Mike Flanagan's 'The Exorcist' Is Now Filming - Bloody Disgusting

What an excellent day for an exorcism, as Mike Flanagan‘s The Exorcist has officially entered production in New York City. “Day 1… here we go,” Flanagan wrote on Instagram. The accompanying photo of the slate reveals that frequent Flanagan collaborator Michael Fimognari (“The Haunting of Hill House,” Doctor Sleep) is serving as director of photography on the project. Neither a remake of William Friedkin’s 1974 horror classic nor a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer, the film will tell an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe. Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers), Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet), Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Sasha Calle (The Flash), and John Leguizamo (John Wick) star. The cast also includes Flanagan regulars Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater, Gil Bellows, Carl Lumbly, Robert Longstreet, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr., Benjamin Pajak, and Carla Gugino. Plot details remain under wraps, but Johansson is said to be playing a mother with Jupe as her son. Flanagan is producing via his Red Room Pictures alongside Jason Blum for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster and David Robinson for Morgan Creek Entertainment. Executive producers include Red Room’s Alexandra Magistro and Blumhouse’s Ryan Turek. “This is an opportunity to do something that I believe has never been done within the franchise — something that honors what came before it but isn’t built on nostalgia,” Flanagan said of the project. “I really just saw an opportunity to make the scariest movie I’ve ever made. I know expectations are high. No one’s more intimidated than I am.” The Exorcist will possess theaters on March 12, 2027 via Universal. Before that, Flanagan’s series adaptation of Stephen King’s “Carrie” is eying an October premiere on Prime Video. He also co-wrote DC’s comic book horror movie Clayface, releasing October 23, and he’s attached to a new take of King’s The Mist. View this post on Instagram Related Topics:Michael FimognariMike FlanaganThe Exorcist Alex DiVincenzo You may like Mike Flanagan Signs Multi-Year TV Deal with Amazon MGM Studios Multiple Mike Flanagan Regulars Including Carla Gugino & Kate Siegel Join ‘The Exorcist’ Cast John Leguizamo Joins Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Cast Click to comment Movies ‘Slither’ 4K Trailer – James Gunn’s Directorial Debut Receives 20th Anniversary Restoration Published 22 minutes ago on March 13, 2026 By Alex DiVincenzo Although he’s now synonymous with superhero movies, James Gunn will forever be linked to the horror genre. After getting his start at Troma and penning the likes of Scooby-Doo and Dawn of the Dead, the made his directorial debut on Slither. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the 2006 horror-comedy has been newly restored in 4K from the 35mm interpositive, approved by Gunn and director of photography Gregory Middleton (“Game of Thrones,” “Moon Knight”). Slither will receive a limited theatrical re-release in the UK on April via Vertigo Releasing before hitting Digital on May 1 and Steelbook 4K UHD on May 18 from Visions Home Video. Special features: 4K Dolby Vision Presentation (new) We’ve Got Worms – Interview with Director of Photography Gregory Middleton (new) Feed the Fear – Interview with Editor John Axelrad (new) Just a Bee Sting – Interview with Special Make-up Effects Designer Todd Masters (new) What’s Gotten Into You – Interview eith Composer Tyler (new) Collectible Poster with New Artwork by Chris Malbon More To Be Confirmed No word on a US release at this time. Universal owns the domestic rights, but they licensed the film to Scream Factory for a collector’s edition Blu-ray back in 2017. In the cult classic, an extraterrestrial parasite infect the citizens of a town with the intent of devouring all life forms on Earth, leaving it up to the town sheriff and a local woman to put an end to the monster. Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, and Jenna Fischer star. Meagan Navarro wrote in a 2024 editorial, “For all the gross-out gags in Slither, it’s love that saves the day. That central theme of love runs rampant in Gunn’s work and it’s what grounds the filmmaker’s zanier impulses.” Continue Reading