Diane Lane se une a ‘The Exorcist’ de Mike Flanagan

Universal Pictures a new delivery is underway The Exorcistwritten, directed and produced by Mike Flanagandescribed as ““a radical new vision” from the horror franchise.

The most recent news confirms that Diane Lane (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) has closed an agreement to be part of the main cast along with those previously announced, Scarlett Johansson (Jurassic World Rebirth) y Jacobi Skirt (Hamnet)according to Deadline reports.

At the moment there are no details of the role that Lane will play. Plot details are kept under lock and key in some church.

What is confirmed is that This is NOT a sequel to The Exorcist: Believer (2023) by David Gordon Greenwhich had a disappointing performance at the box office, which is why Blumhouse, which had already given the green light to a trilogy that started with Believertook some time to rethink the next step.

With Flanagan the idea of ​​a new film of The exorcistannounced as “a completely new story set in the universe of The Exorcist and not a sequel to The Exorcist: Believers of 2023.”

Filming will begin in March 2026 in New York.

Lane is recognized for an extensive and varied filmography, which includes films such as Unfaithful (2002), for which she was nominated for an Oscar for best actress in a leading role, Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), the eighties classic The Outsiders (1983), Murder at 1600 (1997), The Perfect Storm (2000), Glass House (2001), Must Love Dogs (2005), Untraceable (2008), Nights in Rodanthe (2008), Secretariat (2010), Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman (2016), Justice League (2017), Trumbo (2015), the animated saga Inside Outand the recently released one, Anniversary.

The actress has also had important roles in series such as House of Cards, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, A Man in Full, Extrapolations, Y: The Last Many The Romanoffs.

Universal is developing the project in conjunction with the companies of James Wan y Jason Blumwhich recently merged as Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

The Exorcist The original, based on the novel by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, focused on the demonic possession of a young woman and the priests who tried to save her. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars.

Flanagan previously stated that his vision for The exorcist It will not be a remake or sequel, but a new story:

“We're not making it easy on ourselves. But I've always felt there's no point in getting into such a monolithic franchise or property unless there's something new you can bring to the table. I pursued The Exorcist very aggressively because I was convinced I had something I could bring to the table.”

“This is an opportunity to do something that I don't think has ever been done within the franchise, something that honors what came before but doesn't rely on nostalgia. I really saw an opportunity to make the scariest movie I've ever made. I know expectations are high. No one is more intimidated than me.”

Flanagan has made horror films received by critics and audiences such as Oculus (2013), Hush (2016), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), and the Stephen King adaptations, Gerald’s Game (2017), y Doctor Sleep (2019), y The Life of Chuck (2025); On the small screen he has been the creator and director of series such as The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Cluby The Fall of the House of Usher.

The project will be produced by Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Morgan Creek Entertainment and Flanagan, with Universal Pictures in charge of bringing it to theaters around the world.

David Robinson is another of the producers along with Jason Blum. Alexandra Magistro will executive produce for Flanagan's Red Room Pictures, and Ryan Turek for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster.

The new version of The exorcist will hit theaters on Friday, March 12, 2027.