‘Hamnet’ Breakout Jacobi Jupe Joins Scarlett Johansson in Mike Flanagan’s Standalone Exorcist Film

Overview

• Trade reports say principal photography is slated to begin in March in New York City.
• The film is described by the companies as neither a remake nor a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer.
• Mike Flanagan is writing and directing, with production mounted by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Entertainment, and his Red Room Pictures for Universal.
• Jupe is reported to be playing Johansson’s son, though character details have not been officially confirmed.
• Flanagan has said he sees this as a chance to honor the original while aiming to make the scariest movie he has ever made.