The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Chaves
Screenplay byDavid Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Story by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Burgess
Edited by
Music byJoseph Bishara
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) (United Kingdom)
  • June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$39 million[2]
Box office$206.4 million[3][4]

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves, with a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick from a story by Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan. The film is a sequel to The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016), and the seventh installment in The Conjuring Universe. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren, with Ruairi O'Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Julian Hilliard also starring. Wan and Peter Safran return to produce the film, which is based on the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, a murder trial that took place in 1981 Connecticut, in addition to The Devil in Connecticut, a book about the trial written by Gerald Brittle.

Initial development for a third Conjuring film began in 2016, though Wan stated that he would not be directing another film in the series due to scheduling conflicts with other projects. Safran confirmed that the next film would not be a haunted house film. By June 2017, it was officially announced that a third installment was in development, with David Leslie Johnson hired to write the screenplay. Michael Chaves was announced as the film's director, after previously directing The Curse of La Llorona (2019). Filming took place in Georgia in mid-2019.

Originally slated for a September 2020 release, the film was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema in the United States on June 4, 2021, and also had a simultaneous month-long release on the HBO Max streaming service. The film grossed $206 million against a budget of $39 million and received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, The Conjuring: Last Rites, is scheduled to be released in September 2025.

  1. ^ "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 18, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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  3. ^ "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2021.