‘The Exorcist: Martyrs’ teaser: Scarlett Johansson faces a new kind of evil in Mike Flanagan’s horror reboot
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have released a teaser for 'The Exorcist: Martyrs', a new horror film directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Scarlett Johansson, the film is scheduled for a March 2027 release and blends supernatural horror with a serial-killer thriller narrative.
Why it matters
The project represents a significant creative shift for a major horror franchise under a high-profile director.
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have released the first teaser for The Exorcist: Martyrs , giving audiences an early glimpse at Mike Flanagan’s new entry in the iconic horror franchise. The 15-second preview arrives alongside the film’s first plot details and confirms a March 12, 2027 theatrical release.
Johansson stars as Detective Julie Miller, an NYPD homicide detective and single mother whose investigation into a series of disturbing murders draws her into a case involving forces beyond the criminal world. The film introduces John Leguizamo as a serial killer known as Father Sunday, whose killings are staged around the brutal martyrdoms of Catholic saints.
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