Coming on the heels of directing one of this year’s biggest hits,Furious 7directorJames Wanis returning to his horror roots, revealing on his Twitter and Instagram pages that principal photography has started onThe Conjuring: The Enfield Poltergeist. The director shared the first photo from the “fogbound backyard” set, while the officialNew Line CinemaTwitter account shared another photo, featuring an actual priest blessing the set beforeproductionbegan. It isn’t known where production is taking place quite yet, but hopefully the director keeps sharing more images from the set as shooting continues.
Patrick WilsonandVera Farmigareturn asEd WarrenandLorraine Warrenfrom 2013’sThe Conjuring, which was a massivebox officehit for New Line. Thethrillertook in $137.4 million domestically and $318 million worldwide, from just a $20 million production budget.Frances O’Connorjoins the cast for this horror sequel, reportedly portraying a mother whose daughter is being haunted by supernatural forces. The supporting cast includes Shannon Kook-Chun and Jennifer Collins.
No specific plot details have been confirmed at this time, except that the story will continue to follow the real-life paranormal investigations ofEd WarrenandLorraine Warren. Their cases served as the inspiration for horror movie classics such asThe Amityville Horror, and they have also appeared on TV shows such asParanormal Stateand Unexplained Mysteries.Lorraine Warrenserved as a consultant onThe Conjuring, but it isn’t known if she will be back for the sequel.Ed Warrenpassed away in 2006.
The Conjuringwriters Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes are back to writeThe Conjuring 2, with directorJames Wanalso producing alongside Rob Cowan andPeter Safran. Walter Hamada and Dave Neustadter are serving as executive producers. It isn’t known how long production is currently slated to last for, but we’ll keep you posted with more updates as shooting continues.
New Line Cinema has already set a July 30, 2025 release date forThe Conjuring: The Enfield Poltergeist, which puts the sequel up against Lionsgate’sNow You See Me 2: The Second Actand Universal’s highly-anticipated video game adaptationWarcraft. With production starting today, that gives directorJames Wanless than nine months to complete principal photography and post-production. While we wait for more details on this sequel, check out the first photos from the set.
