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His Jekyll and Hyde moment may possibly properly have evaporated with Universal’s sick-fated Dim Universe, but Russell Crowe hasn’t turned his back on horror: on the heels of The Pope’s Exorcist, which grew to come to be a surprise Netflix smash, he’s received The Exorcism—an unrelated film that absolutely shares some familiar themes.
In The Exorcism, Crowe performs “a troubled actor who begins to unravel even although taking photos a supernatural horror film,” in accordance to the film’s official description from the appears of the 1st trailer, he gets to play the possessed human becoming this time close to! It is also incredibly clear The Exorcism is definitely knowledgeable of horror-motion image history—The Exorcist is 1 of Hollywood’s legendary “cursed” flicks—and leans intensely into that.
There is an added layer at appreciate, also: The Exorcism is co-ready and directed by Joshua John Miller, the son of Exorcist star Jason Miller. “The origins of the film stem from my childhood place in observing my father, Jason Miller, taking element in the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist,” the director discussed in a statement delivered with the trailer. “If that wasn’t haunting lots of on its incredibly personal, my father in no way ever shied away from telling me stories of just how ‘cursed’ the film was: the mysterious fires that plagued the creation, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries—the listing went on and on. The lore of any ‘cursed film’ has captivated me at any time simply because.”
The Exorcism co-stars Ryan Simpkins (Anxiousness Street) as the increasingly worried daughter of Crowe’s character, alongside with various definitely recognizable faces: Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, Samantha Mathis, and a priestly David Hyde Pierce. It is directed by Miller, who co-wrote with M.A. Fortin, and Scream franchise veteran Kevin Williamson is involving the producers. It arrives in theaters June 7.
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