'Exorcist: Martyrs' Trailer Drops Starring Johansson — SkimNews
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- Blumhouse released the first trailer for "The Exorcist: Martyrs" on Friday, with the film set to premiere in theaters on March 12, 2027.
- Scarlett Johansson stars as Detective Julie Miller, a cop who ended satanic Father Sunday's killing spree 13 years before a new serial killer drags her back into the case via a murdered altar boy.
- Mike Flanagan wrote and directed the film, basing it on characters created by "The Exorcist" author William Peter Blatty; Jason Blum and David Robinson produce with Alexandra Magistro and Ryan Turek as executive producers.
- John Leguizamo plays the demonic Father Sunday, while Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sasha Calle co-star as former prison chaplain Father William and rookie Detective Gina Restrepo.
- The plot's central mystery links real-world serial killers H.H. Holmes, the Night Stalker, and the Zodiac to a single ancient evil spanning generations.
- Additional cast includes Diane Lane, Jacobi Jupe, Scoot McNairy, Gil Bellows, and Laurence Fishburne.
Why it matters: By attaching Johansson and Flanagan to a March 2027 theatrical date, Blumhouse is pitching a prestige horror entry built on the Blatty IP rather than a direct franchise retread — the serial-killer linkage and 13-year gap set up a standalone sequel structure that leans on Flanagan's auteur track record to justify a wide release.
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