It looks likeThe Conjuringmovies are becoming a bit of a family affair.The Nun, the upcoming spin-off of the popular horror franchise, has just added Taissa Farmiga, the younger sister ofThe ConjuringandThe Conjuring 2star Vera Farmiga, to the cast in a lead role. The movie iscurrently filmingand she is the second lead actor announced for the movie, alongsideHateful EightstarDemián Bichir.
The news comes courtesy ofDeadline, who are reporting that Taissa Farmiga, who is best known for her work on FX’sAmerican Horror Story, has joinedThe Nunand will be playing, somewhat appropriately, a young nun in the upcoming horror flick. James Wan, who directed both ofThe Conjuringmovies and is producingThe Nun, responded to the news on Twitter, welcoming Taissa Farmiga to the production and joking about the family link that now exists in the franchise. Here is what he had to say.
“Welcome @taissafarmiga to the family! Goal is to work with all the Farmigas. @VeraFarmiga #TheNun #talentedsiblings”
Plot details are being kept under wraps forThe Nunso far, but we do know that the movie is going to be centered on the creepy nunValekfromThe Conjuring 2which, interestingly enough, was a last-minute addition to the movie. Since Vera Farmiga was the one who interacted the most with Valek, it will be interesting to see if she winds up having any tie with Taissa Farmiga onceThe Nunis released. Since the movie is already filming and the cast is growing, we will probably learn more about the movie in terms of story in the relatively near future.
Warner Bros. is trying to develop something of a horror movie cinematic universe withThe Conjuringmovies, whichThe Nunwill help expand.Annabelle, which was the first spin-off based onThe Conjuring, did very well at the box office but was not embraced by critics and fans in the same way that the mainConjuringmovies were. However, the early buzz onAnnabelle 2has been good and withLights Outdirector David F. Sandberg at the helm, it looks like the studio has done a good bit of course-correcting after that first misstep. They can’t risk putting out another subpar movie if they want to keep this franchise going and they seem to understand that.
The Nunis slated for a prime summer release onJuly 13, 2018, That is a strategy that worked very well in the past forThe Conjuringmovies, as well as last summer’sLights Out, so they have every reason to think it will work for this movie as well. BeforeThe Nunhits theaters, we will be seeingAnnabelle: Creationon August 11. Warner Bros. also has plans forThe Conjuring 3, but there is no release date set for that movie yet.The Nunis beingdirected by Corin Hardy(The Hallow) with a script from Gary Dauberman and James Wan.
