A poster of The Conjuring.
Actress Frances O'Connor is set to star in the sequel to the 2013 horror hit
The Conjuring, said
The Hollywood Reporter.
Director James Wan, rising high on the success of
Furious 7, returns as director and co-producer along with Peter Safran and Rob Cowan for the sequel. (Also Read:
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The 48-year-old actress, will play the mother of a girl, who is has haunting experiences and is desperate for help. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson will reprise their roles of real-life paranormal investigating couple Lorraine and Ed Warren.
The Conjuring 2 is due to begin production later in September. The director wrote the screenplay with Chad and Carey Hayes, with revisions by David Leslie Johnson.
Actress Frances has recently co-starred in television shows
The Missing and
Mr Selfridge.