The Conjuring: Last Rite Director says it is the right time to say goodbye to E and Lorraine Warren

Fans of horror are about to greet Patrick Wilson AND True femiga how and and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring: Last Rite. The release film marks the end of an era for the beloved horror franchise and director Michael Chaves He knows how much weight comes with the closure of the final case of the Warrens.

“I thought it was an incredible opportunity,” Chaves said to Gamesradar+. Not foreign to franchise, Chaves has already come out The curse of La Llorona, The Conjuring: The Devil me made me do itand more recently Sister II.

But also with that experience under the belt, entering the world created by James Wan, who directed the first two films, obtained a lot of pressure. Chaves admitted that he had “heard all the pressure” in assuming the last episode of the main series.

Despite the pressure, Chaves wanted to make sure the film meant something for fans who were with the franchise from the beginning. “I grew up, how, Nightmare in Elm Street – That was my first horror movie. And I know so many people that this is the film they grew up on.

“This is the film they saw when they were 11, 12 years old at a sleep party. It was their first horror film … so I know what so many people mean, and I totally knew responsibility.”

The convocation The universe has been running strong since 2013, which covers nine films including the Annabelle AND The nun spin off. Now, with The Conjuring: Last RiteThe story focuses on the final investigation of the Warrens, a chilling battle against a demonic force that torments the Smurf family.

When asked why it was now the right time to conclude the story, Chaves explained: “I think you want to end up in a higher point. I think it was something that everyone had the security of saying, you know, we are in a great space with this, with a series, and we do not want this to be a series that gets [run] On the ground. We wanted to end up with confidence and our conditions. “

While this is the end of the history of Warrens, the conjuring universe is not completely closing its doors. The president of the new Cinema Richard Brener line has already made fun of Latest rites It is the end of what calls evocation of phase one, leaving a lot of space for future spin-offs and new stories.

The Conjuring: Last Rite He arrives in cinemas on September 5, promising a powerful goodbye to E and Lorraine as he prepares the ground for what will come after in this universe horror in continuous expansion.