The Exorcism
Summary
With the two make out out in close succession to one another , Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin address the comparisons betweenThe ExorcismandThe Pope ’s Exorcist . The duo , intimately sleep together for the meta repulsion comedyThe Final Girlsand offense thrillerQueen of the South , co - wrote the novel Russell Crowe horror pic , with Miller directing , and the narrative revolving around a horror movie ’s production becoming afflicted by a supernatural comportment . The movie comes a twelvemonth after the dismissal ofThe Pope ’s Exorcist , in which Crowe also starred , and whose subgenreThe Exorcismis meant to be a meta twist on .
Ahead of the flick ’s release , Screen RantinterviewedJoshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin to discussThe Exorcism . When asked about the unequaled cast of Crowe be his turn inThe Pope ’s exorciser , the duette acknowledged that there was never " an design " for the cast to straight off follow the 2023 moving-picture show , though that it ultimately lend to both titles to " have a conversation with one another " . See what the duo explained below :
Joshua J Miller : No , not really . I think that was n’t the purpose , but in a uncanny way , we kind of like how the two of them have a conversation with one another . I have not seen the pic , to be honest . I ’m not an exorcism genre fan , which is why we require to do something different with our movie . We love horror .
M.A. Fortin : And we lie with the grandpappy exorciser .
Joshua J Miller : We like other subgenres , but to resolve that question , I was like , " This is an interesting conversation . " And what I think of by that is , " Oh , that movie exist , and now , there ’s the fashioning of maybe that movie , or some interpretation of that movie . " So , I think that ’s sort of nerveless . It ’s sort of a happy stroke .
Will The Exorcism Match The Pope’s Exorcist’s Success?
More than just coming a year after the 2023 moving picture ’s debut , The Exorcismalso comes at an interesting time , asdevelopment is presently afoot onThe Pope ’s Exorcist 2with Crowe await to return as the titulary non-Christian priest , Father Gabriel Amorth . Given his young film seems to be a more straight and isolated story , it does n’t seem to be as focused on set up a sequel , for which a strong boxful office issue would be demand . That say , even if it is n’t out to start a new franchise , eyes are still on whetherThe Exorcismwill tally Crowe ’s prior movie succeeder .
Despite collect mixed reviews from critics , The Pope ’s Exorcistproved to be a surprising box government agency smash , gross over $ 77 million against its $ 18 million production budget . The 2023 motion-picture show even went on to find further succeeder upon its debut on Netflix a few months afterwards , ranking as the No . 1 movie for the waft for nine daytime straight . GivenThe Exorcismis liberate in a similar windowpane to Crowe ’s old moving picture and as the summertime box office is starting to see an uptick thanks toBad boy : Ride or DieandInside Out 2 , it could very well follow in its stride .
2024 has already seen several surprising boxful billet flops . With dozens of major freeing still to come , some highly - anticipated movie may fall short .
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The biggest vault facingThe Exorcismin its potential matching ofThe Pope ’s Exorcistsuccess is the poor recap the movie has received thus far . Unlike the 2023 title , which check a very positive 81 % approval score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes , the 2024 film has seen a far more mixed response from critics and audiences , sitting at a 32 % from critics and 50 % from audiences at the metre of writing . However , with few other major new title make out to the screen in its opening weekend , Crowe could very well have another horror hit on his script .
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Cast
A troubled role player , Anthony Miller , portrayed by Russell Crowe , begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror picture show . His girl , Lee , flirt by Ryan Simpkins , suspects his erratic behavior might be due to his past addictions or something far more sinister . As the movie march on , the line between realism and the supernatural blur , leading to a tense and chilling culmination .
A troubled actor, Anthony Miller, portrayed by Russell Crowe, begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His daughter, Lee, played by Ryan Simpkins, suspects his erratic behavior might be due to his past addictions or something far more sinister. As the film progresses, the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, leading to a tense and chilling climax.
Follow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.
