The The Exorcist saga is set to be reborn thanks to a new project by Mike Flanagan, who this time will bring to the screen a completely original story with Scarlett Johansson as the absolute protagonist. After the misstep of The Exorcist: Believer in 2023, the production has decided to start from scratch: no sequels, no remakes, no forced nostalgia. Just a new story set in the same universe as the iconic 1973 film, but built with a modern and psychological approach.
Flanagan, already the author of acclaimed horrors like The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, seems to want to bring the saga back to the origins of terror, focusing on a more unsettling atmosphere than spectacular. Scarlett Johansson — international star and an actress capable of transitioning from blockbusters to more intimate roles — will be the emotional core of the story, likely in the role of a figure forced to confront an invisible and relentless evil. Her presence adds prestige and a huge dose of curiosity, especially for those who have never really seen her immersed in pure horror.
According to the first information, filming should take place in New York, with a production by Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, ready to relaunch a brand that had lost its luster in recent years. The goal? To bring back to the name "Exorcist" that disturbing and deep charge that made it immortal.
Meanwhile, the public is already wondering: will Flanagan be able to create a film worthy of the myth? And will Johansson be able to give a new, frightening, and powerful face to the most famous of cinematic nightmares? Expectations are sky-high. One thing, however, is certain: this new chapter seems to have all the right cards to bring the demon back to the big screen... and make the theaters tremble as it hasn't in years.