Director Describes New THE CONJURING Movie As “SE7EN But in The Conjuring Universe”

Michael Chaves’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson hits theaters and HBO Max in June. And today the director says the new movie is like ‘Se7en, but in the Conjuring universe.’

Read his comments below.

Chaves tells IGN: “One of the things that [series creator] James [Wan] and I connected on while making The Curse of La Llorona was sharing a lot of the same favorite movies, and one of them is Se7en. We both love that movie, and so when he came to me with this script, he basically was like, ‘It’s Se7en, but in the Conjuring universe.’ And he knew that was like catnip for me.”

The MPAA slapped the new film will an R-rating for terror, violence, and some disturbing images Will it be the final chapter for the Warrens? Not if Farmiga and Wilson have a say in the matter. Both revealed they’d love to continue.

Related: THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT Now Confirms June Release

Farmiga tells Empire: “Oh my God, I’d love to [continue]. It’s interesting, we have to up the fear in each one. Demonology is already so high-pitched and operatic.”

Wilson adds: “We constantly want to push these characters. I would like to – for no other reason than I would want to keep playing opposite Vera.

The ConjuringThe Devil Made Me Do It synopsis goes like this. A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they’d ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 director James Wan produces The Devil Made Me Do ItThe Curse of La Llorona filmmaker Michael Chaves directs. The film will star franchise staples Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson with newcomer Julian Hilliard.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It hits theaters and HBO Max on June 4th!

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