James Wan Set to Direct THE CONJURING 2
I am happy to report that director James Wan will be returning to The Conjuring horror franchise! He's officially set to direct The Conjuring 2 for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. I was really hoping that he would come back to direct the sequel. He's so good at directing horror movies, and the first film was absolutely terrifying. I'm now fully excited for the sequel that is coming to us.
The Conjuring 2 was originally supposed to be released on October 23rd, 2015, but the studio moved it to 2016 so that Wan had time to promote his Fast & Furious 7 movie. Wan also signed on with New Line to "develop and produce modest budget films in the science fiction, horror, and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster production banner." Wan is one of my favorite directors working today. I love his filmmaking and storytelling style, and I'm looking forward to see what other films he brings us under this new deal. New Line president/COO Toby Emmerich had this to say in a statement:
“We had a great experience with James onThe Conjuring, and we give him a lot of credit for that movie working so well. He worked on the screenplay and came to the table with very inventive things that were not in the script and cast it fantastically well. Add to that his work in producing Annabelle, and he is one of the masters of the genre and we’re happy to have him. You go through the list of possible directors of The Conjuring sequel, and his is the name you stop at, which is why we tried so hard to make this work.”
Wan Added:
“It was during the editing of Fast & Furious 7 that my brain started sparking ideas for The Conjuring sequel. Taking a break from horror has allowed me to be creatively rejuvenated. I’m excited to tell the story of the next case-file of Ed & Lorraine Warren and expand on this world we’ve created.”
Last year a report surfaced giving us a possible storyline for the movie involving two possessed sisters in England. You can read more about this creepy story here. There's no information on if this is actually the story they will use, but it would make for a good movie. Regardless, whatever Wan gives us, I'm confident that it will be great.