THE EXORCIST: BLUMHOUSE ADDS NEW CAST MEMBER TO JOIN JOHANSSON

By Bradley Kerrigan

Another actor has signed on to star in Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist with production starting in March. Scarlett Johansson is confirmed to the Blumhouse production, and we may now know who is being possessed in the film, as Hamnet actor Jacobi Jupe has been cast in the project. This is a brand new start for the franchise and will not be a sequel to the 2023 film Believer. Flanagan is writing, directing and executive producing the film through Red Room Pictures. Jason Blum and Ryan Turek will produce and executive produce for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

“The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker and it’s an honor to have the chance to try something fresh, bold and terrifying within its universe,” Flanagan stated. “Returning with my friends at Blumhouse, with whom I’ve made some of my favorite pieces of work, only makes this more exciting.” The director previously made three films with Blumhouse: Oculus, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil.

No official release date has been set for the new film but we speculate that we may see Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist in spring 2027.