THE CONJURING: LAST RITES - Ed And Lorraine Warren Return For Their Final Case In First Trailer

THE CONJURING: LAST RITES - Ed And Lorraine Warren Return For Their Final Case In First Trailer

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for The Conjuring: Last Rites, which will see Ed and Lorraine Warren come out of retirement for one last case...

By MarkCassidy - May 09, 2025 06:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror
Source: Via FearHQ.com

Though The Conjuring Universe will continue with "Phase 2" (prepare for more Nuns, and Annabelles), September's The Conjuring: Last Rites is being marketed as the final instalment in the main series of movies that began back in 2013 with James Wan's original supernatural shocker.

This time, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are convinced to come out of retirement to look into the infamous Smurl family haunting.

"It is one of the more Googleable ones," producer Peter Safran tells EW. "It really fit the bill for us, being able to lean into something that audiences could go and Google after the movie. 'Oh! They really did have that many children.' 'Oh! They really were this age, and the grandparents really were there.' All of that stuff has always been meaningful to us."

"It's the end of the story with Patrick and Vera as Ed and Lorraine," he adds. "It doesn't rule out opportunities to do things down the line, but without really knowing exactly what I could say, I feel like The Conjuring is still a great playground."

The teaser delivers on the creepy and unsettling imagery we've come to expect from this franchise, but, as successful as these movies continue to be, many fans feel that there's been a significant dip in quality since the original.

Check out the first trailer and poster below, along with EW's motion cover and a featurette.

Before it was decided to focus on the Smurl case for this final film, some pretty out-there ideas were tossed around.

"Even as we were developing it, we were throwing a bunch of ideas out: 'How shamelessly big can we make it?' 'How epic can we make it?' 'Is this the culmination of all the demons coming to face them?" says director Michael Chaves.

The filmmaker reveals that the team briefly entertained the idea of "about a dozen Doctor Strange portals opening to reveal every Conjuring entity assembled together for an endgame of sorts."

"I felt strongly that the biggest, most emotional story we could tell was the most personal story."

"The beating heart of this franchise is Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson playing Ed and Lorraine," adds James Wan. "The family dynamic, the faith the characters have, and the faith that they have in each other are really the things that drive this particular franchise. I do think that's what people love about it. At least for me and Peter Safran, it's really about finding a way to tell the stories of these characters and to wrap them up in a way that feels respectful to where we started with them."

The official synopsis reads:

"The Conjuring: Last Rites delivers another thrilling chapter of the iconic Conjuring cinematic universe, based on real events. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reunite for one last case as renowned, real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in a powerful and spine-chilling addition to the global box office-breaking franchise. Farmiga and Wilson star alongside Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy, who portray Ed and Lorraine’s daughter Judy Warren and her boyfriend, Tony Spera, as well as Steve Coulter returning as Father Gordon, Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Beau Gadsdon, John Brotherton and Shannon Kook."

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 5/9/2025, 7:36 AM
I enjoyed all The Conjuring movies. Some of my favorite Horror movies.

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KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 5/9/2025, 8:14 AM
Bring it on!!, Patrick Wilson was so good in the first Aquaman movie
PatientXero
PatientXero - 5/9/2025, 8:37 AM
I hate these movies and the idea of these movies even more. Ed and Loraine Warren are known charlatans that preyed on people’s fears and ignorance.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/9/2025, 9:01 AM
I'm ready for these hacks to disappear forever
SauronthePower
SauronthePower - 5/9/2025, 11:34 AM
I live 20 minutes from The Warrens (their real moniker, if anyone really cares). During their lifetime(s), they were great fun for college campuses and local high schools or weekend hotel convention circuits. I won’t really stray into the veracity of their truth stuff, BUT, I WILL say that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson represent a SERIOUS level-up in terms of their visual portrayal onscreen vs. the corresponding chronological point in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s own timeline and that Hollywood has really given them 2nd life comparative to their ‘brand draw’ during this point in their careers

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