The horror style has been thriving for years, to the delight of followers like me. A number of the greatest horror motion pictures from current reminiscence have come from filmmaker James Wan, together with The Conjuring franchise (which is streaming with a Max subscription). There have been plans for a Crooked Man spinoff, but it surely seems to be just like the cinematic universe will finish with the upcoming horror film The Conjuring: The Final Rites. And Wan and producer Peter Safran defined why that by no means occurred.
What we learn about The Conjuring: The Final Rites is restricted, but it surely seems to be like it should be the ultimate chapter of the long-running franchise. This a bummer for followers who have been hoping to see The Crooked Man convey one thing new to the universe, but it surely seems that these plans have been really scrapped because of the recognition of The Nun. As Safran revealed in an interview with EW:
We thought the Crooked Man was mainly going to be the Annabelle for Conjuring 2…however when the viewers noticed the film, they needed to know extra concerning the nun. That is what they gravitated in direction of. So you bought to hearken to your followers, you bought to hearken to the viewers.
In order that explains it. As horror followers will know, The Nun grew to become its personal franchise, with two completely different motion pictures starring Taissa Farmiga. That titular villain had one of many scariest senes in The Conjuring 2, much more than its major antagonist The Crooked Man. And as such, plans for the latter creature to will get its personal film finally light away.
However simply because the Crooked Man film obtained scrapped does not imply that James Wan does not nonetheless have ardour for that horror undertaking. In that very same interview, the Noticed filmmaker revealed that he is nonetheless obtained concepts for what that spinoff could possibly be, providing:
I nonetheless have a film in my head that I’d hopefully like to get off the bottom someday, however we’ll see. I get followers that attain out to me from time to time, begging us to make a Crooked Man film. Simply as a fan, I’d like to do it someday, if I can persuade the studio to take action.
Properly, I will hold crossing my fingers that his occurs. As a result of whereas the primary Conjuring franchise is ending, maybe Blumhouse will hold the spinoffs alive. Wan’s popularity with horror is stellar, and he is been in a position to convey bonkers tasks like Malignant to life. So possibly he’ll get an opportunity at The Crooked Man someday sooner or later… particularly as a result of he is clearly so passionate concerning the undertaking.
The Conjuring: Final Rites will hit theaters September fifth as a part of the 2025 film launch listing. We’ll simply have to attend and see if it is really the top of all the franchise as an entire.