Today, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema has given fans a first glimpse at the next instalment of the hugely successful The Conjuring Universe franchise, The Nun II. The film, directed by Michael Chaves, comes to UK cinemas on September 8, 2023.
Set in France, 1956, a priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
Taissa Farmiga (The Nun) returns as Sister Irene, joined by Jonas Bloquet (Tirailleurs), Storm Reid (The Last of Us), Anna Popplewell (Fairytale) and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from The Nun), surrounded by an ensemble cast of international talent.
Watch the official trailer in the player below:
The Conjuring Universe is the highest grossing horror franchise in history with $2+ billion worldwide. Globally, four of The Conjuring Universe titles have earned more than $300 million worldwide each (The Nun, $366 million; The Conjuring 2, $322 million; The Conjuring, $320 million; Annabelle: Creation, $307 million), and all seven have each grossed more than $200 million. The Nun is the top-earning film in the franchise, with more than $366 million worldwide.
Michael Chaves (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) directs, from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and Akela Cooper (M3GAN), with a story by Cooper, based on characters created by James Wan & Gary Dauberman.
The Safran Company’s Peter Safran and Atomic Monster’s James Wan produce, continuing their collaboration as filmmakers on all of the previous Conjuring films. The Nun II is executive produced by Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Gary Dauberman, Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Michael Polaire.
