{"id":304597,"date":"2025-11-24T22:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/304597\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T22:07:08","slug":"scarlett-johansson-to-star-in-new-exorcist-horror-movie-from-mike-flanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/304597\/","title":{"rendered":"Scarlett Johansson to Star in New Exorcist Horror Movie From Mike Flanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/scarlett-johansson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_scarlett-johansson_1\" data-tag=\"scarlett-johansson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scarlett Johansson<\/a> will star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/mike-flanagan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mike-flanagan_1\" data-tag=\"mike-flanagan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Flanagan<\/a>\u2019s \u201cfresh, bold\u201d take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/exorcist\/\" id=\"auto-tag_exorcist_1\" data-tag=\"exorcist\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Exorcist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/blumhouse\/\" id=\"auto-tag_blumhouse_1\" data-tag=\"blumhouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blumhouse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/universal-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_universal-2_1\" data-tag=\"universal-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Universal<\/a> are behind the latest attempt to revive the horror franchise, which follows the companies\u2019 ill-fated effort to launch a franchise with 2023\u2019s The Exorcist: Believer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFlanagan wrote the script and is directing and producing the new feature that is not a remake nor a sequel but set in the Exorcist \u201cuniverse,\u201d whatever that entails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe original Exorcist, based on the novel by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, focused on the demonic possession of a young girl and the priests that try to save her. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars. The various follow-ups mostly featured stories centered on the girl (now grown-up), the back stories of the priests or other demonic cases detectives from the first movie investigated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThe Exorcist\u00a0is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and it is an honor to have the chance to try something fresh, bold and terrifying within its universe,\u201d is how Flanagan described the project when his involvement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/the-exorcist-trilogy-canceled-mike-flanagan-new-movie-1235608632\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was announced<\/a> in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAt the time, David Robinson, chairman and CEO of Exorcist rights holder Morgan Creek, said, \u201cI think his vision for this franchise is going to stun audiences worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDetails on the take are being kept strapped to the bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAmong the producers on the project is Trevor Macy, via Intrepid Pictures. Flanagan, who is known for directing Stephen King adaptations such as\u00a0Doctor Sleep\u00a0and\u00a0Gerald\u2019s Game\u00a0as well as creating TV shows such as\u00a0Midnight Mass and\u00a0The Haunting of Hill House, is producing via his Red Room Pictures banner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tJohansson last starred in Universal\u2019s Jurassic World: Rebirth, which grossed over $868 million worldwide and proved that the studio\u2019s long-standing dino movie series still had the chomps when it came to attracting audiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scarlett Johansson will star in Mike Flanagan\u2019s \u201cfresh, bold\u201d take on The Exorcist. 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