Jonas Bloquet, who was seen in Elle, has come aboard New Line Cinema’s The Nun, the next installment in James Wan’s The Conjuring universe, Deadline reports.
He joins Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga in the pic, which is being helmed by The Hallow director Corin Hardy.
The spinoff is based on the nun character from The Conjuring 2, which was portrayed by Bonnie Aarons. She returns to the demonic role. Bichir is playing a priest named Father Burke who is dispatched by Rome to investigate the mysterious death of a nun.
Peter Safran and Wan are producing from a screenplay by the latter and Gary Dauberman. Exec producers are Dauberman and Todd Williams.
The film has secured a Friday the 13th release date in July 2018.