James Wan Returns to Horror with The Conjuring 2; Inks New Line Producing Deal
John Squires
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It seems like just yesterday that James Wan announced he was moving away from the horror genre, though we were pretty sure it wouldn’t be long before he came back to us. Fortunately, that day has already come, as Wan has been tapped to helm The Conjuring 2. Read on!
Per Deadline, Wan has closed a big two-pronged deal with New Line Cinema, and part of the deal is that he will return to direct The Conjuring 2 with shooting to begin next summer.
“It was during the editing of Fast & Furious 7 that my brain started sparking ideas for The Conjuring sequel,” Wan said. “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 and Lorraine Warren and expand on this world we’ve created.”
As we recently learned, New Line plans on releasing The Conjuring 2 in 2016.
In addition, the hit-making Australian has made a first-look producing deal with the Warner Bros-based film label, and the plan is for him to develop and produce a handful of upcoming modest budget films in the science fiction, horror, and comedy genres through his Atomic Monster production banner.
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