Deadline reviews that Scarlett Johansson is about to star within the new Exorcist film from Mike Flanagan. In a press release, Flanagan mentioned, “Scarlett is an excellent actress whose charming performances at all times really feel grounded and actual, from style movies to summer season blockbusters, and I couldn’t be happier to have her be a part of this Exorcist movie.“
The outlet says that the brand new Exorcist film will possible be Johansson’s subsequent venture. It is going to be produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Entertainment, and Flanagan, who will write and direct the venture by means of his Crimson Room Photos banner.
Fortunately, this can NOT be a sequel to The Exorcist: Believer. David Gordon Inexperienced’s film was meant to be the primary of a brand new trilogy (The Exorcist: Deceiver had even been given a 2025 launch date), however the lacklustre field workplace and scathing opinions compelled the studio to rethink its plans. Flanagan was then introduced in to develop a “radical new take” on the franchise.
The Exorcist stands as a timeless horror masterpiece, even when its follow-ups (save for the underrated Exorcist III) by no means fairly discovered their footing. But when anybody has the ability to summon one thing worthy of the unique’s legacy, it’s Mike Flanagan — a filmmaker who has confirmed he can do slow-burn horror like few others.
In his evaluate, our personal Chris Bumbray known as The Exorcist: Believer an abysmal, boring try to relaunch the franchise. “It’s supposed to be the first entry in a new trilogy of Exorcist films, but the movie is so abysmal one shouldn’t hold out too much hope for a follow-up,” Bumbray wrote. “While it may have a strong box-office opening, word of mouth seems sure to be dire. The only thing that saves Exorcist: Believer from being called the worst Exorcist movie ever is the fact that this particular series has some very bad entries.” You’ll be able to take a look at the remainder of Bumbray’s evaluate proper right here.
Johansson lately helped relaunch the Jurassic World franchise with Jurassic World Rebirth, which earned over $868 million worldwide. A sequel is in improvement, with director Gareth Edwards in talks to return. Johansson can also be anticipated to come back again alongside Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali.
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