Mike Flanagan Set To Direct “Radical New Take” On ‘Exorcist’ For Blumhouse, Morgan Creek

Universal has set its new Exorcist movie from Doctor Sleep helmer Mike Flanagan on an appropriate date. The pic from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek will attack theaters on Friday the 13th — March 13, 2026.

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The Exorcist franchise.The Doctor Sleep director, who is best known for his Netflix original dramas such as The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, will helm what is being described as a “radical new take” on The Exorcist for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek.“The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and it is an honour to have the chance to try something fresh, bold, and terrifying within its universe,” Flanagan stated (via Variety). “Reuniting with my friends at Blumhouse, with whom I’ve made some of my favorite pieces of work, only makes this more exciting.”Notably, Flanagan’s upcoming film will be an all-new story and not a sequel to 2023’s The Exorcist: Believer, which was directed by David Gordon Green.

Well, it’s official: after starting talks with Blumhouse earlier this month, Mike Flanagan will write, direct, and produce the studio’s next “Exorcist” film.  But Deadline reports that the project isn’t a sequel to “The Exorcist: Believer” anymore.  Instead, Flanagan will helm “a radical new take” on the horror series for Blumhouse and Morgan Creek, effectively starting the franchise over.

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Exorcist film is in the works with horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan tapped to direct.Per a report by Deadline Hollywood, horror filmhouse Blumhouse has confirmed that Flanagan will lead a new entry in the Exorcist universe, telling an entirely new story. It has also confirmed that the movie will not be tied to last year’s The Exorcist: Believer from director David Gordon Green.In a press statement announcing Flanagan’s attachment to the next Exorcist film, Blumhouse promised that the director’s movie will be a “radical new take” on the horror franchise that has spanned nearly five decades.So excited we can finally confirm this! https://t.co/Z27QUv5wI1— Mike Flanagan (@flanaganfilm) May 30, 2024Flanagan – best known for Doctor Sleep and his acclaimed Netflix projects The Haunting Of Hill House, Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher – will also write and produce the currently untitled Exorcist film.The news comes after David Gordon Green exited the Exorcist franchise earlier this year due to last year’s Believer poor performance at the box office.

The Exorcist universe is expanding.

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