{"id":456276,"date":"2026-02-05T21:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456276\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:38:09","slug":"laurence-fishburne-joins-scarlett-johansson-in-the-exorcist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/456276\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurence Fishburne Joins Scarlett Johansson in &#8216;The Exorcist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLaurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/mike-flanagan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mike-flanagan\" data-tag=\"mike-flanagan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Flanagan<\/a> for a new nightmare in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/the-exorcist\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-exorcist\" data-tag=\"the-exorcist\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Exorcist<\/a>\u201d universe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAn Oscar nominee and Emmy and Tony Award winner, Fisburne boards the franchise reboot with a previously announced ensemble led by Johansson, Jacobi Jupe (\u201cHamnet\u201d), Diane Lane and Chiwetel Ejiofor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile Fishburne\u2019s role is under wraps, Variety previously reported the film will tell an all-new story and is not a sequel to 2023\u2019s \u201cThe Exorcist: Believer.\u201d The project will shoot in New York City and is set for a wide theatrical release in March 2027 from Universal Pictures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek Entertainment will produce the film with Flanagan, who is writing and directing via his Red Room Pictures. Alexandra Magistro will also executive produce for Red Room. David Robinson produces for Morgan Creek while Jason Blum and Ryan Turek serve as producer and executive producer, respectively, for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFishburne is perhaps best known for his iconic character Morpheus in \u201cThe Matrix\u201d franchise. A multi-hyphenate with more than five decades in show business, he made his film debut at 15 in \u201cApocalypse Now.\u201d He is the recipient of a Tony for August Wilson\u2019s \u201cTwo Trains Running,\u201d multiple Emmys (including for \u201c#FreeRayshawn\u201d), an Academy Award nomination for \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got to Do with It\u201d and seven NAACP Image Awards. His filmography includes \u201cBoyz n the Hood,\u201d \u201cThe Color Purple,\u201d \u201cMystic River,\u201d \u201cDeep Cover\u201d and \u201cKing of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn 2000, Fishburne co-founded Cinema Gypsy Productions with producing partner Helen Sugland. Their work includes \u201cblack-ish,\u201d its spinoffs and the Emmy-winning animated series\u00a0\u201cMoon Girl\u00a0and\u00a0Devil Dinosaur.\u201d Fishburne is represented by CAA, Landmark Artists Management, PMK Entertainment, and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb &amp; Dang.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laurence Fisburne is joining Scarlett Johansson and Mike Flanagan for a new nightmare in \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d universe. 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