Matthias Schweighöfer joins the congregation of The Conjuring: First Communion

Although The Conjuring: Last Rites was billed as something of a finale for the horror franchise, the instant it grossed nearly $500 million at the box office, you knew there was going to be more. Thus, New Line Cinema is moving forward with The Conjuring: First Communion, a prequel featuring young versions of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the married paranormal investigators previously played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. We already know who will be filling their shoes (more on that later), and now Deadline reports that Matthias Schweighöfer has joined the cast of The Conjuring: First Communion as well.

All About The Conjuring: First Communion

Plot details regarding the prequel are being kept under wraps, as is the nature of Schweighöfer’s character. The actor is best known for appearing in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer as German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and as Ludwig Dieter in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. He reprised the role for a prequel movie, Army of Thieves, which he also directed.

As for the new Ed and Lorraine, it was announced last week that Garrett Wareing (The Long Walk) had been cast as Ed Warren, while Amanda Fix (Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen) will play Lorraine Warren

Rodrigue Huart is directing from a script by Richard Naing & Ian Goldberg. The film is slated for a September 10, 2027 release.

The Conjuring Franchise Will Continue

I’m still astounded by how successful the Conjuring franchise has become—$2.7 billion across nine movies—and producer Peter Safran is confident that the franchise will continue.

“I think that Last Rites shows that there is a lot of fuel left in the tank,” Safran said. “[Last Rites] was the end of that particular version of the story with Patrick and Vera and that version of The Conjuring. There’s so much more to it that we haven’t dug into. So the truth is, I think there’s really exciting ways to go with both film and television, frankly. It would be incredibly satisfying. People have been on this journey with us for a dozen years now. I think they want more.“

In addition to First Communion, there’s also a Conjuring TV series in the works at HBO. Nancy Won (Jessica Jones) is serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Peter Cameron (WandaVision) and Cameron Squires (Gen V) have joined as writers. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it’s said that the series will “continue the story established in the feature films.”

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