(But her favorite horror movie is The Shining.) Grace is an unabashed Conjuring superfan. She's starred in major productions such as Captain Marvel (as a young Carol Danvers), Once Upon a Time (as a young Emma), Haunting of Hill House (as a young Theo), and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (as a young Sabrina Spellman), but Annabelle Comes Home tops all that because it's, one, a horror movie and, two, set in the Conjuring Universe. Grace admits that joining Annabelle Comes Home is one of the greatest things to happen to her in her life. Plus, her interaction with Daniela and the furthering of her friendship with Mary Ellen will also flourish. Of course, much more about Judy Warren will be uncovered throughout the story, as she's the central character. Saying anything beyond that, such as revealing why her character feels the need to know more about morbid stories (including watching the Warrens' tapes), would be spoiling the film. In describing her character, McKenna Grace believes that all audiences need to know about Judy before seeing Annabelle Comes Home is that she's Ed and Lorraine's daughter. Growing up, Sarife says she was " petrified" of dolls, and starring in this film is a " little bit of payback." Somewhat jokingly, Sarife refers to her role in Annabelle Comes Home as a form of therapy, because " we all have to deal with our pasts, in different ways." But on a more serious note, Sarife feels that she can use a lot of the " terror" she experienced as a child to better serve her character in this film. Sarife considers Annabelle Comes Home the perfect opportunity to conquer her fear of dolls. It's a standard operating procedure for the " fun best friend" to be killed off rather early in horror movies. Katie Sarife describes her character, Daniela, as the " really fun best friend that finds the humor in everything," and based on one of the scenes that were being filmed at the time of the set visit - in which Daniela is going sifting through the Warrens' archives - it certainly seems that she's meant to be the character that pushes Judy and Mary Ellen throughout the story, perhaps not always in a good way. (Funny thing is, the projector malfunctioned in one take, which led to Katie Sarife joking about Annabelle taking over.) So, to protect Judy, Mary Ellen wants to do something more lively, fun, and appropriate for them. Mary Ellen isn't having any of it and doesn't want the tapes played at all. Daniela then talks about one of the Warrens' cases, about a bridal gown that kills the bride wearing it, with the blood disappearing afterward so that it can be worn again by another bride. In the second scene, Daniela is watching one of Ed and Lorraine's tapes when Mary Ellen walks in and turns it off. Mary Ellen immediately stops her, saying, " Judy? Judy, hey." Judy says something back to Mary Ellen, but the sound was soft and a bit unclear. Mary Ellen finds Judy in a bedroom (not her own and perhaps Ed and Lorraine's room), praying on her knees. At first, Mary Ellen is walking through the hallways of the house, calling out Judy's name, as if she was searching for her. The first scene was quite brief and was only between Judy and Mary Ellen. We had the chance to see two scenes being filmed while on the set of Annabelle Comes Home. Therefore, it's the perfect opportunity to bridge both corners of the Conjuring Universe together. So, it's a sequel to the first Annabelle movie (seeing as Annabelle: Creation was a prequel to that film), while also still being a prequel to The Conjuring. While much of Annabelle Comes Home's story is being kept under wraps, what has been confirmed is that it takes place after the opening sequence of The Conjuring (when the nurse brings the Annabelle doll home), but before the events of the rest of the film. Related: The Conjuring Universe Complete Timeline: From The Nun To The Warrens Audiences will still manage to see Ed and Lorraine on some of the tapes they've recorded, which will play in at least one sequence in the new film. However, their roles are a little more than a cameo. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren, respectively, in Annabelle Comes Home. Set in the early 1970s, Annabelle Comes Home is written and directed by Gary Dauberman ( IT, Annabelle) and stars McKenna Grace as Judy Warren, Madison Iseman as Mary Ellen, and Katie Sarife as Daniel, among others.
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