We Finally Know What Mike Flanagan’s New ‘Exorcist’ Is About
In 2027, one of the most iconic horror franchises ever, The Exorcist, is rising from the dead. When last we left the world started by William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece, a 2023 reboot fell flat on its demonic face. It follows Johansson’s character, an NYPD homicide detective, who works a case that ends with the execution of a serial killer named Father Sunday, played by John Leguizamo.
- ▪In 2027, one of the most iconic horror franchises ever, The Exorcist, is rising from the dead.
- ▪When last we left the world started by William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece, a 2023 reboot fell flat on its demonic face.
- ▪It follows Johansson’s character, an NYPD homicide detective, who works a case that ends with the execution of a serial killer named Father Sunday, played by John Leguizamo.
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In 2027, one of the most iconic horror franchises ever, The Exorcist, is rising from the dead. When last we left the world started by William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece, a 2023 reboot fell flat on its demonic face. But horror whisperer Mike Flanagan then recruited Scarlett Johansson to the cause, and now, we finally know what The Exorcist: Martyrs is all about.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000822587","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"movies","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"movies","TAGS":"mike-flanagan,scarlett-johansson,the-exorcist-martyrs","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")});…
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