'Conjuring: Last Rites' Shares First Look At Franchise Finale (2025)

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'The Conjuring' Universe is one of the most popular and beloved horror franchises of the modern era, sporting countless hit films and grossing over $2 billion.

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At the center of it all is the main 'The Conjuring' series, which follows Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as real-life demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren as they investigate their most famous cases.

Now, almost four movies and 12 years later, it appears that the two stars are ready to say goodbye.

In an exclusive first look with Entertainment Weekly, Wilson and Farmiga reflected on their time with the franchise and each other, noting how much of a joy it was to work together.

"That's just the absolutely best arranged marriage in the history of arranged marriages," Farmiga said.

"I'm going to miss Patrick most of all," Farmiga continued. "I mean, not really. He's reachable within seconds on text. But I'll miss him as a fun scene partner who totally understands my kind of neurology, who vibes with my brain in a way.

"I love that guy. I'm so blessed to have had him by my side. He made all of these life-zapping, exhausting exorcisms feel like a family barbecue."

"I think that's why when you say, 'Can you imagine it being over?' I actually can't imagine it really because of her," Wilson said. "It really meant the world to me. I didn't think we'd be doing this for 12, 13 years.

"I only know this because I have a shirt from running a race in Wilmington. It says 2012, [which is] when we shot the first one. So, yeah, I get emotional. I can't imagine not doing a movie with her."

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The feeling about the duos chemistry was also felt by James Wan, who directed the first two 'The Conjuring' films and has since served as an executive producer.

"The beating heart of this franchise is Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson playing Ed and Lorraine," Wan said. "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."

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While Warner Bros. plans to continue exploring the stories of the Warrens in a television series, it will unfortunately be without Wilson and Farmiga, something Wilson isn't quite ready for.

"Me and Vera do take such pride in anything with the 'Conjuring' title. I don't know what it's like to watch something that says 'Conjuring' and not be in it," Wilson said. "I don't know. That's a scary thought to me."

However, Farmiga knows that this has to be the end of their time with the franchise.

"It is the end of the road. It's got to be the end of the road," Farmiga explained. "I would literally explode on camera. What 'Last Rites' demanded of us physically, emotionally, mentally, stamina-wise.... It's been a long haul, man.

"It's been a really, really long haul, but it's time. It is time to trade her clairvoyance in for crossword puzzles. She's going to take up some tai chi. They're going to Turks and Caicos, baby, and so am I."

'The Conjuring: Last Rites' is set to release in theaters on Sept. 5, 2025.

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