Overview
- Universal confirmed the new release date after the film, once expected in March 2026, was delayed in production.
- Flanagan is writing, directing, and producing what’s described as a radical new take that is not a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer.
- Scarlett Johansson and Hamnet breakout Jacobi Jupe are attached to star, with additional casting yet to be announced.
- The project is produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek, in association with Flanagan’s Red Room Pictures, with producers Jason Blum, David Robinson, and Flanagan.
- The move follows Universal’s 2021 acquisition of Exorcist rights in a deal reported at about $400 million and a strategic pivot after Believer’s softer box office returns.