The universe of The Conjuring is about to expand. New Line Cinema’s upcoming prequel has taken a major step forward by finding the actors who will portray famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix have been cast as younger versions of the paranormal investigators for the prequel The Conjuring: First Communion. The upcoming feature film serves as a prequel to the blockbuster horror franchise, following the iconic demonologists earlier in their careers as they investigate chilling supernatural cases that would ultimately make them legends in the paranormal world.
Here is everything we know about the upcoming prequel, including release date, plot details, and casting.
When will The Conjuring: First Communion premiere?
The project is aiming for a theatrical release on September 10, 2027. Please check back here for any updates and changes to the schedule.
What is The Conjuring: First Communion about?
The Conjuring: First Communion is a prequel in The Conjuring Universe focusing on the early years of husband-and-wife paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. While explicit plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, the film will explore how the duo met and began their ghost-hunting careers, setting them on the path to becoming the world’s most famous ghost hunters.
Who stars in The Conjuring: First Communion?
Garrett Wareing stars as a young Ed Warren, and Amanda Fix stars as a young Lorraine Warren. Please check back for additional casting details.
What are the other Conjuring movies about?
The original film, 2013’s The Conjuring, follows Ed and Lorraine as they help the Perron family, whose remote Rhode Island farmhouse is terrorized by a witch’s curse.
In 2016’s The Conjuring 2, the Warrens travel to London to assist a single mother and her four children experiencing aggressive poltergeist activity. The film introduces the terrifying demonic entity known as Valak (The Nun), which would eventually have its own film.
2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It was about the real-life 1981 trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, where the defense claimed demonic possession as a reason for murder, leading the Warrens to prove it in court.
2025’s The Conjuring: Last Rite follows Ed and Lorraine in 1986 as they come out of retirement to investigate supernatural activity at the Smurl family home in Pittston, Pennsylvania.
Spinoff movies about the Warrens’ terrifying keepsake, the Annabelle doll — 2014’s Annabelle, 2017’s Annabelle: Creation, and 2019’s Annabelle Comes Home — center on a haunted porcelain doll possessed by a demonic entity that torments various owners.
2018’s The Nun and 2023’s The Nun II follow a young nun battling the demon Valak (introduced in the second film) in a remote abbey in 1950s Romania, and later in a French boarding school.
The Conjuring Universe is the highest-grossing horror franchise of all time, with over $2.7 billion in worldwide box office receipts over its nine movies (per Variety).
Who is behind The Conjuring: First Communion?
The Conjuring: First Communion is directed by Rodrigue Huart from a screenplay by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg. The film is produced by New Line Cinema and Atomic Monster.
The Conjuring: First Communion, in theaters, September 10, 2027