Patrick Wilson Talks ‘The Conjuring 3’, ‘In the Tall Grass’ and the possibility of More ‘Insidious’ Films
Patrick Wilson has a very diverse range of work on his resume. His recent success in action films like Midway (2019) and last year’s blockbuster Aquaman. Which once again paired him with director James Wan who also helmed the first two films in The Conjuring universe.
Wilson’s most recent horror venture was the Netflix adaptation of Stephen King’s In the Tall Grass. He recently sat down with THR to talk his latest role, but more importantly gave horror fans some insights into the future of The Conjuring and more.
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The Conjuring 3 will see Wan step away from the directors chair. But for Patrick Wilson, who portrays paranormal investigator Ed Warren, the transition was seamless.
[THR] This wouldn’t be a proper Patrick Wilson interview if I didn’t check in on the Conjuring Cinematic Universe. How’d the third Conjuring go without James (Wan) at the helm?
“Overall, fantastic. I knew going into it that James had a real strong hand in the story and script, and I talked to him a lot about it. Then, once I met [director] Michael Chaves, his energy, his skillset and his passion for it was really infectious. I knew that he was gonna take the reins, both with great respect, but still as its own passion. The process was fantastic, and it’s a much different feel. It’s still the same bones; it’s still very much Ed and Lorraine.”
Again, we are pushing our characters to places they haven’t gone, but the film will be a really nice addition because it’s definitely a different beast. Pun intended. It was exciting; it was really, really exciting. Because of the spinoffs, when you come back to the flagship movies, I want to feel like, “OK, now we’re back in the Conjuring world.” There’s a different weight to those movies just in scope alone, budget, time to shoot it and all that stuff.
“It’s got great producers, and honestly, a super happy and supportive studio. So it’s a lot of positivity even though you’re dealing with a lot of negative demons. I can’t wait. I actually saw James yesterday; I went down to visit him on his set [Malignant]. They keep it away from him because he’s working, and they’ll keep it away from me for a while as well, obviously. I’m just excited to see it. We do our part, and then we’ll see what they come up with. I just like to give them some options.
[THR] I didn’t know I was claustrophobic until watching your recent Netflix film, In The Tall Grass. Did James give you a hard time for stepping out on his horror universe for Stephen King’s?
(Laughs.) No, he did see it, and of course, we chat about all that kind of stuff. He knew that I was going to film it, because he knows and loves [filmmaker] Vincenzo Natali’s work. They’ve exchanged comments or texts, but they’ve never actually met. He actually just saw it, too. It’s a strange one for sure, but I enjoyed it. I’m actually super happy with what Vincenzo did.
[THR] Lastly, to your knowledge, is the book officially closed on Insidious?
“I never look at anything as closed. I don’t know what you would do, but I never felt like it was closed. I just felt like for Josh Lambert, we’ve already seen him possessed and free of possession. There’s not a whole lot for that guy to do anymore. I don’t know where they would want to go with the series, but I never close any doors. There’s no big red door that’s closed.”
[THR] But, it hasn’t come up in conversation of late?
“Well … (Laughs.) I see these people a lot, but there’s no script or anything like that. I just don’t know what you’d do, but I haven’t talked specifically about anything. I talk to Jason Blum every so often, and we’re friends. And I’ll see Leigh (Whannell)… James keeps an eye on that, but I don’t know where you’d go.”
You can catch Patrick Wilson’s latest horror film In the Tall Grass currently streaming on Netflix. Be on the look out for more news on the upcoming The Conjuring 3 by following ScaryNerd for more of all things horror!
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