Blumhouse Drops 'Exorcist: Martyrs' Trailer Starring Johansson — SkimNews
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- Blumhouse released the first trailer for 'The Exorcist: Martyrs' on Friday, revealing a March 12, 2027 theatrical premiere and centering on Scarlett Johansson's Detective Julie Miller.
- Scarlett Johansson stars as Detective Julie Miller, who ends satanic serial killer Father Sunday's (John Leguizamo) killing spree — only to be dragged back into the case 13 years later when her name is written in blood on a church crypt wall.
- Detective Miller teams up with former prison chaplain Father William (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and rookie Detective Gina Restrepo (Sasha Calle) to uncover an ancient evil that has linked killers like H.H. Holmes, the Night Stalker, and the Zodiac for centuries.
- Mike Flanagan wrote and directed the film, basing it on characters created by 'The Exorcist' author William Peter Blatty.
- The ensemble cast also includes Diane Lane, Jacobi Jupe, Scoot McNairy, Gil Bellows, and Laurence Fishburne, with producers Jason Blum and David Robinson and executive producers Alexandra Magistro and Ryan Turek.
Why it matters: The new entry stakes Blumhouse on a 2027 horror tentpole that fuses the Exorcist IP with Flanagan's prestige-horror track record and a stacked A-list ensemble (Johansson, Leguizamo, Ejiofor, Lane, Fishburne) — betting that serial-killer mythology can expand the franchise beyond its possession-template roots.
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