Overview
- Universal announced the theatrical release for The Exorcist on March 12, 2027, resetting the franchise’s timeline by about a year from its scrapped March 2026 slot.
- Mike Flanagan is writing, directing and producing the film, with Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe set as the leads.
- The project is described as an all-new story in the 1973 film’s universe and explicitly not a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer.
- The film is produced by Jason Blum, David Robinson and Flanagan for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek, in association with Flanagan’s Red Room Pictures.
- Plot and production details remain undisclosed, reflecting Universal’s recalibration after a reported $400 million rights deal and Believer’s softer box-office returns.