The Conjuring: Last Rites director Michael Chaves says it was important to bring back Annabelle for the final movie, even though she isn't a central part of the story.
"It was important to bring back Annabelle, she's almost the mascot of The Conjuring," Chaves told IGN. "It would be a mistake to do this final movie without some element of Annabelle, so she definitely plays a part in here, even though she isn’t our big bad, there's another entity that takes that role."
