Rated 4 out of 5 The scariest movie of all time is revisited from the creator of Hill House and The House of Usher.

Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, The Fall of the House of Usher, Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep) is definitely committed to writing, directing and producing what is described as “A radical new version” from The Exorcist with his beloved production company Blumhouse as well as Morgan Creek.

“The Exorcist is one of the reasons I became a filmmaker, and I’m honored to have the chance to try something new, bold and scary in his world.Flanagan said. “Reuniting with my friends from Blumhouse, with whom I have made some of my favorite works, only makes it more exciting.“

Through his new production company Red Room Pictures, the director will produce the new exorcism film alongside longtime Intrepid Pictures collaborator Trevor Macy. This film marks Flanagan’s fourth collaboration with Blumhouse Oculus (2013), Not a Sound (2016) and Ouija: Origins (2016) followed, all of which were also directed by Macy.

A different vision and a completely new story

It is worth noting that the film Mike Flanagan It will be a completely new story and not a sequel to the last film, 2023’s The Exorcist – Dedication, directed by David Gordon Green, who also planned a trilogy before leaving the franchise after his film’s failure with critics.

“Mike’s voice and vision are indispensable to horror fans, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to Blumhouse.”said the founder and executive director BlumhouseJason Bloom. “I immediately bought into Mike’s new take on The Exorcist and look forward to the audience experience.“

David Robinson, President and CEO Morgan Creekadded:It is an honor to work with Mike. I think his vision for this franchise will wow audiences around the world, and I couldn’t be more excited to work with him, Trevor, Jason and the entire team at Blumhouse.“

Mike Flanagan He is also currently working on The Life of Chuck, a genre novel based on a Stephen King short story that tells three chapters of the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz. Tom Hiddleston, David Dastmalchian, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Jacob Tremblay and Chiwetel Ejiofor will star in the film. But not only that: there will also be regulars from Flanagan’s universe like Samantha Sloan, Rahul Kohli, Heather Langenkamp, ​​Violet McGraw, Mark Hamill and Kate Siegel, of course!

While we wait to see what The Exorcist Mike Flanagan will look like, as well as the life of Chuck, his many famous series (The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Sermons, La Maison Usher). …) can be found on Netflix. To (re)discover Stephen King’s Doctor Who Sleeps, head over to Prime Video.

As for The Exorcist (1973), you can find the William Friedkin film that started it all on VOD.