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Last September, as news circulated about the main "The Conjuring" series' upcoming fourth installment, "The Conjuring: Last Rites," reports also emerged of plans to expand the franchise with a prequel storyline and film. Now, several months later, horror film news site Dread Central has finally unveiled the new lead cast for this highly anticipated prequel.
According to Dread Central, rising star Garrett Wareing, known for "The Long Walk" (pictured left, below), will take over from Patrick Wilson to portray a younger Ed Warren. Meanwhile, Amanda Fix, a rising actress from the series "Orphan Black: Echoes" (pictured right, below), will play a younger Lorraine Warren.
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The prequel film is titled "The Conjuring: First Communion" and is currently slated for release on September 10, 2027. It will be directed by emerging French filmmaker Rodrigue Huart, with Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, the screenwriting duo behind the upcoming fourth installment, "Last Rites," returning to pen the script. Details regarding which of the Warrens' real-life paranormal cases will be adapted for this film have not yet been disclosed.
via： Dread Central