Mike Flanagan's 'The Exorcist' Set for Spring 2027 Release Date
Variety • • general
Key Points:
- Mike Flanagan’s new “The Exorcist” film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe, is scheduled for release on March 12, 2027, after production delays pushed it from an initial 2024 date.
- The film is described as a “radical new take” on the iconic horror franchise and is set within the same universe as the original 1973 “Exorcist,” but it is not a sequel to 2023’s “The Exorcist: Believer.”
- Universal acquired rights for a new “Exorcist” trilogy in 2021 for $400 million, with “Believer” grossing $136 million globally and bringing back Ellen Burstyn from the original
