Darkness Must Be Hunted in the First Trailer for Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs
Scarlett Johansson plays an NYPD detective chasing ritualistic killings tied to a satanic serial killer and an ancient evil, Flanagan said.
- On Friday, writer-director Mike Flanagan unveiled the first trailer for 'The Exorcist: Martyrs' at New York City Comic Con, announcing a March 12, 2027 theatrical release starring Scarlett Johansson as a homicide detective.
- Universal, having purchased franchise rights for $400 million in 2021, turned to Flanagan after 'The Exorcist: Believer' earned $137 million globally in 2023 amid poor reviews, requiring a fresh creative direction.
- Johansson stars as NYPD homicide detective Julie Miller, investigating a string of murders linked to satanic priest Father Sunday; the case resurfaces 13 years after she first apprehended him.
- Flanagan described the project as 'the scariest project he's done in his career,' emphasizing his determination to take the franchise in a 'completely different direction' than predecessors.
- Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and Morgan Creek Entertainment produced the film in association with Flanagan's Red Room Pictures, with Chiwetel Ejiofor joining the ensemble cast supporting the new vision.
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Darkness must be hunted in the first trailer for Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs
Mike Flanagan is no stranger to exploring the darker corners of the human psyche, but with The Exorcist: Martyrs, the acclaimed filmmaker is stepping into one of horror cinema’s most iconic franchises. And judging by the newly released trailer, he’s bringing his particular brand of psychological unease to a story where the horrors of the...
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Scarlett Johansson is hunting a killer whose crimes may have something in common with America’s most notorious murderers: the devil himself. The first full trailer for Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist: Martyrs, released October 9, invokes real-life serial killers H.H. Holmes and the Zodiac Killer, suggesting that some of history’s most disturbing crimes might have supernatural […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
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