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“Bid Our Fake Marriage Adieu”: The Conjuring 4’s Vera Farmiga Emotionally Reflects On Patrick Wilson Partnership As Filming Nears An End
The Conjuring: Last RitesaddsX-Menstar Ben Hardy and Mia Tomlinson as the latest new additions to join Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren’s (Vera Farmiga) final case.Slated for release in 2025, theninth installment in theConjuringfranchiseis 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.
WithThe Conjuring: Last Rites confirmed to be the last hurrah for the Warrens,Deadlinehas 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 inX-Men: Apocalypseand Roger Taylor inBohemian Rhapsody,will be joined byThe Beast Must Diestar Mia Tomlinson in the final installmentin the story. However, while the 2025 feature’s cast is slowly being announced, it is currently being kept under tight wraps which of the Warren’s cases have inspired the story.
What We Know About The Conjuring: Last Rites
Several Key Franchise Creatives Will Unite For The Warrens' Final Case
While the ongoing filming ofThe Conjuring: Last Ritesmay shine a light on other cast members expected to join the currently confirmed actors, much more is known about who is contributing to the movie behind the camera. Michael Chaves, who directed2021’sThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do ItandThe Nun II,will helm the Warren’s final chapter. Meanwhile,The Conjuring 2andThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Itwriter Ian B. Goldberg will join forces with Richard Naing to pen the screenplay.
Most fittingly, the director who helped launch the franchise will play a role in crafting the closing chapters.James Wan, will return to act as a produceralongside fellow producer and DC Studios co-CEO Peter Saffran. The movie is a co-production between New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, and Atomic Monster.
Our Thoughts On The Conjuring: Last Rite’s Potential Story
Two Notable Cases Remain Unexplored
Five of the Warren’s real-world cases have been adaptedinto the fictionalized movie universe so far. The Perron family haunting inspiredThe Conjuring, The Amityville Horror, and The Enfield Haunting would feature inThe Conjuring 2, while the case of Arne Cheyenne Johnson inspiredThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me DoIt. Meanwhile, the cursed Annabel doll found in their museum and the inspiration for the sub-franchise of the same name, whileThe Nun’s Valak is taken from older grimoires.
The two remaining cases thatThe Conjuring Last Ritescould be inspired by are theSnedeker House Haunting and the Smurl haunting, the former being a renovated funeral home in Connecticut and the latter involving a family haunted by a supposed demon. Both cases have been adapted previously, and it cannot be ruled out that the finalConjuringinstallment may be an amalgamation of the two, similar to howThe Conjuring 2handled the Amityville and Enfield cases. Regardless, viewers may be reluctant to say farewell to Wilson and Farmiga’s Warrens after watching their journey for twelve years.
Source: Deadline
The Conjuring
The Conjuring is a multi-film franchise that started in 2013 with James Wan’s The Conjuring. Since then, it has expanded with spinoffs like Annabelle, The Nun, and sequels to the original film. Due to the popularity of the movies, The Conjuring has become one of the most profitable franchises in Warner Bros.' portfolio.
