<P> Regarding a potential third installment in The Conjuring series, Wan stated, "There could be many more (Conjuring) movies because the Warrens have so many stories ." Screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes have also expressed interest in working on a story for another sequel . However, Wan stated that he may be unable to direct the film due to his commitments to other projects . He told Collider.com, "Assuming we are lucky enough to have a third chapter, there are other filmmakers that I would love to sort of continue on the Conjuring world, if we are lucky enough ." Wan has also stated that, if a third film was to be made, it would ideally take place in the 1980s . Wan later stated that the sequel could include lycanthropy, saying, "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 (sic). That would be awesome ." In May 2017, Safran commented on the unlikelihood that a third installment would be a haunted house film . In June 2017, it was announced a third installment was in development, with The Conjuring 2 co-writer David Leslie Johnson hired to write the screenplay . In August 2017, Wan told Entertainment Weekly that the filmmakers have "been working hard on The Conjuring 3, and that "we're in the midst of working on the script, and still hashing (it) out . We want to make sure that the script is in a really good place . With how much people have loved the first two (Conjuring films), I don't want to rush in to the third one if possible". </P> <P> A spin - off film, focusing on the origins of the Annabelle doll that was introduced in The Conjuring, was shortly announced after the release of its forerunner, mainly due to the film's worldwide box office success, and positive reception towards the character . Production began in January 2014 in Los Angeles . The plot focused on John and Mia Form, a married couple expecting a child, whose vintage doll, Annabelle, gets possessed by a vengeful spirit after a cult group breaks into their home and is murdered . The film was directed by The Conjuring cinematographer John R. Leonetti and produced by Safran and Wan, with Gary Dauberman behind the script . The film was released worldwide on October 3, 2014, to major commercial success, becoming the 14th most profitable horror film in North America, despite receiving mixed to negative reviews from critics and fans alike . Many critics found Annabelle to be an inferior film compared to The Conjuring . </P> <P> In October 2015, it was confirmed that an Annabelle sequel was in development; it was later revealed that the film would be a prequel rather than a sequel . Filming began in June 2016 in Los Angeles . The plot of the film centers on a dollmaker and his wife, whose daughter tragically died twelve years earlier, as they decide to open their home to a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage; the dollmaker's possessed creation Annabelle sets her sights on the children and turns their shelter into a storm of horror . Lights Out director David F. Sandberg replaced Leonetti as director, with Dauberman returning to write the script and Safran and Wan returning to produce . The film was released worldwide on August 11, 2017, to critical and commercial success . Most critics found Annabelle: Creation to be a vast improvement over its predecessor . </P> <P> On June 15, 2016, it was reported that a spin - off film titled The Nun, featuring the "Demon Nun" character Valak from The Conjuring 2, was in development with The Conjuring 2 co-scribe David Leslie Johnson writing the script, and Wan and Safran set to produce the project . In February 2017, it was announced that Corin Hardy had signed on to direct . Gary Dauberman was also reported to have written a new screenplay based off a story treatment from James Wan and Dauberman . It is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2018 . In April 2017, it was revealed Demián Bichir had joined the cast in the lead role . That same month, Taissa Farmiga joined the cast of the film, in the titular role . Bonnie Aarons will reprise her role in the film . The plot of the film follows a nun, a priest and a novitiate as they investigate an unholy secret and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun . Filming began in May 2017 in Bucharest, Romania . On August 12, 2017, Wan discussed a possibility for a Nun sequel and what its storyline may be: "I do know where potentially, if The Nun works out, where The Nun 2 could lead to and how that ties back to Lorraine's story that we've set up with the first two Conjurings and make it all come all full circle ." </P>

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