Director James Wan has confirmed the cancelation of The Crooked Man, the spin-off of the hit horror series The Conjuring.
Wan shared this news via a recent post on his Instagram page that featured behind-the-scenes image of himself and The Crooked Man actor, Javier Botet in his full costume on the set of 2016's The Conjuring 2.
Wan stated his appreciation for Botet's role in creating the scary character with his "almost supernatural movement" rather than CGI.
In his words: Throwback to my tall friend, the Crooked Man played by the incredible @jbotet. Javier's movement was almost supernatural, some people knocked the character for being CGI. I filmed him in slowmo and reverse playback — all old-school camera trickery. And no, unfortunately the spin-off movie with this character isn't happening. Outside of my control. But maybe one day. Shortly after the release of The Conjuring 2, Warner Bros promised fans that a spin-off based on one of the creepiest creatures in the film, The Crooked Man, will be released. True to its words, the movie soon began development. Unfortunately, there was no real progress in its production until the studio's recent decision to pull the plug on it.