‘The Curse of La Llorona‘ was released a long time back in 2019. There were a lot of rumors regarding its connection to ‘The Conjuring‘ universe and things were fueled after it was spotted that the producers are the same.
However, compared to the other installments in the franchise, ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ was not praised by critics. Although it was a box office success, it was the lowest-grossing film in the entire franchise and now because the makers have not confirmed a sequel so far, let’s check how it is connected to ‘The Conjuring’ Universe.
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Is ‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ Related To ‘The Conjuring’?
According to the marketing campaign of ‘The Curse of La Llorona’, the film is linked to ‘The Conjuring’ Universe. When the film first premiered at SSXW, the reviews coming out from the audiences proved that it was connected to ‘The Conjuring’ Universe.
The one thing which connects the film to ‘The Conjuring’ Universe is the appearance of Father Perez. We remember the character’s appearance in ‘Annabelle’ who tried to help John and Mia Form from the evil doll. The character was attacked when he was taking Annabelle inside his church and had to be hospitalized.
‘Annabelle’ was set in the background of 1967 while ‘The Curse of La Llorona’ took place in 1973. He once again appeared as an advisor who revealed the story of La Llorona to Anna Tate-Garcia. He even addressed his encounter with Annabelle in the past and a flashback scene of the same also appeared in the movie.
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Is A Sequel Happening?
‘The Curse of La Llorona’s connection to ‘The Conjuring’ Universe could be a big debate but the reports clarify that they are somehow linked. Although the ending of the film did not hint towards a sequel, the cries of The Weeping Woman were heard in the post-credits scene which indicates that she might have been defeated temporarily.
As mentioned earlier, a sequel has not been confirmed yet but because it was a box-office success, we can hope to see it someday. The budget was reported to be $15 million and it earned around $123 million at the box office.
Michael Chaves returned to the universe as a director for ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ and he is also helming ‘The Nun 2.’ There is a possibility that he might prefer to bring La Llorona to play an important role in the upcoming projects of the franchise.
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