Sasha Calle se une a ‘The Exorcist’ de Mike Flanagan

With production underway in New York City, the new installment The Exorcistwritten, directed and produced by Mike Flanagan to Universal Pictureshas already made a new signing.

According to reports from Deadline, the actress Sasha Calle (The Rip, The Flash) reached an agreement to be part of the cast of the next installment of the horror franchise.

The details of Calle's role, as well as those of the plot, are kept under lock and key in a church.

Street joins Scarlett Johansson (Jurassic World Rebirth) y Jacobi Skirt (Hamnet), Diane Lane (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans), Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Life of Chuck), y Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

Calle made her film debut as Supergirl in The Flashalso appearing in On Swift Horses, In The Summersand more recently the action thriller The Rip from Netflix, alongside Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

The study describes it as ““a radical new vision” of the horror franchise, which 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.”

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.