Horror followers simply received a critically thrilling replace on the way forward for The Exorcist franchise. A contemporary and radical take is formally transferring ahead, and Scarlett Johansson is stepping in to star within the subsequent chapter from filmmaker Mike Flanagan.
Flanagan, who’s writing and directing the movie, shared his enthusiasm, saying, “Scarlett is a superb actress whose fascinating performances all the time really feel grounded and actual, from style movies to summer time blockbusters, and I couldn’t be happier to have her be a part of this Exorcist movie.”
This new film arrives after 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer didn’t do properly on the field workplace, incomes $65.5 million within the U.S. and Canada and $136.2 million worldwide, a disappointing end result contemplating Common, Peacock and Blumhouse paid $400 million for the rights in 2021.
With David Gordon Inexperienced leaving the subsequent installment, the studio started assembly with prime expertise to reset the franchise’s course.
Johansson emerged because the standout alternative, particularly after serving to revive the Jurassic World sequence this previous summer time with Jurassic World: Rebirth, which scored near $869 million globally.
After assembly with Flanagan and producers, she formally signed on to guide this new reinvention. Insiders say scheduling wanted some arranging due to her different initiatives, however this Exorcist movie is predicted to be her subsequent main shoot.
This marks Johansson’s first totally dedicated horror function in her lengthy and profitable profession, including one more style to her spectacular record of movie initiatives.
This upcoming entry isn’t a sequel to The Exorcist: Believer. As a substitute, it explores an all new story set throughout the broader Exorcist universe. The movie is being produced by Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Leisure and Flanagan by way of his Pink Room Photos banner.
Alexandra Magistro will govt produce for Pink Room Photos. David Robinson is producing for Morgan Creek Leisure, with Jason Blum serving as producer for Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Ryan Turek on board as govt producer.
Johansson’s profession continues to evolve in fascinating methods. She just lately made her directorial debut with the Sony Photos Classics drama Eleanor the Nice, which premiered on the Cannes Movie Pageant.
Audiences will quickly see her in James Grey’s Paper Tiger alongside Miles Teller and Adam Driver. She has earned a protracted record of accolades all through her profession, together with a Tony Award for A View From the Bridge and a BAFTA win for Misplaced in Translation. In 2019 she scored two Academy Award nominations in the identical 12 months for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit, becoming a member of a brief record of performers to realize that milestone.
With Johansson taking the lead and Flanagan steering the artistic imaginative and prescient, this new Exorcist entry might find yourself being an awesome movie.
Supply: Deadline
