Following the release ofAnnabelle: Creationthis year, it’s safe to sayThe Conjuringcinematic universe is alive and well. New Line and Warner Bros. have been planning to expand theConjuringfranchise in a big way ever sinceThe Conjuring 2hit theaters. Next up isThe Nun, which is set to arrive in theaters next year. Now, our first look atThe Nunhas arrived online, giving us the first behind-the-scenes footage from the movie, as well as a slightly better idea of what we can maybe expect from it.
The footage comes to us via a new featurette that has made its way online, detailingThe Conjuring universefrom the very beginning, while also looking ahead to the future. Though it isn’t much footage, around the 3:55 mark of the video, we see a little clip fromAnnabelle: Creationthat teasesThe Nun. In the clip. Anthony LaPaglia is looking at a photo of a group of nuns. In the photo, he can see the demon nun Valak lurking in the shadows. We also see director Corin Hardy, who describes Valak as a “classic, scary horror icon.”
Beyond that, there are a few choice shots from the set ofThe Nun, which are atmospherically quite different than what we’ve seen inThe Conjuringmovies previously. It looks like the spin-off is going to take place in the 50s and will be mostly in a church/convent setting, which could make for some very excellent horror. Given how wellAnnabelle: Creationwas received by critics and fans, especially considering how poorly everyone reacted to the firstAnnabelle, it’s likely the studio got their mistake out of the way early. They’re going to want to keep churning out quality movies.
Plot details have been somewhat scarce forThe Nunthus far, but we know it’s going to center onValak from The Conjuring 2, who was actually a last-minute addition to that movie. Bonnie Aarons, who played the part inThe Conjuring 2, is reprising her role for the spin-off. She’s joined by castmates Demián Bichir as Father Burke,Charlotte Hope as Sister Victoriaand Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene. Taissa Farmiga, interestingly enough, is thereal-life younger sister of Vera Farmiga, who plays Lorraine Warren inThe Conjuring. We’ll have to wait and see if those dots get connected in the movie.
The Nun is set for release on August 05, 2025, putting it right in the heart of the summer movie season. That means the studio has a good deal of confidence in what Corin Hardy, with the help of producer James Wan, was able to come up with. 2017 has been an amazing year for studio horror. Let’s hope that movies likeThe Nuncan help keep that streak alive next year. Be sure to check outThe ConjuringUniverse video, courtesy of Glenn Fernandez, for yourself below.
