Overview

• With two fresh clips and new IMAX, 4DX and ScreenX posters released, the film opens Sept. 5 in North American theaters with an R rating for bloody/violent content and terror.
• New Line positions this as the final mainline entry for now, with Wan acknowledging future possibilities but offering no firm plans for a Phase Two.
• The story draws on the real Smurl family haunting, serving as the Warrens’ most dangerous case and a send-off for the core saga.
• Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga make their final mainline appearance as Ed and Lorraine, introducing Mia Tomlinson as adult Judy Warren and Ben Hardy as Tony Spera.
• Wilson and Farmiga addressed comedian Matt Rife and Elton Castee’s five-year custodianship of the Warrens’ home and museum collection, expressing curiosity and noting local concerns.