. ▁W an ▁and ▁Peter ▁Saf ran ▁are ▁returning ▁to ▁co - produ ce ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁trial ▁of ▁Ar ne ▁Che y enne ▁Johnson , ▁a ▁murder ▁trial ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁▁ ▁Initial ▁development ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁Con j uring ▁film ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁though ▁W an ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁direct ing ▁another ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁conflicts ▁with ▁other ▁projects . ▁Saf ran ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁film ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁ha unted ▁house ▁movie . ▁By ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁third ▁install ment ▁was ▁in ▁development , ▁with ▁David ▁Les lie ▁Johnson ▁h ired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁screen play . ▁Michael ▁Ch aves ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁film ' s ▁director , ▁after ▁previously ▁direct ing ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁La ▁L lor ona . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Con j uring : ▁The ▁Dev il ▁Made ▁Me ▁Do ▁It ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁distributed ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁Pictures ▁and ▁New ▁Line ▁Cinema . ▁ ▁Prem ise ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁regarding ▁further ▁potential ▁sequ els , ▁James ▁W an ▁stated , ▁" There ▁could ▁be ▁many ▁more ▁[ Con j uring ] ▁mov