20 Upcoming Movies Absolutely NOBODY Wants
6. Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist
Odd though it seems to be poo-pooing a film directed by Mike Flanagan, enthusiasm was nevertheless a little muted when, in 2024, he was announced to be directing a new entry in the Exorcist franchise.
On one hand, Flanagan is a world-class horror filmmaker with an extremely strong track record, but on the other, isn't it a touch depressing to see him playing around with an IP as tired, even moribund as this?
It's highly unlikely that Flanagan's Exorcist film is bad, and it'll surely be better than David Gordon Green's execrable The Exorcist: Believer, but there are surely so many more interesting and even original horror projects Flanagan could be making instead.
It's easy to see this as a waste of his many talents, but on the flip side he's got a better chance of successfully reviving The Exorcist than just about any other genre filmmaker working today. Here's hoping.