The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Trivia| 50 facts about the horror sequel

“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” is the new film in this horror franchise and a sequel to “The Conjuring 2”.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the film.

1. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a 2021 American supernatural horror film
2. The film is directed by Michael Chaves
3. With a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
4. From a story by Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan
5. The film serves as a sequel to The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016)
6. It is the eighth installment in the Conjuring Universe
7. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren
8. With Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Julian Hilliard also starring
9. Wan and Peter Safran return to produce the film
10. The new film is based on the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, a murder trial that took place in 1981 Connecticut
11. Initial development for a third Conjuring film began in 2016
12. Though Wan stated that he would not be directing another film in the series due to scheduling conflicts with other projects
13. Safran confirmed that the next film would not be a haunted house film
14. By June 2017, it was officially announced that a third installment was in development, with David Leslie Johnson hired to write the screenplay
15. Michael Chaves was announced as the film’s director
16. He has previously directed The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
17. Filming took place in Georgia in summer 2019
18. Originally slated for a September 2020 release
19. The film was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20. 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
21. It also has a simultaneous month-long release on the HBO Max streaming service
22. The film received mixed reviews from critics
23. Critics praised the performances of Wilson and Farmiga
24. They noted it as weaker than previous Conjuring installments
25. In October 2018, it was announced that The Conjuring 3 would not be directed by Wan, but instead would be directed by The Curse of La Llorona director Michael Chaves
26. Wan stated that he was impressed while working with him on The Curse of La Llorona
27. In December 2018, Wan confirmed the film’s plot details
28. Wan spoke with Bloody Disgusting, saying, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason, as an excuse”
29. In October 2019, Joseph Bishara was confirmed to be returning to score this third Conjuring film
30. Joseph Bishara composed the scores for The Conjuring, Annabelle, The Conjuring 2, The Curse of La Llorona and Annabelle Comes Home
31. In December 2019, the film’s official title, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, was revealed
32. In August 2019, actress Megan Ashley Brown announced that she and Mitchell Hoog will portray young Lorraine and Ed Warren respectively
33. In December 2019, Sterling Jerins, Julian Hilliard, Sarah Catherine Hook and Ruairi O’Connor were all confirmed as part of the film’s cast by director Chaves
34. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It entered production on June 3, 2019, with filming taking place in Atlanta, Georgia
35. On August 15, 2019, Farmiga announced that she had finished filming her scenes for the film
36. As of June 4, 2021, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It has grossed $9.8 million in the United States and Canada
37. It has also made $4 million in other territories
38. For a worldwide total of $13.9 million
39. In the United States, the film was released alongside Spirit Untamed
40. It was projected to gross between $15 and 20 million from 3,100 theaters in its opening weekend
41. The film made $9.8 million on its first day, increasing estimates to $25 to 27 million
42. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it holds a score of 60%
43. Based on 161 critic reviews
44. With an average rating of 5.9/10
45. The website’s critics consensus reads: “The Devil Made Me Do It represents a comedown for the core Conjuring films, although Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson keep the audience invested”
46. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100
47. Based on 35 critics
48. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
49. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “B+” on an A+ to F scale
50. While PostTrak reported 78% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 58% saying they would definitely recommend it