The New ‘Exorcist’ and ‘Paranormal Exercise’ Will Hang-out Your 2027

Come subsequent yr, two horror franchises—The Exorcist and Paranormal Activity—will return to theaters, months other than one another.

On Friday evening, Common dated the subsequent Exorcist flick for March 13, 2027. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan, the movie stars Scarlett Johansson and Jacobi Jupe. Whereas particulars on this film are at present scare, it’s been billed as a “radical new take” on the franchise, whose final installment was The Exorcist: Believer again in 2023. When Common purchased the franchise rights, Believer was meant to kick off a trilogy, however its poor reception prevented that. Flanagan’s currently-untitled film received’t proceed Believer’s story, however is in the identical continuity as that and the 1973 authentic.

Individually, Paramount introduced the eighth Paranormal movie is approaching May 21, 2027. This one, we all know even much less about than Exorcist; it was solely lately that the studio discovered a director in Ian Tuason, whose function debut, the podcast horror flick undertone, arrives this March. Past their style, Paranormal and Exorcist are linked by Jason Blum and James Wan, producing each by way of Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

So, a brand new Exorcist on March 13, 2027, and a brand new Paranormal Exercise on Could 21 that very same yr. We’ll have extra on each as information emerges.

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