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Matthias Schweighöfer Leads Conjuring: First Communion 2027

7/21/2026

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New Line announced that German actor Matthias Schweighöfer will star in the prequel The Conjuring: First Communion.
Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix will portray young Ed and Lorraine Warren in the film.
Rodrigue Huart will direct the prequel from a script by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, with a release set for September 10, 2027.
The Conjuring franchise has earned over $2.7 billion worldwide, with its latest entry Last Rites grossing $499 million.

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New Line announced that German actor Matthias Schweighöfer will star in the prequel The Conjuring: First Communion.
Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix will portray young Ed and Lorraine Warren in the film.
Rodrigue Huart will direct the prequel from a script by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, with a release set for September 10, 2027.
The Conjuring franchise has earned over $2.7 billion worldwide, with its latest entry Last Rites grossing $499 million.