What do you all want to see from the Conjuring Universe going forward?
First of all, I want whatever comes next to feel well planned out. One thing I miss is getting a Conjuring Universe movie every year. I know COVID disrupted everything, but now it feels like we’re waiting three-ish years between films. I’d love to get back to a consistent release schedule.
Does anyone else wonder if the new Conjuring movie was always part of the long-term plan, or if it was greenlit because of all the recent hype? That’s what I mean by wanting the universe to feel planned. I want it to feel like there’s a reason a goal with the film than just being made!
One thing I’ve really missed is having memorable demons that can lead to spin-offs. That’s something Conjuring 3 and Conjuring 4 lacked. Originally, The Devil Made Me Do It was supposed to feature a demon that would eventually get its own spin-off, but that storyline was completely removed.
Personally, I think the biggest weakness of Conjuring 4 was its main supernatural threat. A mirror? It just wasn’t that interesting to me. I wish we’d learned more about whatever entity was inside it and actually seen its true form. Imagine if it had emerged from the mirror during the third act. I even wondered if the creature Lorraine saw while giving birth was its true form. If that’s what it really looked like, it could’ve become another iconic Conjuring villain—the first one to reach that level since Valak in Conjuring 2. If they had done that, I’d absolutely want a spin-off.
More than anything, we need fresh content. This universe has so much potential, but right now it feels like it’s mostly built around three franchises: The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Nun. There could be so many more. We need to Start building new franchises inside the universe.
We also know there’s a TV series in development, but I don’t think we’ll see it for quite a while.
The new Conjuring is already a step forward by taking us back in time to meet young Ed and Lorraine. Whatever they do next, I’m on board, and I think it’s a great way to introduce more Conjuring stories and cases. I’d love to see a Young Ed & Lorraine series of movies if the prequel does well. Maybe the new Conjuring prequel will even introduce another character or demon worthy of a spin-off. Even though the next movie is a prequel, the timeline can still move forward afterward with Judy Warren and her husband. There’s still plenty of story left to tell there too.
I also think there’s still room for The Nun 3. Even though we know where the story eventually ends, it still feels incomplete to me, and I’d like to see the final chapter.
I still think it’s a shame we never got a Crooked Man movie (or even a trilogy). Annabelle Comes Home also introduced a bunch of creepy artifacts that could easily become their own movies: The Werewolf, The Bride, The Ferryman, The Haunted TV, The Samurai, The Monkey! I’d also love to see solo movies based on cases we’ve already heard about or haven’t yet!
I’d also like to see completely original spin-offs that slowly reveal they’re connected to the Conjuring Universe, similar to how The Curse of La Llorona was connected.
Maybe we revisit past characters instead. What happened to Mary Ellen? Daniela? Maybe they went to college together and encountered another supernatural case. What happened to Linda after the events of Annabelle? Did she ever find a family? I’d genuinely like to know.
A shared universe should feel huge. There are endless stories that could exist within it, and I think the Conjuring Universe has only scratched the surface. They can truly pop out many films! We need new and more writers and new directors which we have for the new conjuring! I think they could make a lot of movies at the same time as well. I just want more cause there can be more!
Those are my hopes for the future.