Is The Conjuring 3 About Werewolves?

James Wanis at the absolute top of his game right now.The Conjuring 2beat out bothWarcraftandNow You See Me 2at the box office this weekend and his previous filmFurious 7went on to be one of the highest grossing films of all time. It is a foregone conclusion at this point thatThe Conjuring 3is going to happen, but what will it be about? Well, as it turns out, maybe about werewolves.

In a recent interview withCinemablendwhile out doing press forThe Conjuring 2, the subject of where the franchise could go came up. Though they have focused onExorcistesque hauntings up to this point, the idea of shaking it up for a third entry certainly doesn’t appear to be out of the question. When asked if he would be interested in doing something involving werewolves,Wanseemed not only receptive, but enthusiastic about the prospect.

“Maybe we can go and do it like a classicAmerican Werewolf in Londonstyle. That would be awesome! The Warrens set against the backdrop ofThe Hound of Baskerville. That would be awesome.”

The idea wasn’t founded in total and complete randomness either.The Conjuringfranchise has been based on the case files ofEd and Lorraine Warren, who are played byPatrick WilsonandVera Farmigain the films. Though most of their cases are about demonic possessions, Ed Warren did publish a book in 1991 calledWerewolf: A True Story of Demonic Possession. With some adjustments to the source material, it could make for a very cool possession and monster movie simultaneously, andWanseems like the right guy to do it.

Warner Bros. has not confirmed plans for a third installment ofThe Conjuringfranchise yet, but after the very successful opening weekend and another round of very positive critical reception, it wouldn’t at all be surprising if we get an announcement sometime soon.James Wandid mention that he, the writers and the studio have already been sifting through some of the otherWarren case filesto figure out which ones might lend themselves to a good third installment. But the short list right now isn’t all that short.

“They have a lot of cases. I’m not sitting there sifting through every single one, but I think, you know, 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.”

Wanis moving back to the world of big budget action next, but this time it will be in the superhero landscape as Warner Bros. has tapped him to directAquaman. Production should be starting on that film just afterJustice Leaguewraps up and has a August 03, 2025 release date, which might make it tricky forWanto squeeze inThe Conjuring 3should it get the greenlight. Either way,Wanwill probably at least be back as a producer but Warner Bros. would very likely want him in the director’s chair if at all possible.The Conjuring 2is in theaters now.