The Conjuring 2 sends out a casting call for child actors

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Filming begins on director James Wan's sequel to his 2013 hit THE CONJURING in a few months, and to bring the story to life Wan needs to cast some children to be terrorized by the ghost story's dark spirits.

Casting director Rose Wicksteed is accepting submissions from child actors in any area for the following roles:

JANET HODGSON
AGE 11 – CAUCASIAN

She is a thoughtful and curious girl from Enfield, London. Working class. We are looking for an exceptional child with emotional intelligence for this role. London or standard British accent. She must be able to handle dialogue and convey strong emotions.
LEAD ROLE

BILLY HODGSON
AGE 8 – CAUCASIAN

Billy is the youngest of the Hodgson siblings and suffers from a stutter. He is cute and playful – the baby of the family. London or standard British accent. He must be able to handle dialogue and convey strong emotions.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

MARGARET HODGSON
AGE 14 – CAUCASIAN

Margaret is the oldest Hodgson child. She is a sympathetic and supportive young woman. She is academic and mature. London or standard British accent. She must be able to handle lots of dialogue and convey strong emotions.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

JOHNNY HODGSON
AGE 10 – CAUCASIAN

He is quick witted and picks fights with his siblings. He is a good footballer – boyish. London or standard British accent. He must be able to handle lots of dialogue and convey emotion.
GREAT SUPPORTING ROLE

Titled THE CONJURING 2: THE ENFIELD POLTERGEIST, the sequel will be filming in London from September through November, with some additional shooting scheduled to take place in Los Angeles.

I loved THE CONJURING, my favorite element of it being the interaction between Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as married paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. He says, "I can't lose you." She replies, "You won't. Let's finish this together." And my heart melts. Wilson and Farmiga will be reprising their roles to look into the Enfield Poltergeist, which is pretty much all I need. It doesn't really matter to me what kind of shenanigans the ghosts get up to this time, I just want to see more of the Warren relationship.

Wan and New Line Cinema will be hooking me up with some of that when THE CONJURING 2 hits theatres on June 10, 2016.