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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are returning to theaters in “The Conjuring: First Communion,” a prequel movie in Warner Bros. and New Line’s horror franchise.
Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix will star
as young Ed and Lorraine, taking over for Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who have portrayed adult versions of the characters across several commercially successful films.
“The Conjuring: FIrst Communion” is slated to open on Sept. 10, 2027. Rodrigue Huart is directing latest chapter, which is expected to focus on the early years of the ghost hunting couple. Franchise veterans Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, who co-wrote the two prior “Conjuring” films, 2023’s “The Nun II” and this September’s “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” are writing the screenplay.
The “Conjuring” universe has become the highest-grossing horror franchise in history with $2.7 billion across nine films, including spinoffs such as “Annabelle” and “The Nun.” Last year’s “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” was billed as the final installment in the paranormal series, but it was clear that wouldn’t be the case after the movie became an outsized box office hit, earning a franchise-best $487 million globally.
James Wan created the occult-tilted property while Peter Safran has served as a producer on every installment. Safran will return to produce the prequel, with John Rickard, Natalia Safran, and Romel Adam serving as executive producers.
Wareing is currently on Netflix’s Western series “Ransom Canyon” and appeared in Lionsgate’s Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk.” Fix was recently in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” which premiered at Cannes, as well as the Duffer brothers’ Netflix show “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.”
