Warner Bros. Casts Young Ed and Lorraine Warren for Prequel

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have cast actors Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix to portray younger versions of famed paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren in the upcoming prequel film "The Conjuring: First Communion." The studio has scheduled the film for a theatrical release on September 10, 2027.

The casting marks a significant step forward for the project, which will explore an early chapter in the Warrens' lives, years before the events depicted in the main "Conjuring" film series. The new film is reportedly already in production, though official plot details remain undisclosed. Rodrigue Huart is directing from a screenplay by Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg, the writing team behind the previous installment, "The Conjuring: Last Rites." Franchise creators James Wan and Peter Safran are producing.

Wareing, known for his roles in the Stephen King adaptation "The Long Walk" and the Netflix series "Ransom Canyon," will play a young Ed Warren. Fix, recognized for her work in "Orphan Black: Echoes" and the upcoming feature "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma," will portray a young Lorraine Warren. Their casting follows the conclusion of the main Warren storyline with...