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Warner Bros. Developing Conjuring Prequel With Rodrigue Huart in Talks to Direct

The project gained traction after Last Rites delivered a franchise‑best $487 million worldwide.

Overview

  • Warner Bros. and New Line are developing a prequel focused on the early years of Ed and Lorraine Warren, despite Last Rites being billed as the finale.
  • Short‑film director Rodrigue Huart is in negotiations to helm, according to trade reports, and no deals have closed.
  • Franchise writers Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg are attached to pen the screenplay.
  • Casting has not been set, and it remains unclear whether Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson will return given the likely use of younger versions of the characters.
  • Separately, HBO is developing a Conjuring series with Nancy Won as writer, executive producer and showrunner, as the nine‑film universe has amassed about $2.7 billion globally.