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The Pope's Exorcist is an American supernatural horror film directed by Julius Avery and starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth. The film is based on Gabriele Amorth's memoir An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories. The film also stars Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe and Franco Nero
The film released in the United States on April 14, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Cast[]
- Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth
- Daniel Zovatto as Father Esquibel
- Alex Essoe
- Franco Nero as The Pope
- Laurel Marsden
- Cornell S. John
- Peter DeSouza-Feighoney
- Ralph Ineson as the voice of the demon
Production[]
Development[]
In October 2020, Screen Gems acquired the rights to the story of Father Gabriele Amorth with Ángel Gómez directing a feature film.[1] Chester Hastings and R. Dean McCreary were attached to write the script, while Michael Patrick Kaczmarek, Jeff Katz, and Eddie Siebert were set to produce the film.[2] In June 2022, Julius Avery boarded the film as director along with producer Doug Belgrad of 2.0 Entertainment.[3] Subsequent script revisions were provided by Michael Petroni and Evan Spiliotopoulos.[4]
Casting[]
In June 2022, Russell Crowe was cast as Amorth.[5] The following month, Alex Essoe and Daniel Zovatto joined the cast.[6] In September, Franco Nero was cast as the Pope, while Laurel Marsden, Cornell S. John, and Peter DeSouza-Feighoney were added to the cast in undisclosed roles.[7] Ralph Ineson voices the demon.[8]
Filming[]
Principal photography took place from August to October 2022 in Dublin and Limerick, Ireland.[9][10][11] Scenes were filmed with Crowe in at the Trinity College in Dublin.[12]
Release[]
The Pope's Exorcist is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 14, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing.[13]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 26, 2020). Ángel Gómez To Direct The Pope's Exorcist For Screen Gems.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (October 26, 2020). Ángel Gómez Attached to The Pope's Exorcist Movie.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (June 27, 2022). Russell Crowe to Drive the Devil Out of People in The Pope's Exorcist for Screen Gems.
- ↑ Squires, John (June 27, 2022). The Pope's Exorcist: Russell Crowe Starring in Horror Movie from Overlord Director.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 27, 2022). Russell Crowe To Star In Julius Avery's Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist For Screen Gems.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (July 29, 2022). The Pope's Exorcist: Alex Essoe & Daniel Zovatto Join Russell Crowe In Supernatural Thriller From Screen Gems. Retrieved on September 19, 2022.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (August 9, 2022). The Pope's Exorcist Finds Its Pope In Django 's Franco Nero; Laurel Marsden, Cornell S. John & Peter DeSouza-Feighoney Also Set For Screen Gems Thriller. Retrieved on September 19, 2022.
- ↑ Squires, John (2023-01-27). The Pope's Exorcist – The Witch Star Ralph Ineson Will Voice the Film's Demon [Exclusive].
- ↑ O'Regan, Donal (August 25, 2022). Limerick is all set to welcome Hollywood A-Lister for movie shoot. Limerick Leader.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (June 27, 2022). Russell Crowe to Star in Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist (Exclusive).
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 28, 2022). 'Station 11's Daniel Zovatto To Co-Star In Anna Kendrick's Directorial Debut The Dating Game. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Masterson, Eugene (August 3, 2022). Russell Crowe spotted playing famous exorcist on set in Trinity College, Dublin. Sunday World.
- ↑ Hamman, Cody (2023-02-21). The Pope’s Exorcist featurette gives an early look at Russell Crowe supernatural thriller.
External links[]
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