The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan hopes his new Exorcist sequel is "the scariest movie I've ever made"
"No one’s more intimidated than I am"

The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan has big plans for his next movie, a new chapter in 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:The Exorcist series: it will be his𦩠scariest film yet. Oš ŗr at least he hopes so, anyway...
"This is an opportunity to do something that I believe has never been done within the franchise – something that honors what came before it but isn't built on𦩠nostalgia," said Flanagan in an interview with . "I really just saw an opportunity to make the scariest movie I've ever made. I know expectations are high. No one's more intimidated than I am."
It's quite the āclaim, really, given that Flanagan has crafted some pretty terrifying onscreen moments; who could ever forget that car jšøump scene in Hill House?
"We aren't making this easy on ourselves. But I've always felt that there's no point in going into a franchise or into a property that is monolithic unless there's something new you can bring," said Flanagan. "I chased The Exorcist very aggressišvely because I was convinced I had something that I could add."
Flanagan's upcoming horror is set to be the next installment in Blumhouse's Exorcist saga, which kicked off last year with David Gordon Green's 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:The Exorcist: Believer. The next two movies in the franchise were supposed to be sequels to Believer, but after the 2023 movie was met with lackluster reviews, Green dropped out. Flanagan's flick has been confirmed as a "澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:radical new take" on the franchise.
Flanagan's previous works include 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass. The filmmaker has pulled away from the streamer more recently, however, and fought for his works to be released elsewhere. The upcoming movie marks the fourth collaboration for Flanagan and Blumhouse after 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:Oculus, Hush, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
Flanagan's Exorcist movie does not have a release date at this time. For more, check out our list of the 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:best horror movies, or keep up to date with 澳擲幸čæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„询:upcoming horror movies heading your way in 2024.
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