Mike Flanagan is about to launch his newest horror undertaking, Carrie, a contemporary adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel, however the prolific writer-director’s subsequent film after that’s already executed filming. The Exorcist: Martyrs is ready to launch in theaters in March 2027, and we nonetheless know virtually nothing about Flanagan’s tackle the storied horror franchise.
So when Polygon had an opportunity to interview Samantha Sloyan, one among Flanagan’s go-to actors whose credit embrace Hush, Midnight Mass, Carrie, and The Exorcist: Martyrs, we needed to ask a query concerning the upcoming film. What we discovered was extraordinarily encouraging.
“I am unable to actually say something as a result of the reality is I am such a small element. I’m actually out and in,” Sloyan tells Polygon. “So I’m going to depart that for individuals who actually personal that film.”
I believe it is going to be most likely the scariest factor that I’ve seen him do to this point.
“However I used to be actually excited to be part of it from the little that I noticed simply working there and what I may see on the displays and stuff like that, it is completely a shocking film and I believe it is going to be most likely the scariest factor that I’ve seen him do to this point. I am very excited.”
For a filmmaker who’s constructed his profession adapting basic horror for a contemporary viewers (whereas additionally spinning up just a few originals), that’s a really daring declare. It’s additionally reassuring for a undertaking like The Exorcist: Martyrs, which must stay as much as the unique (arguably the scariest film ever made) whereas additionally eradicating the dangerous style left behind by 2023’s critically panned The Exorcist: Believer.
Hopefully, Sloyan isn’t simply being good and Martyrs actually is the scariest factor Flanagan has executed but. We’ll have far more from Sloyan about her position in Carrie and her expertise working with Flanagan over time in one other article quickly. Within the meantime, right here’s every part else we learn about The Exorcist: Martyrs.
What’s the plot of The Exorcist: Martyrs?
Nothing has been formally introduced thus far, however in line with one report, the plot facilities on a single-mother working as a police officer who helped arrest a satanic serial killer 13 years earlier. Now, her 12-year-old boy is being possessed by a demon, whereas a brand new string of murders appears to be linked to her previous.
Who’s within the forged of The Exorcist: Martyrs?
The film stars Scarlett Johansson (presumably because the cop, however once more, that’s unconfirmed). The forged additionally contains youngster actor Jacobi Jupe (more than likely because the son), Diane Lane (Man of Metal), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Backrooms), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Sasha Calle (The Flash), Carl Lumbly (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), and John Leguizamo (The Odyssey), who allegedly performs the sooner serial killer, Father Sunday. From Flanagan’s traditional crew, we’ve bought Rahul Kohli, Hamish Linklater, Carla Gugino, Samantha Sloyan, and Kate Siegel.
When is The Exorcist: Martyrs’ launch date?
The Exorcist: Martyrs releases in theaters on March 12, 2027.