US Edition'The Ritual': Al Pacino Feared ‘The Exorcist’ Would Put Him in an Ambulance
- A young priest doubts the existence of demonic possession while an older priest is determined to exorcise a young girl named Emma Schmidt, who shows signs of being possessed.
- Emma Schmidt is noted for her exorcism in 1928 as a significant case of demonic possession in American history, documented by clergy over several months.
- Al Pacino plays the role of Theophilus Riesinger, who expresses concern about the horror film 'The Ritual,' stating he was worried it might alarm him like 'The Exorcist.'
- Critics have described 'The Ritual' as a film that fails to deliver a strong impact compared to its predecessors in the horror genre, leading to a dreary overall interpretation of the exorcism tale.
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Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins and Russell Crowe also joined the cast. It hasn't been a standout film since 1973's The Exorcist.
The Real Story Behind The Ritual and the Woman Who Inspired The Exorcist
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Ritual. Considering it provided some inspiration for William Friedkin’s seminal 1973 horror classic The Exorcist, the real-life exorcism case of Emma Schmidt (who was also referred to by the pseudonyms Anna Ecklund and Mary X) is unsurprisingly one for the books. But how much truth there is to the religiously-fueled aspects of the story is up for interpretation. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Ri…
Hollywood Comes to Church: How a Mississippi Basilica Became the Set for ‘The Ritual’
Courtesy photo L to R: Movie poster; Father Aaron Williams, rector of St. Mary Basilica in Natchez, Mississippi, smiles alongside actor. Al Pacino The whole cast and crew of the new exorcism movie were attentive to getting the Catholic elements of the film correct.
Even the presence of Al Pacino cannot save this demonic possession movie devilishly unafraid.
‘The Ritual’ Review: Exorcisms Happen, Excitement Not So Much in Drab Horror Opus With Al Pacino
Not since Paul Schrader’s ill-starred “Exorcist” entry “Dominion” in 2004 has an exorcism-centric thriller taken itself quite so seriously as “The Ritual.” Based on a real-life case, like director David Midell’s prior “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,” this more fantastical drama is a relatively restrained effort less interested in standard horror effects than the events’ […]
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