Mike Flanagan to immediate the upcoming Exorcist sequel for Blumhouse and Universal

Mike Flanagan is in talks to substitute David Gordon Environmentally pleasant because the director of the next Exorcist sequel for Blumhouse and Common

Widespread Pictures and Peacock forked round an quantity someplace within the range of $400 million to obtain the authorized rights to distribute a trilogy of sequels to the 1973 basic The Exorcist, which we’re heading to a distinct collaboration amongst Blumhouse Productions and director David Gordon Inexperienced (who just lately shipped a trilogy of Halloween sequels), they'd been certainly anticipating the to begin with entry within the new trilogy to go in extra of better with audiences than The Exorcist: Believer did when it was produced previous Oct. (You possibly can examine our 4/10 assessment HERE.) The field workplace portions have been being okay, the movement image pulled in $137 million on a $30 million funds, however Common hoped for an entire lot superior than “okay,” and viewer reactions ended up largely unfavorable. Quickly following the launch of Believer, we listened to that Common and Blumhouse nonetheless supposed to have out the trilogy, however the comply with-ups can be reworked – and Inexperienced skilled nonetheless left the problem. Now it appears to be like they’ve noticed the director who might be utilizing Inexperienced’s place on the long run sequel, as Deadline studies that Mike Flanagan is in talks to instant the film.

Flanagan has a sturdy following within the horror group, as his earlier credit embody Absentia, Oculus, Hush, Simply earlier than I Wake, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Gerald’s Exercise, The Haunting of Hill Home, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Membership, and The Tumble of the Home of Usher. He simply completed write-up-output on his most up-to-date Stephen King adaption, the non-horror film The Day by day lifetime of Chuck.

Though Widespread and Blumhouse however hope to make two much more Exorcist movies additional than The Exorcist: Believer, Deadline was not succesful to find out if Flanagan is in negotiations to direct each equally of all these films or only a particular person. At one explicit time, the first sequel skilled been introduced the title The Exorcist: Deceiver and it was scheduled to achieve theatres on April 18, 2025, nevertheless it was eradicated from Common’s launch program when The Exorcist: Believer turned out to be a disappointment. So Flanagan received’t need to objective for a launch day that’s simply eleven months absent. On his Letterboxd profile, Flanagan has each the genuine The Exorcist and The Exorcist III on his file of favourite horror movies.

Environmentally pleasant skilled already labored out the screenplay for The Exorcist: Deceiver previous to he ditched the trilogy, however in any way he had deliberate was more than likely scrapped in favor of re-establishing and striving to offer an Exorcist movement image that audiences will like improved than Believer. Quickly after Inexperienced nonetheless left, producer Jason Blum even claimed he had “no thought” what the upcoming sequel goes to be. Now they’re turning to Flanagan to response that downside for them.

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I didn't like what David Gordon Eco-friendly did along with his Halloween trilogy, so I had no want in his Exorcist trilogy. A Mike Flanagan Exorcist sequel? Now which is a few factor I’m fascinated in observing.