Has the nun already had character links with the Farmiga sisters? Filmmakers explain

There are several connections between the Conjuring movies and The nun – as the latter is a prequel / spin-off of the first – but there is a special link between them that goes beyond what is presented on the screen. Specifically, women leaders happen to be sisters, with Vera Farmiga portraying the paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the franchise, and Taissa Farmiga playing the religious postulator Sister Irene. In the current state of things, the relationship stops there, because it has not been established that there are links between the characters … but according to the filmmakers, this idea is certainly not irrelevant. Screenwriter Gary Dauberman recently told me:

In recent weeks, I've had the opportunity to chat with The nunThe filmmakers and the stars of the new horror film, and a question I raised a few times was the curious connection to Farmiga. Knowing that the movie did not specifically deal with the subject, I asked Gary Dauberman and director Corin Hardy if they had played with the idea – and not only did they both confirm that they were not there. they had some, but they added seeing established in a future chapter of the connective universe.

It should be recognized that in the continuity now established, there is not much that connects Lorraine Warren and Sister Irene beyond the fact that both are devoutly religious. Lorraine is a 40-year-old American woman who studies paranormal cases in the 1970s; and Irene is a 20 year old nun living in London, England, in the early 1950s. That said, just a little creativity and suddenly branches can develop to create an interesting and linked family tree for both characters.

When I spoke with Corin Hardy, he also noted that Taissa Farmiga was not involved in The nun because of his connection with his sister – but noted that it was something very important to him while he was watching his work on the set. Not only did he see Vera's flashes in Taissa's performance, but he added that it had some quality that makes them strangely perfect for those paranormal horror stories. Said the director,

You can watch Corin Hardy discuss the possibility of a link between Sister Irene's The nun and Lorraine Warren from The Conjuring by clicking play in the video below:

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