Scarlett Johansson Boards Blumhouse’s New Exorcist Movie from Doctor Sleep’s Mike Flanagan (DETAILS)

The power of Scarlett Johansson compels you! 

The Jurassic World Rebirth star is officially trading dinosaurs for demonic possession—at least for the time being—as the star of the new Exorcist film from writer-director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Life of Chuck). 

Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Entertainment, and Universal Pictures made the casting announcement Nov. 24.

“Scarlett is a brilliant actress whose captivating performances always feel grounded and real, from genre films to summer blockbusters,” Flanagan said in a brief statement. “I couldn’t be happier to have her join this Exorcist film.”

No stranger to big ticket franchises after Jurassic World and numerous Marvel blockbusters, Johansson was recently named the highest-grossing actor in the world with her movies grossing over $15 billion globally, according to box office website The Numbers.

There are no other cast members confirmed at this time.

What is Mike Flanagan’s Exorcist movie about?

There are no concrete plot details at this time, but the press release does make it clear that Flanagan’s currently-untitled take on the iconic IP that changed the face of horror over half a century ago “will tell an all-new story set in The Exorcist universe.”

What’s more, it is not a sequel to David Gordon Green’s ill-fated The Exorcist: Believer, which was ​​​​​​​​​intended to kick off a new trilogy.

In addition to writing and directing, Flanagan is also a producer through his Red Room Pictures banner that also includes executive producer Alexandra Magistro. David Robinson produces on behalf of Morgan Creek Entertainment, while Jason Blum and Ryan Turek are producer and executive producer for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

“I’ve always felt that there’s no point in going into a franchise or into a property that monolithic unless there’s something new you can bring,” Flanagan remarked in September 2024. “I chased The Exorcist very aggressively because I was convinced I had something that I could add. This is an opportunity to do something that I believe has never been done within the franchise — something that honors what came before it but isn’t built on nostalgia. I really just saw an opportunity to make the scariest movie I’ve ever made. I know expectations are high. No one’s more intimidated than I am.”

The seventh installment in the long-running franchise marks the director’s first non-Stephen King feature in nearly a decade. Nevertheless, Flanagan remains quite busy inside the Macroverse with TV adaptations of Carrie and The Dark Tower.