The Conjuring franchise's latest villain is getting her own movie.

New Line is currently in the process of developing a spinoff of The Conjuring 2 based on the demonic nun (played by Bonnie Aarons) moviegoers saw in the sequel, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

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The offshoot project will be co-produced by James Wan and Peter Safran, with David Lee Johnson attached to pen the script.

Details are sketchy at this point, but early reports say that the spinoff will be called The Nun. New Line has yet to release the official logline of the film, as well as casting information. It's also yet to be determined whether Aarons will be part of the project.

The initial plan for the Conjuring 2 was to introduce a demonic figure with horns, but director James Wan revised his plan and turned the character into a nun three months before the movie's official release.

The Nun will be the second spinoff of the Conjuring franchise, following the release of Anabelle in 2014. The film, which tackled the backstory of the haunted doll of the same name, was a huge hit that grossed over $256 million at the international box office. A sequel for Annabelle is also being developed and will open in theatres sometime in 2017.

The announcement of the spinoff project comes after the success of The Conjuring 2 which opened in theatres last week. The sequel dominated the weekend box office and took the no. 1 spot with 266.3 million yuan ($40.4 million), over Warcraft: The Beginning's 160.8 million yuan ($24.4 million) and Now You See Me 2's 151.6 million yuan ($23 million).

With moviegoers' continuing interest in horror flicks, it will be a challenging time for other production studios to compete with the Conjuring franchise.

The official release date of The Nun has yet to be announced. Anabelle 2 will hit theatres on May 19, 2017.

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