ies ▁because ▁the ▁W arr ens ▁have ▁so ▁many ▁stories ." ▁Screen writ ers ▁Ch ad ▁and ▁Care y ▁Hay es ▁also ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁story ▁for ▁another ▁sequ el . ▁However , ▁W an ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁commit ments ▁to ▁other ▁projects . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁Coll ider , ▁he ▁said , ▁" Ass uming ▁we ▁are ▁luck y ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁third ▁chapter , ▁there ▁are ▁other ▁film m akers ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁love ▁to ▁sort ▁of ▁continue ▁on ▁the ▁Con j uring ▁world , ▁if ▁we ▁are ▁luck y ▁enough ". ▁W an ▁also ▁noted ▁that , ▁if ▁a ▁third ▁film ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁made , ▁it ▁would ▁ide ally ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁W an ▁later ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁sequ el ▁could ▁include ▁ly can th ropy , ▁" Maybe ▁we ▁can ▁go ▁and ▁do ▁it ▁like ▁a ▁classic ▁American ▁W ere w olf ▁in ▁London ▁style . ▁[...] ▁The ▁W arr ens ▁set ▁against ▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁The ▁H ound ▁of ▁B ask er ville ". ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Saf ran ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁unlikely ▁that ▁a ▁third ▁install ment ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁" ha unted ▁house " ▁film . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁a ▁third ▁install ment ▁was ▁in ▁development , ▁with ▁The ▁Con j uring ▁ 2 ▁co - writer