I am very excited to see what Mike Flanagan has deliberate for his story on this planet of “The Exorcist,” and we now have the primary large casting information, revealing that Scarlett Johansson has signed on to play the lead position:
From the Official Press Launch: “Academy Award®-nominated actress Scarlett Johansson will play the lead position in director Mike Flanagan’s radical new tackle The Exorcist for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek Leisure for Common Photos. The movie is about to shoot in New York Metropolis.
Johansson is a Tony and BAFTA-winning actress, producer, and director. Johansson’s directorial debut, Eleanor the Nice, which she produced along with her companions at These Photos, had its world premiere on the 78th Cannes Movie Pageant and North American premiere on the 2025 Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant. Johansson obtained her first two Academy Award nominations, for Greatest Actress and Greatest Supporting Actress for her performances in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story and Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit, respectively, turning into the twelfth performer to be nominated for 2 Oscars in the identical yr. Her different notable appearing credit embrace Jurassic World Rebirth, Asteroid Metropolis, Fly Me to the Moon, Black Widow, Misplaced in Translation, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity Warfare, Lucy, Below the Pores and skin, Ghost within the Shell, Isle of Canines, Sing, Sing 2, and Her.
“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,” mentioned Flanagan.
Johansson is represented by CAA, Yorn Levine LLC, and True Public Relations.
The movie will inform an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe and isn’t a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer. It’s produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Leisure and Flanagan, who will even write and direct through his Pink Room Photos banner. Alexandra Magistro will even government produce for Pink Room Photos. David Robinson produces for Morgan Creek Leisure. Jason Blum and Ryan Turek function producer and government producer for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.
Flanagan is the visionary author and director whose newest movie, The Lifetime of Chuck, lately received the coveted Folks’s Selection Award on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant and continues to generate vital awards buzz. He most lately wrapped manufacturing on the Amazon MGM Studios TV adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel, Carrie.
He’s additionally the filmmaker behind the acclaimed options Physician Sleep and Gerald’s Recreation, in addition to the creator of the hit collection Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill Home and The Fall of the Home of Usher. Flanagan is represented by WME, VanderKloot Legislation and Bespoke Publicity.
About Morgan Creek Leisure
Morgan Creek Leisure, led by President David Robinson, continues to construct on a library of 60+ movies with new tasks together with The Exorcist with Blumhouse/Common Photos written and directed by Mike Flanagan, Lifeless Ringers with Amazon/Annapurna Photos starring Rachel Weisz, and Hulu’s upcoming collection with Akiva Goldsman starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, primarily based on the cult basic Keep Tuned (initially written by Tom Parker and Jim Jennewein), the place Robinson additionally serves as Government Producer.
About Blumhouse-Atomic Monster
Blumhouse-Atomic Monster is the house of horror throughout movie, tv and gaming, liable for almost $10 Billion in worldwide field workplace, and has represented almost 50% of the horror market within the final 10 years. The corporate has produced almost 250 motion pictures and collection, together with Halloween, The Purge, The Black Cellphone, Annabelle, Paranormal Exercise, The Exorcist, Insidious, M3GAN, Fi
