and The incantation: the devil made me do it. Plot details are being kept secret about the new sequel, although it has been confirmed that James Gunn and Peter Safran will return to produce the film. At the time of writing, no director has been set for The incantation 4.
The future of the Magical Universe is brighter than ever
It looked like The Conjuring Universe was drying up for a while now. The incantation: the devil made me do it suffered from a somewhat lukewarm box office by franchise standards, exacerbated by pandemic shy audiences, a concurrent HBO Max release, and a more mixed critical response compared to its predecessors. At the same time, many of the promised spin-offs and sequels – including the crooked man and The nun 2 – did not get off the ground or suffered significant delays.
However, this news about The incantation 4 shows that this paranormal franchise is still very much alive. Compiled with The nun 2 making solid progress in production after it appears to be stagnant, there are now two conjure movies on the slate coming soon. It seems likely there won’t be any news of further submissions until the studio can assess how both new projects are performing, but things are certainly looking brighter than they were even a few months ago for fans of The Conjuring Universe.
Source: Deadline
