Meet the new Warrens: The Conjuring prequel casts Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix

The Conjuring universe is not done scaring up sequels. Warner Bros. and New Line just pressed go on a prequel, and they finally found their young Ed and Lorraine Warren. About time they rewound the clock instead of throwing another cursed trinket at us.Meet your new WarrensGarrett Wareing has been cast as young Ed Warren and Amanda Fix is playing young Lorraine in The Conjuring: First Communion. Dread Central had the exclusive. Wareing you might know from The Long Walk and Manifest; Fix recently showed up in Orphan Black: Echoes. Cameras are already rolling, and this is the first time the franchise ’s core ghost hunters will be led by new faces instead of the pair who made them famous.Will Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga appear?Warner Bros. is keeping quiet. There is no confirmation that Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will pop in as older versions. Even a quick handoff scene would neatly connect this origin story to the films everyone knows, but for now, that door is neither open nor closed.What is this prequel actually about?The plot is locked up. Rodrigue Huart is directing from a script by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, and the studio has not released a synopsis. Expect something set in the Warrens’ earliest years, long before James Wan’s 2013 film introduced them to mainstream audiences. The hook is simple: which early encounter turned them from curious investigators into the couple who stare down demons for a living?Where it sits in the franchiseThe Conjuring machine is already an 11-film operation, covering the mainline entries and spinoffs like The Nun, Annabelle, and The Curse of La Llorona. The schedule is laid out: The Revenge of La Llorona arrives April 9, 2027, and The Conjuring: First Communion opens September 10, 2027. The studio is clearly keeping the pipeline full.At a glanceTitle: The Conjuring: First Communion Cast: Garrett Wareing (young Ed Warren), Amanda Fix (young Lorraine Warren) Director: Rodrigue Huart Writers: Richard Naing, Ian Goldberg Status: Filming underway Universe: Part of an 11-film Conjuring lineup (mainline films, The Nun, Annabelle, The Curse of La Llorona) Release date: September 10, 2027 Also dated: The Revenge of La Llorona on April 9, 2027 Legacy wrinkle: No confirmation yet on Patrick Wilson or Vera Farmiga appearing

Meet the new Warrens: The Conjuring prequel casts Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix

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