Mckenna Grace, who can next be seen in Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” and as a young Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, has been cast as one of the leads in New Line Cinema’s third Annabelle, reports Deadline.
Interestingly, Grace will play Judy, the Warrens’ young daughter who becomes a target of the demonic doll, Annabelle. The site adds that the movie will also turn on the experiences of Judy’s two teenage babysitters.
The third installment in the lucrative New Line horror franchise is gearing up to shoot next month with additional casting coming together now. The project remains untitled.
Gary Dauberman, known for his scripts for It: Chapter 1 and 2 and The Nun, wrote the screenplay and will make his directorial debut. Horror supremos James Wan (for Atomic Monster) and Peter Safran (for The Safran Company) are producing. Michael Clear is executive producer.
During Comic-Con’s ScareDiego event, Dauberman said of the latest Annabelle installment, “It really picks up with the Warrens bringing Annabelle to the place where it can really no longer wreak havoc, which is their artifact room. But, of course, it turns out she can also wreak havoc there.
“It’s basically Night at the Museum with Annabelle!” added Wan at the time.
This will be the sixth film in The Conjuring Universe, which has grossed more than $1.5B worldwide. No word yet on whether Conjuring 2 stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson, who played the Warren parents, are aboard. The fact that Annabelle targets two babysitters gives weight to the fact that the paranormal investigators will be “out of town”.
To recap, the Universe so far contains:
- The Conjuring (2013)
- The Conjuring 2 (2016)
- Annabelle (2014)
- Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- The Nun (2018)
Annabelle 3 comes alive on July 3, 2019.
