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The horror genre is well-regarded in cinema as the closest thing to a guaranteed money-maker there is, at least where non-ip is concerned. Horror movies in general have a built-in fan base who are always willing (if not eager) to go check out the latest supernatural thriller, throwback slasher, zombie flick, or whatever other scares are in store. However, one of the other staples of the genre is its thriftiness — you don't need a huge budget to make an effective and successful horror movie, and that in turn makes it more possible for the movie to be successful at the box office. Although most horror movies turn a healthy profit, you don't tend to see too many reaching the same lofty financial heights as the average multi-million dollar blockbuster.

The closest horror movies come to earning billions of dollars is when they're part of a successful franchise, and sometimes not even then.

The Conjuring film franchise is set to come to an end with the fourth installment, The Conjuring: Last Rites, which Warner Bros. has scheduled for a theatrical release on September 5, 2025 release. A couple months ago, producer James Wan took to social media to share a picture of the chairs meant for franchise stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga on the set of the film, writing, “Always good to see and hang out with old friends. Gonna miss everyone. End of an era.“ Production on the sequel has since wrapped, with Farmiga also posting on Instagram about the end of the time she and Wilson have spent playing the paranormal investigators / married couple Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Sharing a picture of their characters’ wedding picture, Farmiga wrote, “Roundabout 5000 days ago, this guy and I signed a WB contract and said ‘I do’ to embodying Ed and Lorraine Warren. Today, he wraps.

The Conjuring series star Madison Wolfe has offered an emotional response to the fourth movie, The Conjuring: Last Rites, being the end of the $321 million franchise. The fourth movie under the series' name and the ninth installment overall in the horror shared universe, the story of The Conjuring: Last Rites marks the end of Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) digging into paranormal hauntings. While it's unclear which of their real-world investigations will be adapted for the final movie, it will mark a seemingly definitive end to the nearly 12-year-old horror franchise.

Speaking with ScreenRant about her new movie The Man in the White Van, Wolfe, who portrayed Janet Hodgson in The Conjuring 2, gave an emotional response to The Conjuring: Last Rites ending the series. The actor explained how important the franchise is to her because of her prior involvement, and how it doesn't feel like almost...

Saw director James Wan shares his one condition for directing another film in the franchise after 18 years. Wan directed the first Saw movie, which sees two men trapped in a bathroom as part of a deadly game designed by the serial killer Jigsaw. The original Saw earned more than $109 million against a $1.2 million budget. Wan has since become an executive producer for the franchise, which consists of nine more Saw movies.

With the horror classic turning 20, Wan discusses the possibility of him helming another film in the Saw franchise in an interview with People. The horror director admits that he "would never say never," but with multiple projects in his pipeline, he has a condition that has to be met. Check out what he said below:

I would never say never, but it would have to be something extremely special for me to want to step back in. And right now,...

Here’s everything we know about the third part of Nun ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The buzz is palpable: The Nun 3 could be on its way! Fans are excitedly splitting up after The Nun 2 raked in $101.7M worldwide. Warner Bros. hasn’t officially confirmed it yet, but that eerie anticipation’s hard to ignore! Let’s hope for more ghostly thrills soon!

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The franchise’s thrived, spinning out from the spine-tingling Conjuring series. Anticipation for The Nun 3 just hit the roof! Director Michael Chaves teased fans last month, hinting that the next film might connect the dots between the original Conjuring (2013) and The Nun 2. Sounds like we’re in for some spooky timeline twists! This connection offers a fresh twist on the chilling universe fans adore. Chaves remarked, “I wouldn’t want to give anything away, but this is continuing the timeline.”

He pointed out...

One of the most iconic on-screen horror couples of the past decade is about to make their final appearance in the upcoming film The Conjuring: Last Rites. Director James Wan recently took to his Instagram page, @creepypuppet, to share a post signaling the official start of filming for the fourth and final film in the main series.

The photo shows chairs for Ed and Lorraine Warren, the infamous demonologists based on the real couple of the same name. Within The Conjuring Universe, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson have played them in all three main films, starting with the 2013 film, along with making appearances in a few others, such as Annabelle Comes Home.

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The Conjuring: Last Rites. Currently, Warner Bros. Pictures has scheduled it to be released theatrically on September 5, 2025.

No plot details have been confirmed for Last Rites yet,...

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be back one more time in The Conjuring: Last Rites, and we’ve learned that filming on the planned final installment is now underway.

Mia Tomlinson (The Beast Must Die) and Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse) also star, with Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II) directing.

The Conjuring: Last Rites will release in theaters September 5, 2025.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2) wrote the screenplay for the fourth movie. Franchise mainstays James Wan and Peter Safran are on board to produce.

The Conjuring films are based on the real-life case files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively.

In addition to another movie, The Conjuring is also headed to the small screen. A series for Max was originally announced in April 2023, and development continues here in 2024.

There are currently eight films...

The Conjuring film franchise is set to come to an end with the fourth installment, The Conjuring: Last Rites, which Warner Bros. has scheduled for a theatrical release on September 5, 2025 release. We had previously heard that this movie would be filming in the Atlanta, Georgia area, but apparently they’re doing some work across the pond as well, as we also heard that filming was scheduled to take place in London, England from September 10th through October 10th this year. Whatever the schedules and locations may be, The Conjuring: Last Rite is indeed currently in production – which producer James Wan has just proven by sharing an image from the set!

Showing the chairs meant for franchise stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, Wan wrote, “Always good to see and hang out with old friends. Gonna miss everyone. End of an era.“

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The Conjuring: Last Rites has begun filming, confirms franchise veteran and creator James Wan. As the fourth movie in The Conjuring franchise, the movie will serve as the swan song for the main series. The Conjuring followed paranormal experts and demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively) as they rid a familys house of an evil entity. The film was such a success that it led to two sequels and several spinoffs, most of them performing well with critics and grossing an impressive $2 billion at the global box office.

Co-producer Wan took to Instagram to share a photo from the set of The Conjuring: Last Rites. The photo itself is a picture of Wilson and Farmigas chairs, with their character names stitched onto the backs. In the caption, Wan says that its always good to hang out with old friends and that hes going to miss everyone,...

Bonnie Aarons is surprisingly most recognizable when she looks nothing like herself, considering that her most famous role is the demon nun Valak in The Conjuring 2. Outside The Conjuring franchise, Aarons has appeared in over 50 movies, including some unexpected ones. She briefly appears in the comedy Shallow Hal, both The Princess Diaries movies, starring Anne Hathaway, and the psychological drama The Silver Linings Playbook. Still, Aarons is best known for horror movies, including Drag Me To Hell and I Know Who Killed Me, and The Conjuring franchise made her a horror icon.

Valak "the Defiler" is first introduced in The Conjuring 2, taking the form of the creepy entity known as the Crooked Man, as well as the white-faced, yellow-eyed nun. The ending of The Conjuring 2 shows Vera Farmig's Lorraine Warren sending Valak back to hell. Still, the demon nun image was so visually striking and popular with...

The Conjuring film franchise is set to come to an end with the fourth installment, The Conjuring: Last Rites, which Warner Bros. has scheduled for a theatrical release on September 5, 2025 release. We had previously heard that this movie would be filming in the Atlanta, Georgia area, but apparently they’re doing some work across the pond as well, as we’ve also heard that filming was scheduled to take place in London, England from September 10th through October 10th this year. So it makes sense that the first two cast members to be announced, other than returning franchise stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, are both English. Deadline reports that Wilson and Farmiga have been joined in the cast by Ben Hardy (Love at First Sight) and Mia Tomlinson (The Lost Pirate Kingdom). Details on the characters they’re playing have not been revealed.

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The Conjuring: Last Rites adds X-Men star Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinsonas the latest new additions to join Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren's (Vera Farmiga) final case. Slated for release in 2025, the ninth installment in the Conjuring franchise is set to bring the paranormal investigator's story to a close. The characters have been key parts of the franchise since the original 2013 movie, with the series having crafted a fictionalized representation of the real-world investigators and many of their notable cases.

With The Conjuring: Last Rites confirmed to be the last hurrah for the Warrens, Deadline has reported two new faces expected to star alongside Wilson and Farmiga in the fourth movie of the franchise's core narrative. Hardy, known for his roles of Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse and Roger Taylor in Bohemian Rhapsody, will be joined by The Beast Must Die star Mia Tomlinson in the final installment in the story.

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be back (at least) one more time in The Conjuring: Last Rites, and Deadline reports that Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy (X-Men: Apocalypse) have also signed on for the upcoming installment.

Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II) is returning to the franchise to direct The Conjuring: Last Rites, which is reportedly said to be the final installment in the main series of The Conjuring movies.

The Conjuring: Last Rites will release in theaters September 5, 2025.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2) wrote the screenplay for the fourth movie. Franchise mainstays James Wan and Peter Safran are on board to produce.

The Conjuring films are based on the real-life case files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively.

In addition to another movie, The Conjuring is also headed to the small screen.

Horror fans, we've just learned some new information about the upcoming supernatural horror film The Conjuring: Last Rites. Two actors have just been added to the movie's cast in undisclosed roles, Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson. They join the previously announced cast that includes Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.

The Conjuring: Last Rites will be the fourth and final installment in the main series of The Conjuring movies. The other movies that are part of the main series are The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).

American filmmaker Michael Chaves is signed on to direct the horror flick. He previously helmed two movies in The Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Nun II. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan (The Conjuring Universe) came up with the story for the fourth film, and Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the script. Additionally,...

Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson have joined Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga on the cast of ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites.’

Plot details are being kept locked up safe in the Warren’s evil relic room for now.

Wilson and Farmiga are reprising their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real-life husband and wife evil spirit warriors ‘The Conjuring’ franchise is based on.

Michael Chaves returns to take the helm on the sequel, Chaves previously directed ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ and ‘The Nun II.’

Also in news – Colman Domingo in talks for Steven Spielberg untitled event project

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2; The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) wrote the screenplay with current revisions by writing team Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing (The Nun II) based on a story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan. Wan is also returning to produce with Peter Safran.

Exclusive: Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson have joined Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in New Line’s The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Wilson and Farmiga are reprising their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Michael Chaves directed sequel. Chaves previously directed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It and The Nun II. New Line’s Conjuring Universe counts $2.25B at the global box office.

The Conjuring films are based on the real-life case files of the Warrens. However, the exact case for The Conjuring: Last Rites is being held closely under wraps.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2; The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) wrote the screenplay with current revisions by writing team Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing (The Nun II) based on a story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan. Wan is also returning to produce with Peter Safran; the duo...

The Conjuring 4 – or The Conjuring: Last Rites – has landed in London for production ahead of its 2025 release. More here.

If you’re keeping track of The Conjuring series of movies and it assorted spin-offs, then just know that to collect them all on physical media you’re going to need to invest in a good shelf from Ikea. Other suppliers are available.

However, in terms of the actual main line of Conjuring films, there have been three. By my reckoning, there have been five direct spin-off movies, so they’re winning. Still, as you’ve probably gleaned from the headline to this story, there’s now a fourth The Conjuring film that’s recently gone before the cameras.

It’s called The Conjuring: Last Rites, and we’re willing to bet a reasonable amount of money that it won’t be the last one. Screen Daily is reporting too...

The next instalment of the horror franchise The Conjuring has begun production in the UK.

The fourth feature is titled Last Rites and sees Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as the paranormal investigating couple one final time. Plot details are currently under wraps.

Filming locations include London.

Michael Chaves is directing having previously helmed the 2021 instalment The Devil Made Me Do It and The Conjuring spin-off The Nun II. Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the screenplay.

It is produced by James Wan for Atomic Monster and Peter Safran for The Safran Company. Co-producers are New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.

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The Conjuring 4 has found its director after a long wait, confirming it as the last mainline film in the franchise. Michael Chaves will be directing the upcoming horror sequel, and sources have confirmed that it will be the final installment in The Conjuring Universe. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are expected to return for the movie, which is set to start filming in Summer 2024.

After nearly three years of waiting, The Conjuring 4 has finally found its director and confirmed itself to be the last mainline movie in the franchise. Created by James Wan, the hit horror franchise has largely revolved around the various cases of Ed and Lorraine Warren, real-life married paranormal investigators played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson in the mainline movies and spinoffs. It was confirmed in late 2022 that a fourth Conjuring movie was in development with original screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick returning, though no director had been set.

The Conjuring film franchise is set to come to an end with the fourth installment, The Conjuring: Last Rites, which Warner Bros. set to give the film a theatrical release on September 5, 2025 release. We had previously heard that this movie would be filming in the Atlanta, Georgia area, but apparently they’ll be doing some work across the pond as well, with filming scheduled to take place in London, England from September 10th through October 10th this year. Industry scooper Daniel Richtman has gotten his hands on a casting call that reveals some details on a few supporting characters that will be required on the set in London.

We don’t have any plot info on The Conjuring: Last Rites at this time, all we know that the story takes place in the United States in the 1980s, but thanks to Richtman and the casting call we know about these characters:

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Paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) are suiting up to investigate what could be their final case. Warner Bros. has set a September 5, 2025 release date for The Conjuring 4, which is said to be the final installment of the main series.

The untitled Conjuring movie is set to be directed by Michael Chaves, who is no stranger to the franchise. He helmed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, as well as The Nun II. Chaves also directed The Curse of La Llorona, which is often mistakenly included in the franchise. While the film has several notable connections to The Conjuring Universe (including an Annabelle easter egg and Tony Amendola reprising his role as Father Perez), Chaves confirmed last year that it’s not part of the franchise.

“There’s so much debate about it and I think I’ve played coy in the past,” Chaves said.

Ed and Lorraine Warren are returning to us in the fictional universe of The Conjuring. According to Variety, Warner Bros. has confirmed the date of the fourth film in the popular horror franchise, and it's set for release in theaters and IMAX on September 5, 2025.

Supposedly, this will also be the "final" film in The Conjuring film series, though I don't necessarily believe that. Even if the mainline films are finished after The Conjuring 4, I'm assuming we'll still see additional installments in the franchise in the form of its spinoff series like The Nun and Annabelle. But we'll see what happens.

Variety says The Conjuring 4 hasn't been officially titled yet, but I've seen conflicting reports indicating it will be called The Conjuring: Last Rites, which would fit with the finality of it all. Still, September 2025 is a long way off, so I wouldn't be surprised if the name undergoes changes between now and then.

The Conjuring 4 has been set for a September 5, 2025 release. The next installment in the hit horror franchise will also be the final mainline movie, with Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson returning as Ed and Lorraine Warren and franchise vet Michael Chaves directing. Though it will avoid potential competition from The Black Phone 2 and Mortal Kombat 2, The Conjuring 4's new release date will make for an early horror season box office battle.

With over a decade under its belt, The Conjuring 4 will bring the mainline horror franchise to a close, and the release date has now been revealed for the fourquel.

Variety has brought word that Warner Bros. has set The Conjuring 4 to hit theaters on September 5, 2025. The news also came as the studio also announced that Maggie Gyllenhaal's Frankenstein adaptation The Bride will be moving up by one week, now releasing at the end of September 2025 rather...

Warner Bros has pushed up the release date of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein pic The Bride!, at the same time setting a date for its Untitled Conjuring Finale (fka Untitled Nl Horror Event).

The Bride! will open against Lionsgate’s Saw XI and the Uni kids’ title Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, having been pushed up from October 3 to September 26, 2025, while the final of four Conjuring films is currently the sole feature occupying September 5, 2025. Both titles will open in IMAX.

Marking Gyllenhaal’s follow-up to the Academy Award-nominated Netflix drama The Lost Daughter, The Bride! watches as a lonely Frankenstein (Christian Bale) travel to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police and a wild and radical social movement.

There are currently eight films in The Conjuring Universe, and as we recently learned, a ninth movie is actively in development. Last we heard, Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The Nun II) is returning to the franchise to direct The Conjuring 4, which is reportedly said to be the final installment in the main series of The Conjuring movies.

The Conjuring 4 will release in theaters September 5, 2025.

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are both expected to return.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2) wrote the screenplay for the fourth movie. Franchise mainstays James Wan and Peter Safran are on board to produce.

The Conjuring films are based on the real-life case files of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively.

In addition to another movie, The Conjuring is also headed to the small screen. A series for Max was originally...

The Nun II (202 - Directed by Michael Chaves Killer Nun (1979) - Directed by Giulio Berruti

Horror movies about nuns play on the common fears and religious rituals many people experience throughout their lives, making them some of the best scary movies out there. More often than not, nuns themselves are not the ones to be feared, but when they become possessed by demons or devils within the fictional narrative, they become something much more sinister. Conversely, some of the greatest nun horror movies depict the dangers of religious fundamentalism and fervor that can turn violent at the drop of a hat.

Nun horror movies are gaining popularity again with the release of Sydney Sweeney's R-rated Immaculate, but the genre has always included plenty of stellar films. Horror movies are most effective when they transform everyday occurrences, objects, and people and ask the audience to imagine what would happen if...

Despite the portrayal in The Conjuring 3, Ed Warren did not actually have a heart attack during the exorcism of David Glatzel. The movie takes creative liberties with the real Warren cases, including the involvement of a fraudulent satanist in the plot. Ed Warren did later suffer from heart issues, leading to his eventual death in 2006 at the age of 79.

Patrick Wilson's character is almost killed by a demon in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and many wonder if the real Ed Warren had a heart attack when working on a case. Directed by Michael Chaves, the third movie in the main saga of the Conjuring universe is based on the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson (Ruairi O'Connor), who in 1981 pleaded not guilty to murdering his landlord on the basis that he was possessed by a demon at the time and not in control of his actions.

The Conjuring 4 – which, last we heard, was going by the title The Conjuring: Last Rites – is expected to be the final installment of the series at the heart of the Conjuring Universe… but it’s only the ending when it comes to big screen feature films. Fourteen months ago, it was announced that a The Conjuring TV series is in the works at the Max streaming service, and now Casey Bloys, the chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content, has confirmed that the show is still in development.

When asked what’s in the HBO and Max pipeline, Bloys told Variety, “One of the advantages that I think we have as a company, putting aside HBO for a second, is all the Warner Bros. IP. So after House of the Dragon, the next big tentpole series that we have coming up will be The Penguin with Colin Farrell. That...

There are currently eight films in The Conjuring Universe, and as we recently learned, a ninth movie is actively in development. Last we heard, Michael Chaves is returning to the franchise to direct The Conjuring 4, which is reportedly said to be the final installment in the main series of The Conjuring movies.

In addition to another movie, The Conjuring is also headed to the small screen. The series for Max was originally announced in April 2023, and development continues here in 2024.

Max’s Casey Bloys tells Variety this week, “There are other properties [in development] like The Conjuring, which is a big movie franchise that we’re developing into a series.”

It had been well over a year since we heard a peep about Max’s planned The Conjuring television series, so it’s good to hear it’s still being cooked up. Stay tuned for more soon.

Peter Safran is developing the...

The Conjuring 3 mixed fact with fiction to create a scarier story of possession and murder. The trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson was the first to use demonic possession as a defense in the US. The Glatzel family's opinions on the Warrens and the exorcism differ, leading to controversy.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is based on the true story of the Glatzel family's alleged experiences with demonic possession and Arne Cheyenne Johnson's murder trial. The third entry in the fictional Conjuring Universe, the movie brought back franchise stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren. The characters are based on the late controversial paranormal investigators who were self-proclaimed experts in hauntings and demonic activity.

The sequel, directed by Michael Chaves and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, courted some controversy since this installment took on a true story centered around a brutal murder. Like the...

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.

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Sony development executive Maia Eyre brought this Will Gluck-Ilana Wolpert project into the studio. Mix in the genius, sizzling-hot pairing of Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick‘s Glen Powell and you get a long holiday honeymoon for...

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"You can't count it!" That's what producer Peter Safran said to Entertainment Weekly in 2023 about "The Curse of La Llorona" being part of The Conjuring Universe. Safran, who has helped to spearhead the very successful horror franchise alongside James Wan since 2013, did not leave any room for interpretation there. Yet, director Michael Chaves' successful 2019 feature directorial debut contains characters from "Conjuring" films, as well as overt references to events in those stories. Be that as it may, this movie now exists as both an unquestionable hit and a film that narratively exists in The Conjuring Universe but, for technical reasons, actually doesn't.

In the era of cinematic universes, it's an almost unprecedented situation. Why provide connective tissue if the plan isn't to connect these dots?...

The Conjuring 4 could push the franchise past $1 billion at the box office, joining the ranks of most profitable horror films. The main Conjuring series has already made over $800 million globally, with the potential to surpass this milestone with the next installment. The success of The Conjuring Universe makes it the highest-grossing horror franchise, setting the stage for a landmark achievement with the upcoming sequel.

The Conjuring 4 is set to be the end of the main film series, and there's a strong possibility the upcoming sequel will pass a significant box office milestone for the horror franchise. Though the movie will serve as the fourth movie in the primary Conjuring series, it will mark the tenth installment in The Conjuring Universe (if including The Curse of La Llorona). Launched in 2013 with James Wan's The Conjuring, the franchise's main focus heavily follows paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, while the spinoffs...

Quick Links The Latest Conjuring 4 News The Conjuring: Last Rites Is Confirmed The Conjuring: Last Rites Cast The Conjuring: Last Rites Story Details The Conjuring 4: Further News & Info Quick Links The Conjuring: Last Rites is the next chapter in the successful horror franchise, following the adventures of paranormal experts Ed and Lorraine Warren. The connection between The Conjuring: Last Rites and The Nun II was teased by director Michael Chaves, revealing early on that there'd be connections between the two films. The release date for The Conjuring: Last Rites is unknown, but it is expected to take a similar amount of time as previous films in the franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will reprise their roles as the Warrens.

The Conjuring is one of the most successful modern horror franchises and will continue with The Conjuring: Last Rites, and there's been plenty of The Conjuring 4 teases around what's...

Warners Bros has screened their axed Coyote vs. Acme to around 12 buyers we hear with a rigid buy price of $70M+; which is how much the animated live-action hybrid movie cost.

Netflix and Paramount put forth bids, which we told you about, but they were lower than the $70M asking price (between $30M-$50M), therefore in Warner’s eyes, rivals didn’t want the feature for what it cost.

What Deadline has received clarity on is that Warner Bros took a $70M writedown on Q3 earnings, not the upcoming Q4. Nonetheless, the movie, which the Burbank, CA lot decided back in early November not to release — remains in purgatory. That said, we hear the door isn’t officially closed on Coyote vs. Acme‘s prospects yet — it’s just that the Coyote could wind up in the cave with Batgirl.

“No one is doing anything at Warners to push this film for a sale,...

THR reports that Michael Chaves is in negotiations to serve as the director of The Conjuring 4, which is expected to be the final installment of the main series.

Michael Chaves is no stranger to The Conjuring franchise as he was the director of the last installment, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and also helmed The Nun II. David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who penned the screenplay for the third installment, will return to write this final sequel. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are naturally expected to return as Ed and Lorraine Warren, with production looking to start shooting this summer in Atlanta. Plot details are being kept under wraps at this point, but a few ghostly apparitions and demonic possessions are a good bet.

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The hugely successful Conjuring Universe is getting a brand new installment with The Conjuring 4, and THR reports tonight that Michael Chaves is on board to direct.

Chaves just directed Conjuring Universe installment The Nun II, and he also previously directed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the main series’ third movie.

The Conjuring 4 is said to be the final installment in the main series, THR notes.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (The Conjuring 2) wrote the screenplay for the fourth movie.

THR adds, “Plot details are being kept six feet under but once again supernatural investigators Ed and Lorrain Warren will face creaky doors, shadows in the windows, inverted crosses, and a demonic possession or two. Stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are expected to return and the feature is eyeing a summer shoot in Atlanta.”

Also returning to produce are franchise mainstays James Wan and Peter Safran.

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New Line’s The Conjuring movie series is coming back for one last ride. Or one last rite, as it were.

The project, operating currently under the simple title of The Conjuring 4, has been in the works since early last year but has finally landed on a director. And it’s a familiar visage.

Michael Chaves, who helmed the previous installment, 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, is in negotiations to direct what is being eyed as the fourth and final outing. The move makes Chaves a true Conjuring Universe player as he also directed last year’s spinoff, The Nun II.

David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, who co-wrote the third installment with franchise creator James Wan, penned the screenplay.

Wan is producing with Peter Safran.

Plot details are being kept six feet under but once again supernatural investigators Ed and Lorrain Warren will face creaky doors, shadows in the windows,...

Hollywood has always been enamored of franchises. Universal became synonymous with horror movies in the 1930s with their Classic Monsters run, while MGM mined Mickey Rooney's Andy Hardy character for 16 films. And then there's the "Blondie" series based on Chic Young's comic strip, which Columbia Pictures wrung bone dry for a staggering 28 installments.

For the most part, these films were produced quickly and cheaply for a quick score at the box office. It wasn't until 1962, when United Artists made a killing with the first James Bond movie ("Dr. No"), that studios began to view franchises as cash cows. With the subsequent success of the "Pink Panther" and "Planet of the Apes" movies, the industry became increasingly eager to turn its blockbusters into ongoing sagas. This filmmaking approach went into hyperdrive in 1977 with the unprecedented phenomenon of "Star Wars." From that point forward, Hollywood quickly became a franchise-driven town.

The Nun 2 is a successful addition to the Conjuring franchise, solidifying director Michael Chaves as a valuable member. The movie expands on the lore of Valak and introduces connections to other films in the Conjuring Universe with Ed and Lorraine Warren's post-credits appearance. Michael Chaves and writer Akela Cooper worked well together, creating vivid characters that felt modern yet timeless in a period piece setting.

The Nun 2 cements director Michael Chaves as a necessary member of the Conjuring franchise, hitting it out of the part with another box office success. The movie follows The Nun protagonist Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and newcomer Sister Debra (Storm Reid) as they investigate a series of apparent murders that lead to a French boarding school and the return of the demonic nun, Valak.

The Nun 2 is now available on streaming and home video, allowing fans to take a closer look...

Director Michael Chaves confirms the connection between Sister Irene and Lorraine Warren in The Nun II, tying the two characters together. Chaves wanted to deliver a clear announcement of the connection, making it a bigger part of the story rather than just an Easter egg. The idea of connection to family resonates with audiences and adds emotional depth to the characters' relationship.

With the movie's Easter egg seemingly confirming the fan theory, director Michael Chaves has opened up about The Nun II's Sister Irene and Lorraine Waren connection. The latest chapter in The Conjuring Universe saw Taissa Farmiga's Sister Irene tasked with investigating a series of murders of priests in France seemingly tied to the demon Valak, despite having defeated the entity in the prior movie. During her confrontation with Valak in the finale, the demon tries to light Irene on fire, with her successfully remaining unburned and a...

“The Nun II” is more evidence that “The Conjuring Universe” is among the most consistent and bankable franchises in Hollywood. It’s a straight-up sequel to “The Nun,” with both films now serving as prequels to “The Conjuring 2.” The Michael Chaves-directed entry earned $268 million worldwide on a $39 million budget. That was up from Chaves’ $197 million-grossing “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” released in the Covid/Project Popcorn summer of 2021. It’s also more than the $200 million DC superhero tentpole “The Flash.”

The eight films, begun in 2013 with James Wan’s “The Conjuring,” have earned over $2.25 billion on a combined budget of $71 million. Well, $2.37 billion if you count Michael Chaves’ “The Curse of La Llorona.” That early 2019 flick earned $123 million in early 2019 and contained a handful of “Conjuring” universe treats.

“The Nun II” (Credit: Warner Bros.)

Amusingly, even though it came from the same studio, with the...

Fun fact: “Emily in Paris,” which films all across the city of Paris and throughout France, was originally slated to film in New York. The idea was to shoot the majority of the Netflix series in the U.S. and head to France for a few weeks to film exteriors of iconic locations. Upon discovering showrunner Darren Starr’s plans, director and executive producer Andy Fleming exclaimed, “This is crazy, you have to shoot [in Paris].”

Referencing the charmingly worn doors in Parisian apartments that would be difficult to recreate in the States, Fleming talked about how he pushed for production to cross the ocean. “I thought, if the writers go over there, they will get in a taxicab going the wrong way around the Louvre, and they will be embarrassed in a restaurant and they will do all of the things that Emily would do, and [that] will inform the writing,” said Fleming.

Some have already seen a screening of the Warner Bros. squashed live-action hybrid animated movie Coyote vs. Acme, and they’re giving a big endorsement on social. As we reported the Warner Bros new motion picture administration of Michael De Luca, Pam Abdy and animation head Bill Damaschke axed the film for a $30M tax writedown. However, now the movie is being shopped with Apple, Amazon and Netflix taking interest. We hear that some of those streamers are catching the movie in the near future.

We also hear that the screening, which drew a huge applause at the end, and had wall-to-wall laughs, had Nun 2 Michael Chaves in attendance as well as Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once filmmaker Daniel Scheinert, in addition to pic’s cast of Will Forte, Lana Candor and P.J. Byrne and Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green.

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for the mid-credits scene of The Nun 2.

Director Michael Chaves reused footage from The Conjuring 3 in the mid-credits scene of The Nun 2, thinking he had fooled everyone. Chaves believed that no one would recognize the reused footage and thought he was being clever by including it in the scene. The mid-credits scene features main characters Ed and Lorraine Warren receiving a call from Father Gordon, known for facilitating their paranormal investigations.

The origin of the mid-credits scene from The Nun 2 has been explained by director Michael Chaves. The new movie is the eighth title in The Conjuring Universe, and the second directed by Chaves after The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which was the third entry in the main branch of the franchise. The mid-credits scene of the movie sees the main Conjuring characters Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine...

The Nun II director Michael Chaves reveals multiple Easter eggs hidden throughout the movie, including Valak's name spelled out in one scene. The film expands on Valak's terrifying presence in France during the 1950s and humanizes Maurice, setting the stage for the future of The Conjuring franchise. With plenty of secret details and a unique exploration of Valak's history, The Nun II is worth re-watching for viewers who want to catch all the hidden elements.

The Nun II director Michael Chaves has revealed a multitude of Easter eggs hidden throughout the movie, which viewers can pause to find now that it's available to stream. Another entry in The Conjuring universe, the film follows the return of Valak, who is still possessing Maurice from the previous movie. The villainous entity was first introduced in The Conjuring 2 before its backstory was further explored in its own set of films.

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The ending of The Nun II for Maurice was intentionally bittersweet, as it sets up his later fate in The Conjuring universe's timeline. Director Michael Chaves wanted to give Maurice a happy ending in the movie, knowing that it wasn't truly the end of his story due to his eventual death. Maurice's death is an important element in the shared horror universe, as his possession by Valak sets important events into motion and showcases the power of the demon.

The Nun II director Michael Chaves has revealed the film's devastating ending for Maurice was intentional, due to his later fate in the universe's timeline. The horror film ends with its antagonist, Valak, seemingly defeated, with Maurice no longer possessed and able to build a life with Sophie and Kate if he chooses. However, the character is destined to die later in The Conjuring universe, as the demon still latches onto...

This post contains spoilers for "The Nun II."

It's difficult to encapsulate just how huge The Conjuring Universe truly is. The third successful horror franchise launched by James Wan (following "Insidious" and "Saw") has expanded into three distinct tracks of horror stories: "The Conjuring" films, following Ed and Lorraine Warren; the "Annabelle" films, centered on the titular doll; and "The Nun" films, centered on the demon Valak. "The Nun II" is the latest addition to the series, a massive hit at the box office and a film that laid the groundwork for what feels like the inevitable climax of the decades-spanning story. It feels like we're heading toward a final chapter like The Avengers, but with demons, possessed artifacts, and Patrick Wilson singing Elvis songs.

"The Nun II" is currently available on Digital and is coming to 4K Uhd soon, and in honor of its release, I was fortunate enough...

There are definitely some benefits to watching horror movies at home. For one thing, it's easy to hide under the covers when jump scares get overwhelming, or to pause for popcorn if you need to break the tension (or just really want some popcorn). In the case of the self-referential and foreshadowing-heavy Conjuring Universe, though, catching the latest movie on digital and home media also comes with one extra added benefit: the potential for frame-by-frame Easter egg hunting.

There are Easter eggs aplenty hidden throughout the interconnected franchise that began with "The Conjuring" in 2013, and apparently "The Nun II" is no exception. /Film's Bj Colangelo recently spoke with the director of the latest Conjuring-verse chiller, Michael Chaves, to get the scoop on some of the movie's most rewarding hidden references. Fair warning if you haven't seen "The Nun II" yet: Chaves talks about some of these hidden references in detail,...

"The Curse of La Llorona" was initially believed to be a standalone film, but it was later revealed to be connected to the greater "Conjuring" universe. Tony Amendola reprises his role as Father Perez from "Annabelle" in "The Curse of La Llorona," making it a direct connection between the two films. While the film doesn't officially belong to the "Conjuring" universe, it contains Easter eggs and references that link it to the broader cinematic universe, leaving the possibility open for a future connection.

The Curse of La Llorona is a standalone horror movie with ties to a greater universe, but how does La Llorona connect to The Conjuring? When New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. released The Conjuring in 2013, they had no idea just how big it would become. The James Wan-directed film is viewed as one of the modern classics of the genre and received critical praise upon release.