The Nun

The Nun is an upcoming 2018 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy. The screenplay by Gary Dauberman is from a story by James Wan and Dauberman. It is a spin-off of 2016's The Conjuring 2 and the fifth installment in The Conjuring series, and stars Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Charlotte Hope, Ingrid Bisu and Bonnie Aarons. The film is set to release on September 7, 2018.

Plot
In Romania in 1952, a nun, a Catholic priest and a novice, sent by the Vatican, investigate the mysterious suicidal death of a nun at the Cârța Monastery.

Release
The Nun was scheduled to be released in the United States on July 13, 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. In February 2018, the film was pushed back from its original release date of July 13, 2018 to September 7, 2018. On June 13, 2018, a teaser trailer was released.

Potential sequel
On August 12, 2017, Wan discussed a possibility for a Nun sequel and what its storyline may cover: "I do know where potentially, if The Nun works out, where The Nun 2 could lead to and how that ties back to Lorraine's story that we've set up with the first two Conjuring's and make it all come full circle."