Warner Bros.' upcoming supernatural goth horror filmThe Nun 2has added Anna Popplewell and Katelyn Rose Downey to its cast. The film, the latest installment in the massively successfulThe Conjuringfranchise, has already announced prior castings for role reprisals from the first film.
The Nunis set inWarner Bros’The Conjuringuniverse, a franchise based on the real-life experiences of Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and writers whose adventures have spawned 8 successful horror dramatizations for New Line Cinema, with more on the way. Serving as a spin-off to the mainlineConjuringfilms,The Nuntells the story of the demonic entity Valak, who seeks to wreak havoc on the world via an avatar, and two members of the Roman Catholic church who must face this evil in their search for answers. The film was well received by many and fleshed out one ofthe most terrifying villains in theConjuringuniverse.
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Deadlineconfirmed that New Line Cinema had addedThe Chronicles of Narniastar Popplewell andClean Sweep’s Katelyn Rose Downey to the cast ofThe Nun 2, which started filming in October of 2022. While details on the plot are still behind wraps, it was also revealed that Popplewell would play Kate, a mother and a teacher at a catholic school in France, with Downey likely cast in the role of the older actress’ young daughter. The announcements come not long after it was confirmed thatTaissa Farmiga would reprise her role as Sister Irenefrom the first film, along with co-producers James Wan and Peter Safran returning from the first film with director Micheal Chaves (who previously worked on theConjuringfranchise filmsThe Curse of La LloronaandThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It) taking over fromThe Nundirector Corin Hardy.
The upcoming sequel was penned by notable contemporary horror scribe Alexa Cooper. The scribe, who recently wrote forthe upcoming Blumhouse horror filmM3GAN, is set to join the larger franchise, which recently crossed over the $2 billion threshold with Chaves' work onThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.Cooper, whose backlog includes work onGrimm,The 100,American Horror Story,Luke Cage,Jupiter’s Legacy,Witches of East End,Chambers, and most recently, the horror filmMalignant, has a lot to live up to because many expectThe Nun 2to top its predecessor similar to the secondAnnabellefilm.
While theNunsequel and the newly announced mainline continuation to the franchise have some fans excited, others are adamant thattheConjuringfranchise has run its courseand are unhappy to see more projects being announced when they believe it should have ended already. Whether the upcoming projects will be able to win over skeptical fans of the franchise will have to wait tillThe Nun 2is released to be seen.
The Nun 2is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 16, 2025.
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