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Supernatural horror film The Conjuring: Last Rites is out now in theatres.
Directed by Michael Chaves, the film follows the franchise’s paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) as they try to vanquish a demon from a family’s home.
James Wan, who created the property, and Peter Safran return as producers.
The film is based on the true-life investigations of the ‘Smurl haunting’, which refers to claims made by Jack and Janet Smurl that a demon inhabited their home between 1974 and 1989.
It is also set to be the sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), and overall the ninth and final instalment of The Conjuring Universe, which dates back to 2013.
As the chapter comes to a close, long-time acting duo Patrick and Vera expressed their feelings on their experience working together, as well as how fans received the films.
“We’ve really kind of grown up in our 40s with each other, we still are just the same kind of goofballs that we’ve always been. So we haven’t changed, our work ethic hasn’t changed,” Patrick said.
“These movies are not easy to make. It’s very heightened stuff, fighting and screaming in tears and things blowing at you and blowing up around you and wind blowing your face fire and exercising demons, all that.
“It’s got all that. So it’s quite a ride over the years,” he added.
“What has moved me most over the years is seeing what the franchise has meant to kids, to people, and to the fans. They’re the soul of the franchise. It’s incredible fan art, it’s incredible tributes, cosplay, fan fiction, and art, they’re not just watching the films,” Vera said.
The Conjuring universe, which includes several sequels and spinoffs such as The Nun and Annabelle, is the highest-grossing horror franchise in history with more than $2.3 billion.
